Clinical Intake Coordinator - Hospice
About The Position
At Sequoia Hospice, we’re passionate about delivering life-changing service with compassion, dignity, and excellence. Serving a uniquely diverse community, our mission is to provide individualized care that supports a smooth and safe transition home for our patients. We’re growing and looking for an experienced, compassionate LVN Intake Coordinator to join our high-performing team! The LVN Intake Coordinator plays a critical role in managing the patient intake process within the scope of an LVN license. This position ensures a smooth transition for patients by overseeing referrals, insurance verification, and authorization, while maintaining strong relationships with patients, families, referral sources, and internal teams. The coordinator also leads daily intake meetings and ensures compliance with regulatory standards.
Requirements
- Active LVN or LPN license required, CA LVN license is preferred
- Minimum of 1–2 years of healthcare experience; prior intake/referral experience in home health or hospice strongly preferred.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work independently with flexibility, assertiveness, and collaboration.
- Proficient in data entry and comfortable with technology-driven workflows.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all aspects of patient referral and intake operations, including policy implementation and compliance with state, federal, and Joint Commission requirements.
- Drive process improvements to ensure timely and accurate patient admissions.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with referral sources and community partners.
- Coordinate patient education, plan of care initiation, and seamless transition to home care services.
- Manage insurance verification and authorization processes to maximize reimbursement.
- Monitor and report referral trends and key metrics to support business development.
- Maintain knowledge of agency contracts and community resources to assist patients and referral sources effectively.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
