Registered Nurse Intake Coordinator - Support Personnel, Health First Home Care, Full-Time

Company: Healthfirst
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: December 4, 2019

Job Description:

To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by facilitating admission/ access to HF Homecare services by coordinating the admission process. Primary Accountabilities * Adheres to all Health First Inc. and HF Homecare Policies and Procedures. * Reviews appropriateness of services with every referral. * Closes out non-admit referrals per policy. * Utilizes knowledge of regulatory (JCAHO, AHCA, CMS) as it applies to the admission process. * Maintains knowledge of clinical applications (such as SCM, Horizon Homecare, Curaspan). * Coordinates admission process by facilitating communication between physician, insurance companies, pharmacies, staff and other ancillary services. * Evaluates staff workload with input as needed from PI Supervisor, and assigns referrals as indicated. Assigns field staff to patient. * Assures that pending referrals are updated with written documentation. * Responds to community information calls as needed. * Participates in weekend/holiday rotation for referral/office coverage. * Coordinates the care of the patient through the admission process and advises Inter-Disciplinary Team of patient admission needs. * Assigns appropriate staffing level to referral. * Coordinates case management with insurance company representatives to ensure eligibility for services and pre-authorization of care as required by insurance company to facilitate payment of claims. * Other duties as directed by supervisors/managers. - Graduate of an accredited school of Professional Nursing, BSN preferred. - Preferred minimum of 1-year Home Health Nursing experience since OASIS inception. - Current AHA CPR certification. - Current licensure in the State of Florida as a Registered Nurse. - Two years acute care experience as a RN. - Preferred knowledge of Medicare/JCAHO Regulations. - Preferred knowledge of ICD9 / ICD 10 codes and Medicare/Medicaid admission criteria. - Criminal History Screening. - Excellent Typing/Computer skills including Word and Excel. - Current Florida Driver's License, automobile insurance and reliable transportation. - Excellent communication skills. Job: *Home Care Organization: *Health First Home Care Title: Registered Nurse Intake Coordinator - Support Personnel, Health First Home Care, Full-Time Location: Florida - Brevard County-Melbourne Requisition ID: ******

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