Job Details

Full-Time Care Management Specialist - Pediatrics - Queens

Reports To: Chief of Pediatrics

136-26 37th Avenue
Flushing, New York, 11354
United States

Responsibilities:

• Connect with and guides families during and between well child visits as part of the primary care team in carrying out the Healthy Steps Program
• Help families to develop positive interactions with their children, to learn good parenting skills, and provide strategies and resources to support early childhood learning
• Conduct developmental screening, assessment and counseling for families/caregivers who have identified concerns
• Help patients/families to develop treatment goals and plan of care
• Assist care team in providing pre and post visit medical follow up
• Provide self-management support for the patients/families
• Assist in assessment for patient/family barriers towards care goals
• Assist patients/families to overcome identified barriers
• Collaborate with social work staff to provide assistance and support to patients/families with financial, home health or other social needs
• Connect patients with behavioral health staff to provide assistance and support to patients/families for behavioral modification and/or other mental health care needs
• Coordinate patient care services between patients/families with internal and external providers and other outside organizations
• Connect patients/families to community resources
• Participate in collaborative care team meetings
• Participate in quality improvement projects
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood development, health education, social work or related human services field
• Knowledge of child development from birth to age 3
• Bilingual in English and Chinese (Mandarin) required
• Capacity for working on weekends required
• Strong interpersonal, writing and analytical skills
• Experience in health care setting
• Experience with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Motivated individual able to work in a team and be self-directed

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary: $40,000.00 - 46,000.00 per year
  
• Medical insurance
• Employer-paid dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 403(b) retirement savings plan
• Flexible spending accounts for transit, parking, health and dependent care
• Paid time off (28 days for the first year of employment)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible employees, and
• The Health Center is qualified for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program