Scheduler - Home Health / Home Infusion
About The Position
Amerita is a specialty infusion company focused on providing complex pharmaceutical products and clinical services to patients outside of the hospital. Committed to excellent service, our vision is to combine the administrative efficiencies of a large organization with the flexibility, responsiveness, and entrepreneurial spirit of a local provider. The Scheduler role coordinates and tracks regularly scheduled Amerita nursing visits for field and AIS, secures Home Health agency for patient visits when Amerita nurse is unable to provide nursing, and communicates patient demos and most recent infusion orders to field nurses. This role also alerts field nurses to changes or updates to infusion orders, communicates assignment of new patients and primary nursing from Nurse Manager to field staff, and confirms authorizations and reauthorizations for nursing visits are secured as needed. The Scheduler provides infusion treatment plans to treating providers and maintains a communication log, tracks outside agency visits by month, and contacts outside agencies for nursing notes, statements, and invoices as needed. They also maintain files of credentials and insurance documents for outside agencies, collaborate with Intake, Sales and Pharmacy staff to schedule visits and orders, and review and approve nursing notes in Alayacare or applicable documentation software. Additionally, the Scheduler reviews and approves subcontract billing, triages calls from patients, providers, and internal partners regarding scheduled nursing visits, assigns patient risk codes for all new patients, and assists the branch with weekend on-call duty.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED or equivalent
- Basic knowledge and experience in home care preferred
- Good organizational and time management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Constant sitting, standing, walking, reaching and typing on a keyboard with fingers
- Occasionally crouching, stooping, and bending
- Ability to push/pull and lift/carry 10-30 lbs
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and tracks regularly scheduled Amerita nursing visits for field and AIS
- Secures Home Health agency for patient visits when Amerita nurse is unable to provide nursing
- Communicates patient demos and most recent infusion orders to field nurses
- Alert field nurses when there is a change or an update to an infusion order
- Communicates assignment of new patients and primary nursing from Nurse Manager to field staff
- Confirm authorizations and reauthorizations for nursing visits are secured as needed
- Provides infusion treatment plans to treating providers and maintains communication log
- Tracks outside agency visits by month
- Contacts outside agencies for nursing notes, statements and invoices as needed
- Maintains files of credentials and insurance documents for outside agencies
- Collaborates with Intake, Sales and Pharmacy staff to schedule visits and orders
- Review and approve nursing notes in Alayacare or applicable documentation software
- Review and approve subcontract billing
- Triage calls from patients, providers and internal partners regarding scheduled nursing visits
- Assign patient risk codes for all new patients
- Assist branch with weekend on call duty
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits plus, HSA & FSA Savings Accounts
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Supplemental Coverage – Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Employee Discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
