What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN-Patient Care Manager Assistant position at LHC Group?
Summary
We are hiring a LPN Patient Care Manager Assistant.
At Lake Havasu Regional Home Health, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people.
We strive to offer benefits that reward the whole you!
- employee wellness programs
- flexibility for true work-life balance
- holidays & paid time off for full-time
- continuing education & career growth opportunities
- company-wide support & resources to help you achieve your goals
Take your career to a new level of caring. Apply today!
Responsibilities
The LPN Patient Care Manager Assistant is responsible for assisting the Patient Care Manager in coordinating a team of staff to assure the continuity of high quality care to home health patients assigned to the team's area. This includes ensuring all team staff are skilled and informed and that they are committed to providing quality care in an efficient manner in accordance with physician's orders and State/Medicare guidelines.
- Assists with phone calls from field staff, physician offices, referral sources, patients, and takes messages and orders as needed.
- Frequently monitors the status of incoming faxes and reports information to appropriate personnel.
- Coordinates communication and faxes applicable documents to physician office.
- Monitors status of pending labs, facilitates needed follow-up and communicate results to physicians and other personnel, as appropriate.
- Monitors status of patients in the hospital to ensure adequate care coordination.
- Assist the Patient Care Manager with managing various software system reports for the effective care coordination and utilization management that promotes positive patient outcomes (for example but not limited to, therapy utilization, client no visit, missing TIF OASIS, agent visit time, missed visit, rescheduled visits, aide visits no care plan reports)
Education and Experience
License Requirements
- Current CPR certification required.
- Current LPN licensure in state of practice.
- Current driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle.
