Home Health Intake Coordinator

Optimal Care•Bingham Farms, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career. As a clinician owned and operated company, we create the opportunity and environment for each employee to realize their highest potential while maintaining a personalized focus on our Patients and Families every day. We are the Midwest's premier provider of Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice Care. Our integrated care delivery model incorporates technology, innovation and best practices. We produce value based outcomes by managing chronic disease process, rehabilitation and end of life care. We live a simple Mission: Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care. What does this mean for you? At Optimal Care, you have our resolute commitment to being an exceptional place to work. Your expertise, passion and commitment to exceptional quality care will continue to thrive. With you we can build a remarkable place to work.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
One year of experience in health care data entry
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong organizational abilities and attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree preferred
Experience in home care or hospice care information systems preferred

Responsibilities

Assists in coordinating Home Care Services for patients, in a timely manner.
Assists the functions of patient care management through timely and accurate intake data entry and system reporting.
Maintain a good working rapport with community and company partners, interdepartmental personnel, as well as other departments within the facility.
Audit new admission paperwork to ensure a complete medical record.
Make welcome calls to patients/family to confirm information is correct.
Accurately enters, and updates where required, a variety of patient data (both new and previous) and patient care data into information systems.
Verifies accuracy of patient referral information and data entered through use of information systems reports.
Assist in the scheduling of patient care activities where appropriate.
Performs daily backup of information in the system(s) where required.
Alerts appropriate management team members regarding late or missing documents required for intake of a patient and data entry.
Alerts appropriate members of the information system support staff to resolve system problems that negatively impact the speed and accuracy of intake and data entry functions.
Performs other specific projects relating to intake and data entry and computer operations as required.
Provide clerical assistance where requested.
Maintains confidentiality of patient and organization information at all times.