Scheduling Coordinator - LPN, Home Health

CenterWell; Kankakee (IL); On-site; USD 49,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

CenterWell Home Health is seeking a Patient Services Coordinator-LPN to coordinate scheduling of visits for patients and communicate with field staff, patients and physicians to maintain high-quality care coordination. The position is onsite in Kankakee, IL, full-time, Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm, offering a comprehensive benefits package through Humana/CenterWell.

Responsibilities include managing patient schedules, updating the worker console, and preparing weekly schedules for staff, while

Qualifications

• Must be a Licensed Professional Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse licensed in the state of practice.
• 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.
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to interact with a diverse group, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments.

Responsibilities

• Manages schedules for all patients and reassigns as needed.
• Initiates infection control forms and forwards to HRD.
• Back-up during lunch hours and busy times; supports field staff calls.
• Maintains hospitalization log and shares notes with staff.
• Ensures appropriate scheduling of skilled nurse/injection visits and add-ons.
• Runs scheduling reports and prepares weekly agent schedules.
• Verifies visit notes in scheduling console.
• Assists with internal transfers of patients between branches.
• Receives lab reports and routes to medical records; initiates infection reports.
• May perform patient visits and participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

LPN/LVN license

Home health experience

QI experience

Coding certification

Driver's license & auto insurance

State nursing license

Communication & organization

Job description

Become a part of our caring community

Home Health Medical Scheduling with a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) active licensure in Illinois.

Onsite fulltime position located at:
555 West Court St
Kankakee IL 60901

Fulltime Monday - Friday 8am-5pm

The 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

• 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 schedule as task appears 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 (if appropriate) visits.
  • 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 / 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.

Use your skills to make an impact

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

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

About CenterWell Home Health: CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers - all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.

About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer atCenterWell.com.

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