Description
Associate Program Manager (Developmental Medicine)
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Your Role:
* Provides support in coordinating and executing family navigation services. The family navigator program involves physician and care provider education, early education, and telemedicine to improve care coordination for children with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays across medically underserved areas of Tennessee.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
KEY FUNCTIONS (The responsibilities listed are a general overview. Additional duties may be assigned.)
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Provide support and resources to families, physicians and community service providers
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In a very timely manner, provide support and resources over the phone to individuals (families, physicians, service providers) who call the central resource phone line
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Respond to emails that are received on the central resource email account
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Keep accurate and up to date data on all calls and emails
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Address family needs related to early screening concerns, evaluation and diagnosis, service access, engagement with educational systems, and common behavioral challenges.
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Support families to increase knowledge and ability to be a self-advocate.
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Build relationships with service providers at VUMC as well as in the community in order to serve as an effective liaison. Close loops between referral sources and families to create comprehensive systems of care.
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Assist in investigating and collating resources for patient population
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Research potential resources for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays in underserved areas
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Organize and collate resource information
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Distribute resources to community service providers and physicians
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Collect and appropriately document information required for deliverables
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Maintain appropriate documentation required of the organization and funding sources
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Support patient appointments
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Ensure that the appropriate equipment is available, set up, and in working order for appointments
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Collect insurance information as needed for appropriate billing
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Document information in medical records
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Provide administrative support to psychologists during patient visits
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Provide general administrative support for the office
a. Reserve rooms, parking spaces, etc. for meetings+
b. General office responsibilities such as faxing, copying, completing errands
Position Qualifications:
Required:
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Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) and < 1 year relevant experience
Preferred:
***Preferably a degree in early childhood education, special education, social work, psychology, or other helping profession. 1 year of experience preferred but not required. Spanish-speaking applicant preferred***
Position Shift:
* Day Shift/ NonExempt Position
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Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:
* US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology ( Bill Wilkerson Center ), 9 adult and 9 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training
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* Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"
* The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score
* National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US
* American Association for the Advancement of Science: 12 faculty members elected fellows in 2014
* Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Middle Tennessee
* Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer
* American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US
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