LPN Home Care Coordinator

LPN Home Care Coordinator (Hialeah)

As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy in high-quality health care.
Since 1949, Mount Sinai Medical Center has remained committed to providing access to its diverse community. In delivering an unmatched level of clinical expertise, our medical center is committed to recruiting and training top healthcare workers from across the country. We offer the latest in advanced medicine, technology, and comfort in 12 facilities across Miami-Dade (including our 674-bed main campus facility) and Monroe Counties, with 38 medical services, including cancer care, 24/7 emergency care, orthopedics, cardiovascular care, and more. Mount Sinai takes pride in being South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital, dedicated to continuing the training of the next generation of medical pioneers.

Culture of Caring: The Sinai Way
Our hardworking, tight-knit community of more than 4,000 dedicated employees fosters an environment of care and compassion. Each member plays a vital role in our collective mission to deliver excellent healthcare through innovation, education, and research. At Mount Sinai, we take pride in our achievements, aiming to be a beacon of quality healthcare in South Florida. We welcome all healthcare professionals to join our thriving community and contribute to our pursuit for clinical excellence.

Position Responsibilities:
Is responsible for oversight and coordination all of the services provided in a participants residence including skilled and non-skilled care, medical equipment and supplies and any other services approved by the IDT according to PACE regulations and Eldercare policies and protocols.
Performs all required assessment (pre-enrollment, initial, annual and assessments needed due to a change in condition on all participants to determine their individual needs and coordinate plan of care.
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.
Ensures the participant and or caregivers are fully informed on the services and types of care that are provided in the home setting.Including communication pertaining to the participants/caregivers home care needs, concerns and/or problems with coverage.
Communicates all pertinent information regarding the cancellation of home care appointments/shiftsto IDT and logs cancellations into the EMR for tracking purposes.
Serves as a liaison between Eldercare and contracted network provider for home care, equipment, medical supplies, ordered tests and procedures and other in-home services. Communicates the care/items authorized to the network providers and follows up to ensure the care/services were provided and documentation was received.Supervises services provided by network providers.
Provide orientation, initial and annual competencies, supervise and evaluates performance of Eldercare and contracted providers nurses, therapists and home care aides.Note: completion of competences depends on licensure regulations.
Assure that staff and contracted providers maintain participants' medical records and fulfill charting and reporting requirements for timely and quality documentation of all serves provided per Eldercare policy and procedures. This includes updating care plans and attaching encounters to care plans.
Counsels and guides participants and families towards self-help in recognition and solution of physical, emotional and environmental health problems.
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.
Participate in joint team/family meetings to discuss current services, concerns and suggestions for care plan updates and/or revisions.
Provides hands on clinical or rehabilitation care ordered by the Eldercare physician on participants including but not limited to wound care, IV therapy, medication refills/teaching, diabetic care, physical or occupational therapy depending on the licensure of the Home Care Coordinator.
Ensures that telephone call, emails and texts are responded to within established time frames.Conversations are entered in the EMR as required.
Maintains compliance of Patient Access Processes and Federal, State and Local Laws and regulatory standards (AHCA, HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, EMTALA, COBRA, etc.)
Designs systems for training, orienting, in-servicing, and supervising in-home caregiver staff according to program needs and regulatory requirements.
Records, maintains, monitors and verifies accurate home care records, including service documentation, attendance/payroll, in-service, medical records, and billing of contracted services.
Obtains and tracks equipment, supplies and services, such oxygen and incontinence supplies as reflected in the care plan.
Manages staff roster and schedules for all home care on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to create the most time-efficient and cost-effective schedule to meet the needs of PACE participants.
Participates in the on-call rotation.
Participates in the quality and compliance program.

Qualifications:
Current LRN licensed preferred however RN, OT or PT license in the State of Florida. BLS or CPR Certified.
Gradated from an accredited school of nursing or rehabilitative therapy.
At least two years experience as a nurse or therapist.Two years experience in home health, hospice, assisted living, long term care or other similar care setting.Experience in scheduling and or care coordination in home care, geriatric care, workers compensation, managed care or other health care setting helpful.At least one year working with the frail or elderly.

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:
Health benefits
Life insurance
Long-term disability coverage
Healthcare spending accounts
Retirement plan
Paid time off
Pet Insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Employee assistance program
Wellness program
On-site housing for select positions and more!

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