Scheduler

NHC Careers • Greenville, SC

10d

About The Position

NHC HomeCare Greenville is seeking a Scheduler to facilitate patient schedules across multiple disciplines, collaboratively as directed by the Office Manager and Director of Nursing. The position supports scheduling changes, care transitions, communication among homecare partners, and related documentation. For an LPN Scheduler, additional duties include coordinating approvals and communications concerning physician orders and laboratory results.

Requirements

• High school education or GED required.
• Two years of experience in home care or a related health care role required.
• Education or experience in computers required.
• Excellent customer service, phone, and communication skills required.
• Driver’s license and reliable transportation required.

Nice To Haves

• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the agency’s state preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enter daily scheduling changes promptly and facilitate patient schedules.
• Notify appropriate partners, patients, and caregivers of scheduling changes in a timely manner.
• Coordinate admissions, evaluations, resumption of services, discharges, and required documentation with the appropriate disciplines under the direction of the DON.
• Relay information among assigned homecare disciplines about change orders, frequencies, skills, disciplines, discharges, transfers, and other patient-related changes.
• For the LPN Scheduler role, coordinate approvals for additional discipline visits for managed care patients as directed by agency management.
• For the LPN Scheduler role, facilitate telephone and faxed physician orders to the appropriate homecare partner and notify patients and caregivers of order changes.
• For the LPN Scheduler role, review physicians’ orders with the DON/RN designee before ordered care is provided.
• For the LPN Scheduler role, facilitate telephone and faxed laboratory results to the appropriate homecare partner and, as directed by agency management, liaise in reporting results to the physician promptly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED