Care Coordinator (CST) - Bilingual, Spanish

The Care Coordinator is responsible for facilitating conversations and collaboration between interdisciplinary care teams, including complex care navigators, health plan care managers, primary care providers, and specialists. This role supports the scheduling process, makes reminder calls, facilitates collaboration with health plan clinicians, and works cross-functionally to provide a seamless patient experience. The ability to foster patient relationships through empathy and a patient-centered approach is critical.

Key responsibilities of this role may include:

• Support scheduling for Complex Care Navigators
• Make patient reminder calls
• Facilitate collaboration with health plan care managers
• Ensure proper documentation of all patient contacts
• Support outreach and navigation teams with operational and non-clinical tasks
• Answer patient calls and appropriately transfer escalated patient issues, ensuring the appropriate resources are involved
• Identify and request necessary patient documentation from patients and community providers
• Other duties may be assigned

A strong candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Required Qualifications:
• Bilingual in Spanish
• High School Diploma / GED (or higher)
• Experience with escalated customer service issue resolution
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products – Microsoft Word (create and edit correspondence), Microsoft Outlook (email and calendar management), Microsoft PowerPoint (ability to create and edit slides) – and proficiency in Microsoft Excel (ability to create, edit, and sort spreadsheets, basic analytical formulas like VLOOKUP and IF)
• Phone/Fax system experience
• EMR (Electronic Medical Records) experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Associates Degree or higher
• Typing speed of 40+ words per minute (WPM)
• Experience as a Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, Pharmacy Tech, or other clinical or administrative role in a healthcare setting

Skills:

• Operational and Technical Skills – Supports operational process improvement; understands market dynamics and optimizes clinician travel to home/facility visits; able to navigate clinical management systems
• Customer Service – Puts the patient first and delivers a high level of customer service and professionalism in all interactions
• Interpersonal Skills – Focuses on solving conflict; listens to others; remains open to new ideas
• Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and seeks clarification; responds openly to questions. Must be able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan
• Initiative – Solution-oriented, asks for and offers help when needed; generates suggestions for improving work and workflow