Home Care Coordinator (RN) - Hialeah, Florida - Home Health

Company: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Location: Hialeah
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Home Care Coordinator (RN) - Hialeah, Florida Home Care Coordinator (RN)As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy of caring
Located in the heart of Miami Beach, overlooking the breathtaking intracoastal waterway, Mount Sinai Medical Center is dedicated to providing exceptional health care to our diverse community enhanced through innovation, technology, teaching, and research.
Mount Sinai is South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital with 672 beds, and a tight-knit community of more than 4,000 employees.
We provide world-class care:

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• Named one of America's 250 Best Hospitals for 2020 and 2021 by Healthgrades, positioning Mount Sinai among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for overall clinical excellence.
  
• A pioneer in innovative medical research in areas such as cardiology, cancer, memory disorders and pulmonary diseases
  
• The BEST cardiac surgery survival rate in Florida
  
• A new seven-story Surgical Tower with 154 all-private rooms and patient centered technology promotes an exceptional patient experience
  
  Position Responsibilities:
  
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  • -Oversee or perform initial assessments of participants in their home environment to determine their individual needs and coordinate plan of care with care-giving resources. Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to develop care plan for each participant.
    
  • Oversee or perform any required re-assessments of all participants to determine that appropriate in-home services are provided and that participants are in the least restrictive environment.
    
  • Accurately enters appropriate service requests, incidents, grievances, etc. into EMR and reports information timely to supervisor and IDT. -
    
  • Function as a member of the interdisciplinary team. Maintain regular attendance at, and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, communicating participant changes, creating and updating care plans, collaborating on care planning decisions and coordination of 24 hour care delivery. -
    
  • Provides and explains all required home care orders or other clinical interventions to the participant that occur in the home setting.
    
  • -Communicates all pertinent information regarding the cancellation of home care appointments/shifts -to IDT and logs cancellations into the EMR for tracking purposes. -
    
  • -Serves as a liaison between Eldercare and contracted Home Health services. -Communicates the care authorized to the network providers to include discipline, care to be provided and requested days and times. -Supervises services provided by network providers.
    
  • Provide orientation, initial and annual competencies, supervise and evaluates performance of Homecare Nurse and Home Health Aides for Eldercare -and Network Providers.
    
  • Assure that staff and contracted providers maintain participants' medical records and fulfill charting and reporting requirements per Eldercare policy and procedures. This includes updating care plans and attaching encounters to care plans.
    
  • Communicates with participant, staff or contracted network staff any ordered tests or procedures to ensure all ordered tests/procedures are completed accurately and timely.
    
  • Meets weekly or as needed with Network Providers to review all services authorized, discuss any issues, ensure all documentation is received timely and serve as a liaison with Business Office for billing issues.
    
  • Demonstrates understanding of department needs and operation when performing home care coordinator role. -
    
  • Provides hands on clinical care ordered by the Eldercare physician on participants including wound care, IV therapy, medication refills/teaching, diabetic care, to name a few. -If home care coordinator is not a nurse this item is not applicable.
    
  • Ensures that telephone call, emails and texts are responded to within established time frames. -Conversations are entered in the EMR as req
    
  • Maintains compliance of Patient Access Processes and Federal, State and Local Laws and regulatory standards (AHCA, HIPPA, Medicare, Medicaid, EMTALA, COBRA, etc.)
    
  • Participates in the on-call rotation.
    
    Qualifications:
    
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    • Current RN or LPN license in the State of Florida preferred. -BLS and CPR Certified. -
      
    • Graduated from an accredited school of nursing or Bachelors degree in health care related field is preferred. High School or graduation equivalent is required.
      
    • Two years practical experience in home health care or other similar care setting. -At least two years prior experience in scheduling and or care coordination in home care, workers compensation or other health care setting. At least one year working with the frail or elderly. -Excellent communication and customer service skills.
      
      Benefits:
      We believe in the physical and mental well-being of our employees and are committed to offering comprehensive benefits that fit their personal needs. Our robust employee benefits package includes:
      
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      • Health benefits
        
      • Life insurance
        
      • Long-term disability coverage
        
      • Healthcare spending accounts
        
      • Retirement plan
        
      • Paid time off
        
      • Tuition reimbursement
        
      • Employee assistance program
        
      • Wellness program
        
      • On-site housing for selected positions and more!
        
        Specialty Registered Nurse I

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