Population Health Specialist- AMH+
Company: Nurse.com
Location: Durham
Posted on: September 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Duke Connected Care, a community-based, physician-led network,
includes a group of doctors, hospitals and other healthcare
providers who work together to deliver high-quality care to
Medicare Fee-for-Service patients in Durham and itssurrounding
areas.Location:
Durham, North Carolina
Work Hours:
Standard
General Description
The Population Health Specialist will develop, implement, and
evaluate comprehensive patient plans to ensure that patients
receive appropriate overall medical care, therapy and training
services, in an effort to enable their recovery or management of
complex, chronic health conditions. The Population Health
Specialist is responsible and accountable for supporting clinical
expertise for specific complex patient populations. This role will
perform supporting clinical disease management, assessment of
disease states and utilization, care plan development and
facilitation, referral to appropriate levels of care, etc. The
Population Health Specialist functions as an integral part of an
interdisciplinary team, ensuring excellence in patient care, in an
effort to achieve optimal clinical outcomes through a seamless
model of access and care. Focus on improving transitions in care
for patients, physicians, family and community. Patient base
consists of patients who are sub-optimal users of healthcare and/or
management of chronic disease. Identify any barriers to proper
utilization and determine best steps for following treatment
recommendations, as well as providing resource/benefit education,
counseling and self-care processes. Focus on improving transitions
in care for patients, physicians, family and community. The
Population Health Specialist will work as an integral part of an
interdisciplinary team, ensuring excellence in patient care, in an
effort to achieve optimal clinical outcomes through a seamless
model of access and care.
Duties and Responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
The work activity and patient acuity levels can create a stressful
atmosphere, therefore individuals successful in this job are: --
Organized and motivated by a fast-paced environment -- Able to
manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously -- Proficient in
review and assess needs quickly -- Strong with the use of computer
software tools and data files -- Comfortable with continuous change
and self-initiating -- Able to complete documentation in a quick
and efficient manner (will be in legal medical record and other
software systems developed for care management and population based
program metrics)
Level Characteristics
Additional job expectati ons include the ability to:-- Maintain
strict confidentiality-- Promot e programs and services to
community-- Build effective and trusting rel ationships with
patient/peers-- Use motivational interviewing and activ e-listening
skills whenassessing patient conditions, problems and intere sts--
Use conflict-resolution skills when reachingconsensus about plans
of care and treatment decisions-- Demonstrate confidence,
compassion, p olitical savvy, as well asattention to detail to
apply these skills as d ecisions dictate-- Use data to analyze
trends andto verify data
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in business, behavioral/social sciences, public
health or related population health field.
Experience
Work requires three years of experience in a business, behavioral/
social sciences, public health or related population health field.
Sales and Marketing background, along with professional experience
in Social Work, Disease Management, and experience working directly
with Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers is strongly
preferred.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
N/A
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed
to providing employment opportunity without regard to an
individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression,
gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires
to create a community built on collaboration, innovation,
creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the
robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich
diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences
flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all
members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the
contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices
are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to
uphold these values. Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs
at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include
essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental
abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for
reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring
department.
Nearest Major Market: Durham
Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh
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