Home Health Care Coordinator

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher
• Two (2) years’ experience as Coordinator in home health or another health-related field preferred
• Ability to manage routine office files, logbooks, and field staff schedules
• Good people skills and detailed oriented
• Ability to work independently without constant supervision
• An RN/LPN with home health background is also acceptable
• Home health experience a plus
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Fluent in English to be able to communicate effectively with patients/caregivers, hospitals, doctors, etc.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast pace environment

Responsibilities

• Takes and/or assists in taking referrals as needed, in cooperation with a licensed nurse
• Updates logbooks and schedule sheets
• Controls and monitors schedule changes
• Makes copies of referral sheets for Payroll and Billing Manager
• Checks compliance of visits done (on master schedule) after all notes are matched to charges; immediately brings any scheduling problems to the supervisor's attention
• Calls hospital Social Services department to notify them that an agency client has been admitted to their hospital
• Gives and takes report from the on-call coordinator
• Attends case conferences as requested by his/her supervisor
• Obtains weekly visit count and reports results to the DON
• Assists in relaying messages to field staff, office staff and community liaisons
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Administrator
• Maintains current client roster with necessary information
• Works to develop a positive rapport with all staff members and community resources affiliated with home health care services
• Maintains high visibility and availability while in the office
• Verify insurance eligibility and qualify patients for home health services
• Process patient referrals, verify physician and order information
• Admissions and Schedule staff Schedule patients in Wellsky EMR
• Obtain required clinical and demographic data from patient and sources
• Answer phone calls
• Send documentation to physicians and obtain signature
• Send documentation to physicians and obtain signatures

Benefits

Monday thru Friday
Location: In-person
Hours of operation: 9am-5pm

Functional Abilities

• Able to communicate verbally and in writing to the extent required by the position
• Able to physically perform the duties required by the position