Patient Care Manager RN
About The Position
Explore opportunities with Caretenders, a part of LHC Group. As part of the Optum family of businesses, we provide home health, hospice and community-based services that help people receive quality care where they feel most comfortable: at home. Rooted in personalized care, we support patients and provide comfort through each stage of their health journey, while building trusted relationships along the way. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As the Home Health Patient Care Manager, you are 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.
Requirements
- Current unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice
- Current driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
- State Specific Requirement: RN licensure must have no restrictions: IN
Nice To Haves
- Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire
- Home care experience
Responsibilities
- Provides clinical services within the scope of practice, as defined by the state laws governing the practice of nursing, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team
- Receives referrals, ensures appropriate clinician assignments, evaluate patient orders, and plot start of care 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 with physician orders
- Reviews assessments and plans of care daily, per assigned workflow, and consults clinicians with recommendations, as appropriate
- Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
