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SalaryPosition Summary:
The Patient Care Coordinator plays a vital part in administering day-to-day operations of the hospice department and coordinates the services of all team members. This position works closely with the Clinical Director to meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to the total organization and philosophy.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Scheduling out visits requested by Registered Nurses, Social Worker and Chaplains
- Ensuring staff complete visits in a timely manner.
- Serving as the scribe and facilitator for interdisciplinary team meetings
- Gathering necessary information to input a complete referral.
- Oversees all tasks related to coordination of Patient Care.
- Assists with quality assurance and performance improvement responsibilities.
- Assists with eligibility and verification of insurance coverage.
- Plans and carries out a program of professional growth including, but not limited to, participating in regularly scheduled in-service programs and appropriate community educational offerings.
- Cooperates with education and research activities as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned by the Clinical Director.
Skills:
- Self-Starter – Takes initiative identifies needs of co-workers and customers and solves problems.
- Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Time Management – Managing one’s own time
- Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing – Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Critical Thinking – using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths ands weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
Work Environment
This position will perform most duties in an office environment. While performing some of the duties of this position, the employee will travel by automobile and is exposed to changing weather conditions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to see, talk, or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reposition patients; use hands and fingers to feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently lifts and moves up to 50 lbs.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employee will also perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by his/her immediate supervisor or other management.
Requirements:- Graduate of an accredited LPN program and licensed in Florida preferred.
- Minimum one year nursing experience.
- Two years home care or hospice experience preferable.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- Able to prioritize and manage time effectively and make independent decisions when necessary.
- Must be able to effectively operate nursing assessment tools and office equipment to include computer and tablet.
- Current CPR certification.
- Valid driver’s license and auto insurance.
