Patient Services Coordinator-LPN, Home Health

CenterWell Home Health; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 48,900 - 66,200; Full time

Job summary

CenterWell Home Health is seeking a Patient Services Coordinator-LPN in Savannah, Georgia. This role involves managing patient schedules, coordinating care, and maintaining communication with field staff, physicians, and patients. Ideal candidates will be Licensed Professional or Vocational Nurses with at least one year of home health experience and strong organizational and communication skills. The position offers a salary range of $48,900 to $66,200 per year with 40 hours scheduled weekly.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of home health experience required.
• Must be a licensed nurse in the state of practice.
• Valid state driver's license and automobile liability insurance required.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient schedules and ensure reassignment as needed.
• Assist with infection control forms and reports.
• Maintain client hospitalization log and coordination notes.
• Prepare weekly agent schedules and verify visit records.
• Participate in patient lab report assessments and integrate findings.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to prioritize assignments

Home health experience

Education

Licensed Professional Nurse or Vocational Nurse certification

Job description

Overview

Patient Services Coordinator-LPN is directly responsible for scheduling visits and communicating with field staff, patients, physicians, etc. to maintain proper care coordination and continuity of care. The role also assists with day-to-day office and staff management.

Responsibilities

• Manages schedules for all patients. Edits schedule for agents calling in sick, ensuring patients are reassigned timely. Updates agent unavailability in worker console.
• Initiates infection control forms as needed, sends the HRD the completed “Employee Infection Report” to upload in the worker console.
• Serves as back up during the lunch hour and other busy times including receiving calls from the field staff and assisting with weekly case conferences. Refers clinical questions to Branch Director as necessary.
• Maintains the client hospitalization log, including entering coordination notes, and sending electronic log to all office, field, and sales staff.
• Completes requested schedules as tasks appear on the action screen. Ensures staff are scheduled for skilled nurse/injection visits unless an aide supervisory visit is scheduled in conjunction with the injection visit.
• Completes requested schedules for all add-ons and applicable orders.
• Schedules discharge visit / OASIS collection or recert visit following case conference when task appears on action screen.
• Schedules TIF OASIS collection visits and deletes remaining schedule.
• Reschedules declined or missed visits if appropriate, and processes reassigned and rescheduled visits.
• Ensures supervisory visits are scheduled.
• Runs all scheduling reports including Agent Summary Report and Missed Visits Done on Paper Report.
• Prepares weekly Agent Schedules. Performs initial review of weekly schedule for productivity and geographic issues and forwards schedule to Branch Director for approval prior to distribution to staff.
• Verifies visit paper notes in scheduling console as needed.
• Assists with internal transfer of patients between branch offices.
• If clinical, receives lab reports and assesses for normality, fax a copy of lab to doctor, make a copy for the Case Manager, and route to Medical Records Department. Initiate Employee / Patient Infection Reports as necessary.
• If clinical, may be required to perform patient visits and/or participate in on-call rotation.

Required Experience/Skills

• Be a Licensed Professional Nurse or a Licensed Vocational Nurse licensed in the state in which he / she practices
• Have at least 1 year of home health experience.
• Prior packet review / QI experience preferred.
• Coding certification is preferred.
• Must possess a valid state driver’s license and automobile liability insurance.
• Must be currently licensed in the State of employment if applicable.
• Must possess excellent communication skills, the ability to interact well with a diverse group of individuals, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$48,900 - $66,200 per year