LPN Clinical Coordinator – Office-Based Nursing

Community in - Homecare & Community Home Health Care; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Home Health Care seeks an organized LPN to join our nursing department as Clinical Coordinator/Office Nurse. This office-based role supports daily clinical operations, handles nursing calls, assists with referrals and admissions, and coordinates prior authorizations to ensure timely, high-quality care.

The position requires an Indiana LPN license and preferred home health care experience. You will interact with clients, families, physicians, and payer representatives while maintaining

Qualifications

• Current Indiana LPN license in good standing.
• Home health care experience preferred.
• Experience with prior authorizations, referrals, or clinical coordination preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive and respond to nursing-related office calls from clients, caregivers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
• Assess concerns within the nurse’s scope of practice and communicate urgent or unresolved matters to the appropriate clinical leader.
• Apply for and submit prior authorization requests with Medicaid, insurance companies, and other payers.
• Follow up on pending authorizations and troubleshoot delays, missing information, denials, and other authorization issues.
• Maintain accurate authorization records and communicate approval status, service dates, and authorized hours to nursing, scheduling, and billing staff.
• Take new referrals and assist the nursing team with the admission process.
• Collect and review required clinical and referral documentation.
• Maintain tracking systems for supervisory visits, comprehensive assessments, recertifications, and OASIS documentation.
• Provide timely information and updates to case management staff.
• Monitor missed-visit reports and assist with required physician notifications and orders.
• Communicate and cooperate with other departments to support clients and employees.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the agency’s electronic medical record system.
• Follow HIPAA requirements and all applicable federal, state, payer, and agency regulations.
• Assist other departments and complete additional duties assigned by management that are appropriate to the employees’ training, licensure, and skills.

Skills

Organizational skills

Effective communication

Follow-up & problem-solving

Multitasking

Telephone communication

Education

Indiana LPN license

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Community Home Health Care seeks an organized LPN to join our nursing department as Clinical Coordinator/Office Nurse. This office-based role supports daily clinical operations, handles nursing calls, assists with referrals and admissions, and coordinates prior authorizations to ensure timely, high-quality care.

The position requires an Indiana LPN license and preferred home health care experience. You will interact with clients, families, physicians, and payer representatives while maintaining