What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Care Coordinator - LPN position at UR Medicine Home Care?
Position Summary: Work closely with the interdisciplinary team at hospitals, skilled nursing facilities/rehabilitation centers and provider offices to facilitate and support home discharges for referred patients through facility staff communications; together with providing support and facilitating the development of safe discharge plans which may include professionals and paraprofessionals, supplies, and equipment delivered in the home setting.
Responsibilities
Qualified individuals must be capable of performing the following essential duties and responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodations:
Care Management:
- Complete referrals on hospitalized patients for referral to URMHC.
- Gather data regarding patient’s appropriateness for home care including information of safety, support systems, identified caregivers to learn/perform care, patient willingness/ability to perform care, and payer/financial issues.
- Collaborates with a corresponding RN in an ongoing basis.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Note: The above information on this job has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Qualifications
Education & Experience - Applicants must possess the following qualifications or an equivalent combination of education and experience:
- Education & Experience:
- Minimum of one year of community health nursing in a CHHA preferred.
- One year of recent clinical experience.
Licensure, Certification, and/or Credential Requirements
- Current active NY State LPN License in good standing.
Knowledge, Skill, & Ability Requirements
- Excellent Communication, Negotiation, chart auditing, time management, and teamwork.
- Excellent Customer Service skills.
Technical & Systems/Equipment Proficiencies
- Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel
- E-Record (electronic medical record systems)
Job Code: 754
Hourly Range: $18.33 - $38.90
Salary : $18 - $39
