Clinical Orders Specialist-Home Care/Hospice

Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park, NY seeks a Clinical Orders Specialist with a strong background in community health, clinical orders, and medical coding to support Parker's Home Care and Hospice programs.

The role emphasizes timely order processing, information management, and collaboration with finance and medical teams to ensure accurate coding and billing for both the Home Care Agency and Comprehensive Community Hospice.

Qualifications

• Certification in Medical Coding is required.
• Experience in Home Care or Hospice settings preferred.
• Experience with EMR systems such as NetSmart or similar is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Process and manage clinical orders for the Certified Home Health Agency and Hospice programs.
• Ensure timely processing of daily orders and charting/transmittals (CTTs) for Hospice and Home Care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and liaise with finance and medical staff to support coding and billing processes.

Skills

Medical Coding Certification

Education

High School Diploma

Health Information Management degree

Job description

Clinical Orders Specialist-Home Care/Hospice

The Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare and Rehabilitation, located in New Hyde Park, NY, is seeking a Clinical Orders Specialist with a strong background in community health, clinical orders and medical coding to join our team and play a key role in the administrative function of Parker's Community Health Services Program-encompassing Parker's Certified Home Health Agency and Comprehensive Community Hospice.

Parker Home Care is a Certified Home Health Care and Comprehensive Community Hospice, grounded on peerless experience and backed by respected leaders in the Long-Term Care Industry. With a dedicated focus on customer service and relationship building, we have the vision and capabilities to blossom and grow, taking home care and hospice to the next level.

In this position, the Clinical Documentation Specialist will be responsible for timely processing of clinical orders for the Agency including both the Certified Home Health Agency and Hospice Agency, ensuring timely processing of daily orders and CTTs for the Hospice and Home Care programs, as well as processing information from OASIS and Hospice's Health Information System. Working collaboratively with other members of the community health interdisciplinary team, as well as liaising directly with the finance and medical teams, you will oversee timely orders, information management and play a key role on managing coding and billing processes for the agency.

Position Qualifications:

• Certification in Medical Coding
• High School Diploma required; college degree in Health Information Management or similar field a plus
• 2-3 years+ of prior experience working in a Home Care, Hospice or similar community health setting
• Prior experience/proficiency in NetSmart or another EMR (electronic medical record)