Patient Care Coordinator (LVN) - Hospice - Marin/SF
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Job Description
The Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Director of Patient Care Services in day to day clinical operations for the branch to ensure a seamless and organized hospice care system. The Patient Care Coordinator maintains a comprehensive working knowledge to assist in training new clinical staff, and to serve as a resource for field staff.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities- Coordinates training for new hires; to include EMR training, orientation books, and clinical supplies.
- Assists Quality assurance with chart audits, clinical authorizations review and auditing compliance for patients.
- Works with the Director of Patient Care Services and staff clinicians to gather, collate, and report patient care summary information to Case Managers.
- Regularly participates in interdisciplinary group meetings and assures through attendance and record reviews that meetings are conducted in accordance with Agency and CMS regulations.
- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of patients and ensures the needed documents are received and organized in the system.
- Works with all members of the clinical team to ensure that patients are following physician plan of care orders.
- Works with the Director of Patient Care Services and Scheduling teams to ensure proper staff utilization, and confirms that consents and NMNOC's are plotted to correctly on start of care.
- Assists with Quality Assurance of referral documentation.
- Approve and track supply orders for the branch to ensure availability of sufficient inventory for clinicians.
- Communicates schedule with triage and on-call staff.
- Obtains orders for intake and completes a random examination for Quality Assurance of patient referrals.
- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assists customers in accessing community resources should services not be provided by Bridge Hospice.
- Participation in Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Program and Bridge Hospice sponsored training.
The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
Qualifications
- Licensed Vocational Nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
- At least two years of experience in health care managed care coordination, preferably hospice care.
- Complies with acceptable professional standards and practice.
- Demonstrates good communication, negotiation, and public relations skills.
- Demonstrates autonomy, organization, assertiveness, flexibility, and, cooperation in performing job responsibilities.
Additional Information
Here at Bridge Home Health and Hospice, we are committed to our employees and their well-being. Benefits Include:
- Competitive compensation
- Dynamic, fun, team-oriented work environment
- Countless growth and development opportunities
- Flexible Schedules
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Company Paid Life insurance
- Mileage Reimbursement
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Days
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401K
- FSA
And so much more!
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