Scheduler - Home Health/Infusion

Nursing Coordinator

The Nursing Coordinator is responsible for the coordination and scheduling of Amerita and Subcontracted Agency (SUB) nursing visits, approving submitted nursing documents, creating nursing delivery tickets, tracking Plans of Treatments, and managing SUB authorizations and invoices.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and tracking regularly scheduled Amerita nursing visits for field and AIS
• Securing Home Health agency for patient visits when Amerita nurse is unable to provide nursing
• Communicating patient demos and most recent infusion orders to field nurses
• Alerting field nurses when there is a change or an update to an infusion order
• Communicating assignment of new patients and primary nursing from Nurse Manager to field staff
• Confirming authorizations and reauthorizations for nursing visits are secured as needed
• Providing infusion treatment plans to treating providers and maintaining communication log
• Tracking outside agency visits by month
• Contacting outside agencies for nursing notes, statements, and invoices as needed
• Maintaining files of credentials and insurance documents for outside agencies
• Collaborating with Intake, Sales, and Pharmacy staff to schedule visits and orders
• Reviewing and approving nursing notes in Alayacare or applicable documentation software
• Reviewing and approving subcontract billing
• Triaging calls from patients, providers, and internal partners regarding scheduled nursing visits
• Assigning patient risk codes for all new patients
• Assisting branch with weekend on call duty
• Supervisory Responsibility: No

Qualifications include:

• 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

To perform this role will require constant sitting, standing, walking, reaching, and typing on a keyboard with fingers, and occasionally crouching, stooping, and bending. The physical requirements will be the ability to push/pull and lift/carry 10-30 lbs.