Home Health Intake Coordinator — Growth & Impact

Anuco Home Health Care LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Company parties

Job summary

Anuco Home Health Care LLC is seeking an experienced Home Health Intake Coordinator in Chicago to manage referrals from receipt through admission readiness. You will ensure patient information, insurance benefits, authorizations, physician documentation, orders, and clinical records are accurate before services begin.

The role serves as a central point of communication among patients, families, referral sources, physician offices, insurance payers, clinicians, and internal departments, with a

Qualifications

• Two+ years in home health intake, referral coordination, insurance verification, authorization, or similar operations.
• Experience at a Medicare-certified home health agency.
• Hands-on with Axxess Home Health or a comparable EMR.
• Understanding of Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and commercial insurance requirements.
• Knowledge of admission requirements, face-to-face documentation, plans of care, and physician information.

Responsibilities

• Manage referrals from receipt through admission handoff.
• Review packets for demographics, diagnoses, clinical records, and orders.
• Verify insurance coverage, benefits, and payer requirements.
• Determine if prior authorization is needed and initiate requests.
• Enter and maintain patient, referral, and admission data in Axxess.
• Coordinate with scheduling and clinical leadership for readiness.
• Provide complete handoffs to scheduling, authorization, orders, QA, and billing.

Skills

Communication skills

Telephone etiquette

Attention to detail

Time management

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or higher (preferred)

Tools

Axxess Home Health

CarePort

Availity

HHAeXchange

SRFax

Microsoft 365

Job description

Anuco Home Health Care LLC is seeking an experienced Home Health Intake Coordinator in Chicago to manage referrals from receipt through admission readiness. You will ensure patient information, insurance benefits, authorizations, physician documentation, orders, and clinical records are accurate before services begin.

The role serves as a central point of communication among patients, families, referral sources, physician offices, insurance payers, clinicians, and internal departments, with a