What are the responsibilities and job description for the Schedule Coordinator position at VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region Inc?
VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region of Rutland, VT is looking to hire a full time Home Care Schedule Coordinator in Bennington. Would you like to work for a caring and supportive home health company that values its employees? If so, please read on!
This Scheduler Coordinator position earns a competitive wage. We also offer great benefits, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, a 401(k) plan with employer match, continuing education tuition assistance, and a CEU work course. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply today!
ABOUT VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION
Based in Vermont, we are a non-profit home health and hospice care agency that delivers a wide range of advanced medical care with compassion, dependability, and expertise to people of all ages. Our mission is to provide the best care for every person and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. We strive to give customized care to individuals with chronic diseases and conditions as well as those who need short-term care. For our services, we have been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 performing home health agencies by HomeCare Elite.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HOME CARE SCHEDULE COORDINATOR:
The schedule coordinator is responsible for scheduling home care visits using the organization's scheduling software and managing other related scheduling tasks. Additionally, the home care scheduler provides essential administrative support to the clinical managers. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Ensures new orders are generated throughout the day for all disciplines. Generates orders at the end of the day in preparation for the following day's schedule.
- Ensures all visits are properly labeled to identify type of visit needed, including prn visits
- Understands visit frequencies and certification periods in order to problem solve and schedule appropriately.
- Reviews and assigns all open visits to direct care staff.
- Utilizes the scheduling system's functionality to assign direct care staff as case manager.
- Generates patient schedules at specified timeframes to determine all future open visits that have not been assigned to direct care staff. Assigns open visits to appropriate staff.
- Collaborates with clinical managers to resolve any unassigned and or open visits, or any other scheduling related issues.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Two years of hands-on home care experience preferred.
- Must have demonstrated computer skills.
- Valid state driver's license, car insurance and registration required. Ability to successfully pass pre-employment driver record, criminal, adult and child abuse background check/review required.
