Intake Registered Nurse (RN), Home Care (CHHA), Full-Time

Flexstaff Ltd.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FlexStaff is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) with home care (CHHA) experience to work full-time as a Nurse Instructor for our client, a certified home care agency, located in Brooklyn, NY. Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Permanent Position.

In this role you will take referrals and process appropriate home care services; as well as maintaining open lines of communication with referral sources and within the company departments.

Qualifications

• Active NYS RN license.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing or intake experience in a licensed home care agency (CHHA).
• Knowledge of Allscripts is required.
• EMR knowledge: HomeCare HomeBase (HCHB) or Careport.

Responsibilities

• Screen referrals for clinical appropriateness and payer eligibility.
• Triage new referrals and identify urgent clinical needs.
• Review medical records, hospital summaries, and current medications.
• Verify and obtain physician orders and prior authorizations as needed.
• Complete timely intake documentation in the EMR.
• Coordinate admission scheduling with patient/family, clinicians, and physicians.
• Communicate referral details to the interdisciplinary team.
• Educate patient/family on home health services, visit expectations, and patient rights.
• Identify and escalate safety risks, infection control issues, or barriers to care.
• Arrange or schedule initial assessments (telephonic or in-person).
• Maintain compliance with Medicare, state, and agency admission requirements.
• Track referral outcomes, denials, and report trends to management.
• Provide telephonic triage or on-call handoff for intake issues (if applicable).
• Train/support intake staff on screening and documentation standards

Skills

Active NYS RN License

2+ years nursing/intake CHHA

Allscripts

HomeCare HomeBase/Careport

Tools

Allscripts

HomeCare HomeBase

Careport

Job description

FlexStaff is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) with experience in home care (CHHA) to work full-time as a Nurse Instructor for our client, a certified home care agency, located in Brooklyn, NY.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.

Permanent Position.

In this role you will be taking referrals and processing appropriate home care services; as well as maintaining open lines of communication with referral sources and within the company departments.

Key Position Requirements

• License: Active NYS RN License.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of nursing or intake experience in a licensed home care agency (CHHA).
• Knowledge of Allscripts a MUST
• EMR knowledge: HomeCare HomeBase (HCHB) or Careport
• Compensation: $100,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Screen referrals for clinical appropriateness and payer eligibility
• Triage new referrals and identify urgent clinical needs
• Review medical records, hospital summaries, and current medications
• Verify and obtain physician orders and prior authorizations as needed
• Complete timely intake documentation in the EMR
• Coordinate admission scheduling with patient/family, clinicians, and physicians
• Communicate referral details to the interdisciplinary team
• Educate patient/family on home health services, visit expectations, and patient rights
• Identify and escalation safety risks, infection control issues, or barriers to care
• Arrange or schedule initial assessments (telephonic or in-person)
• Maintain compliance with Medicare, state, and agency admission requirements
• Track referral outcomes, denials, and report trends to management
• Provide telephonic triage or on-call handoff for intake issues (if applicable)
• Train/support intake staff on screening and documentation standards

Additional Salary Details

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity).