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Position Summary

Population Health Care Coordinator I

Location: Remote (Work-from-home, must reside in the Birmingham, AL area-occasional in-person team meetings)
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Experience Required: 2+ years of direct patient care
Team Environment: Collaborative • Supportive • Growth-Minded
Department: Value-Based Care / Care Management

Make a Meaningful Impact From Home

Join our Value-Based Care team and help patients successfully transition from hospital to home. As a Population Health Care Coordinator I, you'll play a key role in improving patient outcomes, reducing unnecessary readmissions, and ensuring every patient receives thoughtful, connected, high-quality care.

This fully remote role allows you to work from home while still engaging closely with a supportive, collaborative team. We do ask that you live in the Birmingham area and join us occasionally for team meetings and connection.

About Baptist Health Medical Group

Baptist Health Medical Group is a physician-led group established on a foundation of compassionate care and clinical excellence. Guided by this commitment to compassion and excellence, our teams of physicians, advanced practice professionals, nurses, clinicians and office staff work together to meet every patient's total healthcare needs.

As part of Baptist Health's extensive network of comprehensive healthcare services, Baptist Health Medical Group is committed to providing the community easy access to integrated care. Our expansive range of practices offer close-to-home locations and convenient appointment options.

Providing expert care in over 18 areas of focus - from primary care to specialty institutes - Baptist Health Medical Group includes more than 600 physicians and advanced practice professionals.

Baptist Health Offers Great NEW Competitive Pay and Great Benefits Package that Includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start)
• Life Insurance
• Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
• Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Car Insurance
• Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

ALL BENEFITS START DAY ONE

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

In this role, you will support patients who have recently experienced a hospital admission, working to ensure they have the guidance, resources, and education needed for a safe recovery at home. You will:

• Coach and empower patients through their care journey, providing condition-specific education and guidance.
• Assess individual needs and develop patient-centered care plans that address chronic conditions, social determinants of health, medication access, and more.
• Collaborate daily with a multidisciplinary team-nurses, physicians, payor partners, and administrative leaders-to ensure coordinated, seamless care.
• Monitor patient progress, identify risks, and intervene early to prevent avoidable ER visits or hospitalizations.
• Utilize care management tools and data insights to identify care gaps, promote preventive services, and support quality improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a patient advocate by removing care barriers and connecting patients to community and health system resources.
• Participate in the ongoing success of value-based programs, including ACOs, bundled payment models, and utilization management initiatives.
• Contribute to a psychologically safe, supportive environment where ideas are welcomed and shared

Qualifications

Qualifications

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• 2+ years of direct patient care experience (hospital, post-acute, ambulatory, population health, or similar).
• Associate degree in Nursing, Social Work, or a related healthcare field (Bachelor's degree preferred).
• Alabama RN license preferred but not required.
• Strong communication, critical-thinking, and care-coordination skills.
• Comfort working independently while contributing to a highly collaborative team.

If You're Passionate About Helping Patients Thrive, We Want to Meet You

Apply today and help us advance better outcomes-one transition of care at a time.