Placement Coordinator PRN Days

Jefferson Health; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical (including prescription)

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking a health care coordination assistant to work under the supervision of the RN Case Manager or Social Worker. You will help coordinate post-hospital services, arrange home care, DME, transportation, and infusion services to smooth the discharge process.

In CORE responsibilities, you will collaborate with patient care areas and other departments to reduce length of stay, resolve barriers, and place the right patient in the right setting at the right time, ensuring access

Qualifications

• HS Diploma Required
• Two years of experience in a health care setting preferred.
• Computer literate, strong knowledge of medical terminology required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate post-acute and home care services, including DME, transportation, and infusion services.
• Obtain payer authorizations and communicate determinations to Case Managers and physicians.
• Facilitate patient discharge by removing barriers and ensuring timely transitions through the care continuum.

Skills

Medical terminology knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Details

Works under the direction of the RN Case Manager or Social Worker to provide assistance with post hospital services. Assists with the coordination of post hospital care and service arrangements. Center for Operational Resource Efficiency (CORE) responsibilities: Works with patient care areas, support services, administration, and others to implement strategies to ensure seamless patient care, capacity management, efficient patient flow, improved access and quality care including reducing missed transfer opportunities, increasing targeted volumes, reducing unnecessary length of stay (LOS), and placing the right patient in the right setting at the right time.

Essential Functions

Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. Provides prompt feedback regarding payer determinations for post acute services denials to the Case Managers and Physician Advisor. Obtain payer authorization and coordinate identified home care, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), transportation, infusion services and post-acute services for all identified patients. CORE: Responsible for facilitating and eliminating identified barriers to expedite patient discharges. CORE: This individual collaborates with the Inpatient Case Manager and others to remove barriers in order to transition patients through the care continuum.

Qualifications

HS Diploma Required Two years of experience in a health care setting preferred. Computer literate, strong knowledge of medical terminology required.

Work Shift: Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type: Regular Employee

Entity: Albert Einstein Medical Center

Primary Location: Address 5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.

Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.