Home Health Patient Care Manager RN - Central Missouri
Company: Central Missouri Home Health
Location: Jefferson City
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
We are hiring for a full-time Home Health Patient Care Manager
RN to join our passionate team in Jefferson City, MO! This is an
office position. Home health experience required.
At Capital Region Home Health, a part of LHC Group we embrace a
culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful
connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their
families, each other, and the communities we serve-it truly is all
about helping people.
We strive to offer benefits that reward the whole you!
employee wellness programs
flexibility for true work-life balance
holidays & paid time off
continuing education & career growth opportunities
company-wide support & resources to help you achieve your
goals.
Take your career to a new level of caring. Apply today!
The Home Health Patient Care Manager is responsible for the overall
supervision and coordination of clinical services. Coordinates and
supervises an interdisciplinary team of staff to assure the
continuity of high quality care to home health patients assigned to
the team's area in accordance with physician prescribed plan of
care, and all applicable state and federal laws and
regulations.
Receives referrals and ensures appropriate clinician and/or
therapist(s) assignments for timely patient evaluation by signing
off after authorization and plotting start of care (SOC)
visits.
Coordinates determination of patient home health benefits, medical
necessity, and ongoing insurance approvals.
Ensures patient needs are continually assessed and care rendered is
individualized to patient needs, appropriate and reasonable, meets
home health eligibility criteria, and is in accordance to physician
orders.
Oversees and assures development, implementation, and updates to
the individualized patient plan of care, as appropriate.
Manages and documents phone calls from physicians, clinicians,
patients, referral sources, and communicates patient updates/new
orders to clinicians. Uses coordination notes to document, as
needed and appropriate.
Reviews assessments and plans of care daily, per assigned workflow,
and consults clinicians with recommendations, as appropriate.
Coordinates all aspects of care with all disciplines, physicians,
durable medical equipment providers, caregivers/family members,
transferring facilities, and any other applicable healthcare
providers.
Follows-up on lab and other clinical diagnostic test, physician
contact, and significant changes in the patient condition to ensure
adequate physician notification, follow-up, and needed plan of care
modifications and communicates such to clinicians.
Schedules, prepares for, facilitates, and documents case
conference/SOC reports and facilitates effective exchange of
information across disciplines especially with adverse findings,
changes in patient condition, daily and urgent updates, as
necessary.
Assists clinicians in coordinating the transfer and discharge of
patients from agency services as indicated by the physician.
Receives report from field clinicians prior to scheduled days off
on patient status and ongoing needs.
Processes new orders and updates the visit frequency, as
appropriate, when the oncall RN takes supplemental verbal orders
which alter frequency going forward.
Writes and processes orders when taking verbal orders directly from
the physician and communicates such to field clinicians.
Assures payer change documentation is completed properly and
timely, as required.
Reviews clinician visit notes weekly to ensure timely, complete,
appropriate, and accurate submission of all documentation by field
staff. Takes necessary action to correct adverse findings and
communicates trending to clinical director.
Reviews, evaluates, and supervises service delivery to ensure
appropriateness of care and utilization of services, equipment, and
supplies through activities such as random patient visits, medical
record reviews and case conferences.
Enters infections and incidents/occurrences into the online Risk
Management Incident Reporting System, as specified by policy.
Assists in the orientation of new agency personnel.
Provides direction and leadership to clinical team members in
collaboration with the clinical director.
Provides direct patient care, as necessary, in accordance to scope
of practice and physician orders.
Participates in QAPI program.
Assures compliance with and ensures timely follow up on daily
clinical and coding edits.
Directs clinicians in utilizing best practice interventions when
finalizing Plan of Care for all patients.
Participates in on-call rotation.
Follows-up with On-Call events daily.
Receives report from weekend and after-hours clinicians admitting
new patients.
Completes LHC required learning courses, additional assignments per
Executive Director request, as well as any state specific required
training per state regulation/practice act requirements.
Directs team in adherence to and participates in the Episode
Management process.
All other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience
Current RN licensure in state of practice
Current CPR certification required
Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a
dependable vehicle or public transportation
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