Home Health Intake Coordinator | EMR Verifications

AdvisaCare; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401K Plan

Vacation/Sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

AdvisaCare Home Health in Kalamazoo/Portage, MI is seeking a full-time Home Health Intake Coordinator to join our team. The role ensures benefit information, initial authorization and patient liability are obtained before care begins, and it schedules clinical staff and tracks orders.

You will use WellSky/Kinnser Agency Manager as the EMR, coordinate with referrals, and support billing. We offer benefits and opportunities to make a difference in home health care.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Medicare preferred.
• Experience with insurance websites such as CareCentrix, Availity, Priority, etc. preferred.
• Knowledge of WellSky/Kinnser Agency Manager is preferred.
• Experience coordinating with others both internally and externally, including referral sources and internal teams.
• Eligible to work in the United States.
• Available for weekend referral on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Obtain detailed and accurate benefit information using websites or phone for all insurance companies.
• Validate and document all payor information such as patient name, DOB etc., in the Wellsky/Kinnser system.
• Clearly document benefit information such as deductibles, co-pay, co-insurance and out of pocket maximums in the patient’s chart.
• Obtain start of care authorization for managed care cases not requiring clinical documentation.
• Verification of all pre-operative patients prior to scheduled surgery.
• Daily/continuous monitoring of task flow screen related to all insurance issues including Medicare eligibility, insurance verification, and authorization processes.
• Daily/continuous monitoring of orders needing to be sent to physicians and follow-up with physician offices as necessary.
• Assist intake department, discharge planners and referral sources with contracted insurance issues and patient placement.
• Responsible for contacting physician offices or patients for information or to clarify benefit.
• Scheduling clinical staff once insurance has been verified/ authorization obtained.
• Assist billing department with various billing duties.

Skills

Insurance verification

Scheduling

Care coordination

Communication

Medical billing

Education

High school diploma or GED

1 year insurance verification or medical billing experience

Tools

WellSky/Kinnser Agency Manager

CareCentrix

Availity

Priority

Job description

AdvisaCare Home Health in Kalamazoo/Portage, MI is seeking a full-time Home Health Intake Coordinator to join our team. The role ensures benefit information, initial authorization and patient liability are obtained before care begins, and it schedules clinical staff and tracks orders.

You will use WellSky/Kinnser Agency Manager as the EMR, coordinate with referrals, and support billing. We offer benefits and opportunities to make a difference in home health care.