Patient Services Coordinator Home Health Full Time

Description

The Patient Services Coordinator is directly responsible for scheduling visits and communicating with field staff, patients, physicians, etc. to maintain proper care coordination and continuity of care. The role also assists with day-to-day office and staff management

Responsibilities

• Initiates infection control forms as needed, sends the HRD the completed “Employee Infection Report” to upload in the worker console.
• Verifies visit paper notes in scheduling console as needed.
• Prepares weekly Agent Schedules. Performs initial review of weekly schedule for productivity / geographic issues and forwards schedule to Branch Director for approval prior to distribution to staff.
• Assists with internal transfer of patients between branch offices.
• Completes requested schedules for all add-ons and applicable orders:
• If clinical, may be required to perform patient visits and / or participate in on-call rotation.
• Reschedules declined or missed (if appropriate) visits.
• Processes reassigned and rescheduled visits.
• Schedules discharge visit / OASIS Collection or recert visit following case conference when task appears on action screen.
• Schedules TIF OASIS collection visits and deletes remaining schedule.
• Runs all scheduling reports including Agent Summary Report and Missed Visits Done on Paper Report.
• Manages schedules for all patients. Edits schedule for agents calling in sick, ensuring patients are reassigned timely. Updates agent unavailability in worker console.
• Serves as back up during the lunch hour and other busy times including receiving calls from the field staff and assisting with weekly case conferences. Refers clinical questions to Branch Director as necessary.
• Completes requested schedule as task appears on the action screen. Ensures staff are scheduled for skilled nurse/injection visits unless an aide supervisory visit is scheduled in conjunction with the injection visit.
• If clinical, receives lab reports and assesses for normality, fax a copy of lab to doctor, make a copy for the Case Manager, and route to Medical Records Department. Initiate Employee / Patient Infection Reports as necessary.
• Ensures supervisory visits are scheduled.
• Maintains the client hospitalization log, including entering coordination notes, and sending electronic log to all office, field, and sales staff.

Required Experience/Skills

• Must have at least 1 year of home health experience.
• Coding certification is preferred.
• Must possess excellent communication skills, the ability to interact well with a diverse group of individuals, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments.
• Must possess a valid state driver’s license and automobile liability insurance.
• Must be currently licensed in the State of employment, if applicable.
• Prior packet review / QI experience preferred.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40