Licensed Practical Nurse - Admission / Intake Coordinator - Continuum of Care

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Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

SSM is looking for an experienced nurse with Hospice/Home Health/Liaison or Case Management experience that has a dynamic personality with a ton of energy and passion for Hospice and Home Health care. Someone with resilience, but has a smile on their face all the time. Someone who knows all the challenges Home Health and Hospice may have but sees a path forward to solving for them.

Required to obtain licenses for MO, IL, OK and WI within 6 months of starting

The selected individual will be responsible for;

•    Communication with patients/families to discuss continuum of care services. 

•    Meeting/Communicating with referral sources (case management, social work, clinics, providers, SNF/ALF facilities etc). 

•    Care coordination between continuum of care departments, such as branch departments, business development etc. 

•    Eligibility/Chart Review to determine appropriateness for continuum of care services

Job Summary:

Reviews and analyzes patient referrals to determine the appropriateness of home health, hospice and infusion services. Coordinates all aspects of service to optimize the patient’s smooth transition from hospital to home care. Communicates key components of patient’s needs and physicians' orders to clinicians to help establish the patient’s plan of care. Provides educational information to case managers, physicians, key hospital staff, and nursing home staff regarding qualifying criteria, access to services, etc.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assesses patient care needs by gleaning hospital records and/or referral provided information for information necessary to determine the appropriateness of referral and to initiate patient records.
• Identifies educational needs for patients/significant others.
• Adheres to skilled service/homebound regulations of payers.
• Plans for patient care by ensuring that information regarding pending referrals is passed on to nursing supervisors, clinical supervisor or rehab services, and others as necessary in a timely manner.
• Coordinates with nursing supervisors, clinical supervisor or rehab services, and others in initiating care.
• Seeks appropriate orders in planning multidisciplinary care.
• Completes evaluation of care by reassessing patients systematically to identify progress and trends that require intervention; this may include seeing the rehospitalized patient and/or reviewing his/her record.
• Communicates with supervisor regarding the cases he/she is managing while awaiting the initiation of care.
• Assesses and discerns environmental factors which are hazardous and/or unsafe and responds according to policy and agency expectation.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• One year licensed practical nurse experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS   

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Issued by Compact State
• And
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8071000114 Intake/Admissions

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. 

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