Lead, Post Acute Care Coordinator
About The Position
Our culture and people are what set us apart from other post-acute care providers. We’re dedicated to the growth and development of our team to set them up for success. We CARE for our patients like they are our own FAMILY. This role provides patient healthcare coordination services. The employee may attend discharge/multidisciplinary rounds in acute care, ambulatory and/or other settings within the health system to share expertise and to assist the patient in transition of care from one setting to the next within the health system. As a lead, the employee will cover at multiple different hospital sites, provide education to current PACCs, train and mentor new hires, along with developing and maintaining relationships with hospital system members and leadership.
Requirements
- Associates degree with a minimum of two years’ experience; or a combination thereof.
- Licensed in state of services as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Maintain effective communication with patients, families, physicians and co-workers
- Compassionate and caring while working with patients
- Ability to make appropriate clinical judgments
- Ability to identify a situation and handle it with the best possible solution
- Disciplined style of work ethic
- Ability to follow directions and work as a team member
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to multi-task and communicate clearly
Responsibilities
- Identifies future patients and determines home care eligibility
- Reviews patient insurances and medical documentation
- Coordinates health care services as ordered by the attending physician
- Ensures coordination of all ancillary services patient following discharge
- Participates in care conferences and coordination of case management
- Functions as a resource nurse/social worker for your patients
- Increases awareness of services offered
- Services account(s) to maintain facility relationships
- Assists hospital/facility personnel in the discharge planning process
- Builds and maintains lasting positive relationships with patients/clients, facility/hospital personnel, physicians, and any other team members
- Notifies the referring facility manager before contacting patients
- Promotes well-being of patients as a part of the facility team(s)
- Participates in Care Integration meetings
- Attends in-service trainings and mandatory company meetings
- Perform all areas of responsibility as a PACC
- Fill in at any of the sites where a need is identified (remotely as well as in person)
- Provide new education to current PACCs
- Function as preceptor/mentor to new hires
- Develop and implement new initiatives internally as well as from hospital system
- Be first line resource for trouble shooting/problem solving
- In the absence of leadership, lead weekly huddles
- Provides consistent coaching and provides challenge and opportunity to PACCs
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- $10,000 SIGN ON BONUS
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
