PACE Home Care Coordinator

Family HealthCare Network•Visalia, CA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the direct supervision of the Center Manager, the FHCN PACE Home Care Coordinator is responsible for the development and implementation of home care services for program participants, including the coordination of all Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and community-based care. This role involves assessing the home and personal care needs of the frail and elderly population, collaborating with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to develop and implement care plans, coordinating home care staff and DME provisions, and supervising community-based home care staff. The coordinator must maintain up-to-date knowledge of home care standards and best practices, and be able to travel to community locations and residences for training and competency checks.

Requirements

Possesses work-related skills at a higher level than completion of high school, including formal written and verbal communications skills, computational and computer skills, mathematical, and technical skills.
Proof of completion of high school with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or completion of General Educational Development (GED) with a minimum overall score of 162.5 and health care related knowledge frequently acquired through completion of a trade school, para-professional, or certificate type program.
Minimum of two years of experience with a home health or community health provider, or equivalent experience.
Work independently and collaboratively as an effective member of a team, while acting only within the authorized scope of practice.
Provide care to geriatric participants, including assessing Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), collaborating with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to determine home care needs, care planning, service frequency, and discharge, and communicating participant home care issues to the IDT in a timely manner.
Schedule and coordinate home care staff to adequately meet participants’ home care needs.
Travel to participants’ homes as required, potentially on a daily basis.
Complete all required orientation and competency profiles and meet standardized position‑specific competencies established by FHCN PACE and approved by regulatory agencies prior to providing independent participant care.
Obtain and maintain medical clearance for communicable diseases and ensure all required immunizations are up to date before engaging in direct participant contact.
Successfully pass a criminal background check, verifying the candidate is not excluded from participation in Medicare or Medicaid programs and has not been convicted of criminal offenses related to healthcare fraud, abuse, or physical, sexual, drug, or alcohol abuse.
Ability to prepare more complex documents in Microsoft Word, including creating tables, charts, graphs, and other elements.
Ability to use Microsoft Excel to review and compile data, including the use of formulas, functions, lookup tables, and other standard spreadsheet elements.
Ability to create basic presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
Current nursing license, if applicable.
Valid CA driver’s license with a good driving record and an acceptable certificate of auto insurance.
Currently certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), if CPR is not current, will be granted 30 days from the date of hire to schedule for the next available CPR certification class provided by FHCN.
Job duties require the compilation of information prepared in effective written form, including correspondence, reports, articles, or other documentation.
Effectively conveys technical information to non-technical audiences.
While performing duties of the job, the employee is required to move about the FHCN PACE center and actively engage with the interdisciplinary team and participants.
Employees must be able to sit for extended periods of time, as well as work at the computer for long periods.
Employees are required to use their hands and fingers, especially for typing on the computer and using the mouse.
Employees must be able to talk and listen, particularly for phone communications.

Nice To Haves

If an individual has completed a degree at a higher level than required by the role and had a stronger GPA in that program, they may provide proof of GPA from that degree in lieu of the high school diploma or Bachelor’s degree.
Either have one year of experience working with a frail or elderly population or, in the absence of such experience, complete appropriate training provided by FHCN PACE upon hire.

Responsibilities

Assesses the home and personal care needs of the frail and elderly population and identifies and works with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to develop specific plans of care.
Receives reports from home care staff and communicates participant changes to IDT members in a timely manner.
Schedules and coordinates home care staff -both contract and/or employed, for in-home care delivery and the implementation of all personal care services to ensure that quality services are provided to meet participant needs.
Coordinates all DME provisions in a home setting; works with IDT with DME authorization requests.
Coordinate 24-hour care delivery.
Document participant changes appropriately in the medical records and communicate participant changes to IDT in a timely manner.
Supervise home care staff based in the community.
Assist with competencies of home care aides; provide orientation, in-service training, and continuing education of designated staff.
Keep up to date on home care standards and best practices.
Ability to drive to community locations and residences to provide on-site training and competency checks of home care staff.
Provide effective leadership by coordinating and integrating services within the department, with other departments, and with the IDT’s primary functions.
Participate as a member of the IDT.
Attend staff meetings and take part in participant care planning.
Responsible for adhering to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
Ability to present to and work at any FHCN location, both at the beginning of a shift or during a shift, based on business need.
Performs other duties as assigned.