Clinical Care Transition Specialist / Registered Nurse - Fort Wayne

Option Care; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 77,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401K Plan with Company Match

Job summary

Option Care Health is seeking a Clinical Transition Specialist (RN or Pharmacist) to educate patients, families and discharge staff about home infusion services and products. You will assess hospital referrals and coordinate preadmission information to ensure smooth placement in the home health setting.

You will build relationships with referral sources, work with Account Managers to grow growth, and help secure timely discharges by guiding patients through education and transition processes

Qualifications

• Licensed RN or licensed Pharmacist in the state of practice and at least 2 years of healthcare experience.
• Experience establishing relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization and with vendors.
• Experience providing customer service and ensuring quality of services.

Responsibilities

• Proactively maintains and grows relationships with referrals to increase sales and patient starts.
• Educates patients, families and facility staff about Option Care services.
• Assesses patients identified by hospitals to determine suitability for home/alternate site care.
• Collaborates with intake, case managers and discharge planners to ensure smooth transitions.
• Coordinates transfer orders via phone, fax or e-prescribing to support timely discharge.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Sales skills

Education

RN or Pharmacist license

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Extraordinary Careers. Endless Possibilities.With the nation’s largest home infusion provider, there is no limit to the growth of your career. Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you’re empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.Job Description Summary:The Clinical Transition Specialist is an experienced sales professional who uses sales techniques to sell Option Care products and services to discharging patients. They are responsible for educating patients, their families and the facility staff about how the services and products will be facilitated at an alternative site. Clinical Transition Specialists ensure proper placement of patients within the Home Health Care setting by assessing patients, gathering preadmission information, collaborating with internal (intake) and external (case managers, discharge planners) partners to ensure quality of service and implementation of an effective treatment plan. Clinical Transition Specialists are also responsible for proactively building strong relationships with referral sources and partnering with Account Managers to grow referral rates and achieve sales goals.Job Description: JOB RESPONSIBILITIESProactively maintains and grows relationships with referrals sources to increase sales and patient starts. Serves as key point of contact and representative of Option Care to provide education, assistance, and service to referral sources.Interacts with area service providers on a daily basis to sell Option Care services that could assist in the care for discharging patients. Conducts assessment of patients selected by the hospital to ensure patient is a viable candidate for alternative site care.Uses sales techniques to educate patients, their families and the facility staff about the services and products provided by Option Care.Provides hands on, in person education to patients and their caregivers with the goal of timely discharge and therapy independence.Effectively communicates with agency staff, medical team, patients and family throughout the discharge process to implement an effective treatment plan.Responsible for collecting, reviewing and completing pre-admission information and securing related signoff.Partners with Account Manager and Regional Sales Director to create and execute area business and growth plan.Communicates frequently with Account Manager to discuss opportunities, assess progress, and provide feedback related to promoting the services of Option CarePartners with Account Manager and marketing staff to deliver educational and promotional programs to patient/caregiver and referral sources.Reviews the patient’s medical record to obtain both pertinent medical history and primary/ secondary insurance payor information and communicates this to patient registration department.Proactively initiates care transition coordination with referral sources and internal partners to ensure seamless patient transitions to home or ATS. Participates with any data collection required for therapy start and patient tracking process. This may include facilitating the transfer of orders via phone, fax, and e-prescribingMaintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information and observes legal guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information.Provides oversight and input to the providers regarding the patient and proper assessment and treatment process and transition to home care.Serves as a point of contact, coordination, and communication with other providers.Makes arrangements for any special medical supplies or appliances to be available.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESDoes this position have supervisory responsibilities? NO(i.e. hiring, recommending/approving promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, etc.)BASIC EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSLicensed Registered Nurse (RN) or licensed Pharmacist in the state of practice and at least 2 years of experience in the healthcare industry.BASIC QUALIFICATIONSExperience establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization in the business community and with vendors.Experience applying knowledge of standard practices for all services offered as well as current relevant and applicable standards (i.e. ACHC, URAC standards).Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards of services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.Basic PC skills: Able to competently use internet, email, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPointExperience in identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve and improve processes.Access to a reliable means of transportation which will enable the incumbents to travel to care facilities, home visits and multiple hospitals. If such means of transportation would include a personal vehicle, a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance would be required.Able to plan, organize and make presentationsTRAVEL REQUIREMENTSTravels to and from partnerships facilities, community hospitals, and medical practice offices to sell Option Care Services, process referrals and provide live education and training support to patient/caregiver and referral sources.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSHands on home or alternate site infusion or discharge planning experienceExperience growing service provider partnershipsDue to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.Pay Range is $76,745.23-$127,901.22Benefits:-Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance-Paid Time off-Bonding Time Off-401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match-HSA Company Match-Flexible Spending Accounts-Tuition Reimbursement-myFlexPay-Family Support-Mental Health Services-Company Paid Life Insurance-Award/Recognition ProgramsOption Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.