Home Health Performance Improvement Educator

Lee Health; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 46,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Lee Health in Fort Myers, FL is seeking a Home Health Performance Improvement Educator to enhance clinical documentation, outcomes, and regulatory compliance within our Home Health department. You will train staff on evidence-based practices and OASIS guidance, ensuring accurate reflection of patient conditions and compliant documentation.

The role collaborates with clinical, quality, and billing teams, analyzes ADR trends, and stays current with Medicare/Medicaid requirements.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in nursing required; bachelors preferred.
• Bachelors degree in physical therapy required; masters preferred.
• OASIS certification required, obtained within one year of hire.
• BL S required (active within 90 days of hire).
• Florida RN or PT license required; valid Florida driver's license within 30 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Improve clinical documentation and outcomes in home health.
• Train staff on evidence-based practices and OASIS guidance.
• Ensure accuracy of patient condition documentation.
• Provide feedback to clinical teams on documentation requirements.
• Analyze ADR trends to identify opportunities.
• Stay informed of evolving home health regulations and payer policies.
• Collaborate with clinical, quality, and billing teams.
• Track trends and report results to Clinical Manager.
• Educate clinicians during in-services and annual skills fairs.
• Support documentation completion at all time points.

Education

Associates degree in nursing

Bachelors degree in physical therapy

Job description

Location: Home Health Offices: Westlinks/Gateway area, Fort Myers FL 33913

Department: Quality Improve - Education, Home Health

Work Type: Full Time, 80 hours bi-weekly (Exempt/Salaried)

Shift: Days, 8:00:00 AM to 4:30:00 PM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$33.37 - $45.05 / hour ( + )

Summary

The Home Health Performance Improvement Educator role is focused on improving clinical documentation and outcomes, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance within the home health agency by training staff on evidence-based practices, documentation requirements, and OASIS guidance. The role requires meticulous attention to clinical documentation and thorough knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and other payer requirements. The role collaborates closely with clinical and quality staff, stays ahead of regulatory updates, and helps improve documentation standards across the board.

Ensure clinical documentation accurately reflects patient conditions and care provided.

Provide clear, constructive feedback/education to clinical teams on documentation requirements.

Analyze ADRs trends to identify documentation opportunities.

Stay informed of evolving home health regulations and payer policies.

Participate in ongoing training to enhance your regulatory and compliance expertise.

Collaborate effectively with clinical, quality, and billing teams to resolve documentation or claims issues.

Tracks and trends review results by individual forwarding to Clinical Manager.

Conferences/Educates clinicians regarding deficiency trends.

Notes trends in deficiencies of documentation and communicates to the leadership team and participates in

the educational plan for staff.

Functions as a resource person to the Nurse and Therapists regarding documentation requirements.

Assists in ongoing education and support of clinical staff in the accurate completion of the OASIS and

supportive documentation at all time points.

Serves as a resource for clinicians and clerical for troubleshooting documentation related problems, such as

OASIS Errors.

Assists the Director Quality and Compliance in job related activities as needed.

Keeps current with Best Practices regarding disease processes and documentation practices through

readings and attendance at in-services.

Assists in development of clinical education and annual skills fairs.

May assist with focused skills or documentation education during supervised field visits.

Requirements

Education: Associates degree in nursing required, bachelors preferred. Bachelors degree in physical therapy required, masters preferred.

Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience in home health care, with a focus on documentation and compliance preferred. Prior experience in pre-claim review or ADR processing preferred. Solid knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid home health regulations preferred.

Certification: OASIS certification required, obtained within one year of hire. BLS (American Heart Association/Basic Life Support) required. (active within 90 days of hire)

License: FloridaRN or PT license required. Valid Florida drivers license required within 30 days of employment.

Other

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