What are the responsibilities and job description for the Per Diem Home Care Intake Coordinator RN position at Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey?
Overview
The VNA Health Group. We’re moving healthcare forward.
Move forward with us.
As you help us move healthcare forward, you’ll enjoy:
- A tuition reimbursement program will assist you getting that degree you’ve always dreamed of.
- Continuing Education and online learning programs to keep you current, with certifications to help you master your profession.
- An online learning system that will provide knowledge at your fingertips, any time, anywhere.
- An Employee Referral program that rewards you with cash when trusted colleagues are hired.
- Recognition programs to provide that much needed “thank you” for doing a job well done.
- 403B and 401a retirement plans to help you plan for a comfortable future.
- Supportive leadership teams that give you the freedom to bring your best self to work every day
- Pay for mileage, tolls, and parking where necessary
We are currently looking for an Per Diem Home Care Intake Coordinator RN to join our team on-site at major hospital in New Brunswick. This position will be responsible for providing assessment of patients’ home health care needs and coordination of referrals to home care and hospice.
Responsibilities
Here’s how you’ll move healthcare forward in this role:
- Take part in a two-week clinical orientation to learn key procedures, the EMR system, compassionate care, and safety.
- Assess and evaluate the needs of patients with multiple disease processes and comorbidities and develop an appropriate plan of care
- Provides education and strategies for patients and families
- Coordinates referrals to home care to promote continuity of care
- Partners with other VNA clinicians and external providers to execute best patient outcomes
- Documents all changes in patient’s condition and updates care plans and outcomes
Qualifications
The ideal qualifications for the RN Home Care Intake Coordinator include:
- LPN; Graduate of an NLN accredited LPN program with current NJ LPN licensure
- 2 years of home health nursing experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Strong client focus, assertive, decision making skills, articulate, and creative in problem solving
- Strong decision making skills
Working Conditions/Physical Demand: Fast paced health care environment with phone, scanner, email, fine motor hand movement and computer use. Use of personal automobile with valid insurance and driver’s license
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the Home Care Intake Coordinator’s position and it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of experience, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with the position.
EEOC
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