Avon Healthcare Limited Recruits Care Coordinators

Avon Healthcare Limited (Avon HMO) provides healthcare services to individuals, families, groups, companies and the government. We offer a comprehensive line of products and services that caters to the unique needs of all our members, at every price point. We were incorporated on the 26th of August, 2010 and duly licensed by the regulatory authority(NHIS) to operate as a national HMO.

Our range of healthcare services has been designed with organisations such as yours in mind. In addition to our health insurance plans, we offer health risk assessment, occupational health management and employee well-being services. Across all these services, we are able to customise our offerings to suit your specific needs. Through our network of over 300 hospitals and clinics spread across the 36 states and major LGAs in the country, we commit to providing your staff and their families easy to access, responsive and world best standards healthcare services.

We are recruiting to fill the following position:

Job Title: Care Coordinators

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Head of Provider Services, Care Coordinators will
• Leverage their clinical expertise and extensive knowledge of the Nigerian health care system, will plan, coordinate, implement and monitor medical services delivered to enrolled members under the Avon HMO plans.
• Analyze trends for internal monitoring purposes and external reporting
• Liaise with other departments in order to improve overall customer service
• Uses available resources to promote quality, cost effective outcomes
• Perform other tasks assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing Or a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
• Five years of recent clinical experience in a defined specialty area, such as oncology, cardiology, neonatology, maternity, rehabilitation services, mental health/chemical dependency, orthopedic or general medicine/surgery
• Or five years of utilization review, case management, clinical or a combination of experience; three of the five years must be clinical experience.
• Previous case management and case note auditing experience.
• Knowledge of quality improvement processes and demonstrated ability with these activities.
• Knowledge of contract language and its application.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively and make sound decisions.
• Good judgment
• Demonstrated customer service, organizational and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to persuade, negotiate or influence others.
• Analytical or critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information with discretion.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word or other word processing software.
• Team player
• Ability to drive

Application Closing Date
6th December, 2013

Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should please send their CVs and cover letters to: careers@avonhealthcare.com.Applicants should please state the job position applied for in the subject header.