Home Health Patient Care Manager RN - Central Missouri - Central Missouri Home Health
Company: Central Missouri Home Health
Location: Jefferson City
Posted on: May 3, 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
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