Employment Type:
Part time Shift:
Description:
Position Purpose:
Home Care Coordinator are responsible for the efficient and effective facilitation of referrals to the post-acute homecare/hospice agency once identified in the acute care setting; the provision of education to acute care staff, including physicians, regarding services available from homecare/hospice; and may also be involved in business development activities as they relate to business expansion or new program development.
Position Highlights:

• Maintains daily contact with case managers/discharge planners and units to offer assistance and assure that patients referred for services are followed up on in a timely and efficient manner.
• Interacts with healthcare team members to answer any questions related to homecare/hospice and community-based services as they plan for patient discharges from the acute care setting.
• Coordinates care for clients going home from the hospital who have chosen the agency's services.
• Reviews and gathers information from the hospital medical record, copying portions for transmission as needed.
• Documents initial assessment of homecare needs and potential plan for services in compliance with agency policy.
• Arranges service in accordance with the established admission criteria, client care needs and client preference.
• Obtains physician orders for initiation of homecare/hospice services in accordance with agency policy/procedure and third-party regulations.
• Utilizes interview, observation, and evaluation in assessing clients and applies clinical judgment, consistent with practice standards, in determining appropriate home care services and making recommendations to the physician and client.
• Interacts with healthcare team members, clients, and their families to answer additional questions regarding homecare/hospice services being requested. Provides client and family with written and/or verbal information as appropriate.
• Makes appropriate referrals for evaluation/care to other services as needed, and coordinates care with others to ensure effective and efficient care is provided.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of experience required.
• Graduate of an approved clinical education program and current clinical license in the state of employment preferred.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years' experience in an acute care setting, customer service, sales/marketing role or relevant experience.
• Must have current Driver's license and reliable transportation to and from work site.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate a commitment to the mission and Organizational Code of Ethics and adhere to the Compliance Program.
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills.

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