Summary

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We are hiring for a Patient Care Manager.
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At Home Healthcare, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve-it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.
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As a Patient Care Manager, you can expect:
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• opportunities to get closer to patients and provide quality support to your patient-facing teams
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• to be valued and respected by patients and their families
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• a sense of security, incredible team support, and flexibility for true work-life balance
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• leadership development opportunities
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Responsibilities

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• Receives referrals and ensures appropriate clinician and/or therapist(s) assignments for timely patient evaluation by signing off after authorization and plotting start of care (SOC) visits.
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• Coordinates determination of patient home health benefits, medical necessity, and ongoing insurance approvals.
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• Ensures patient needs are continually assessed and care rendered is individualized to patient needs, appropriate and reasonable, meets home health eligibility criteria, and is in accordance to physician orders.
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• Oversees and assures development, implementation, and updates to the individualized patient plan of care, as appropriate.
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• Manages and documents phone calls from physicians, clinicians, patients, referral sources, and communicates patient updates/new orders to clinicians. Uses coordination notes to document, as needed and appropriate.
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• Schedules, prepares for, facilitates, and documents case conference/SOC reports and facilitates effective exchange of information across disciplines especially with adverse findings, changes in patient condition, daily and urgent updates, as necessary.
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Education and Experience

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• Current RN licensure in state of Arizona
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• Current CPR certification required
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• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle
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• One year prior professional nursing experience.
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