LPN Patient Care Manager Assistant

LHC Group - Egg Harbor Township, NJ

Full-time

Egg Harbor Township, NJ

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Home Health LPN Patient Care Manager Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting the Patient Care Manager by coordinating a team to ensure high-quality care for home health patients. This position involves communication with various stakeholders, monitoring patient statuses, and assisting in the management of care coordination and documentation, all while adhering to physician orders and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assists with phone calls from field staff, physician offices, referral sources, patients, and takes messages and orders as needed.
• Frequently monitors the status of incoming faxes and reports information to appropriate personnel.
• Coordinates communication and faxes applicable documents to physician office.
• Monitors status of pending labs, facilitates needed follow-up and communicate results to physicians and other personnel, as appropriate.
• Monitors status of patients in the hospital to ensure adequate care coordination.
• Assist the Patient Care Manager with managing various software system reports for effective care coordination and utilization management.
• Assist Patient Care Manager in payer source authorizations, as needed.
• Performs any required follow-up in response to health check call or tele-monitoring alerts ensuring adequate communication to team members.
• Prepares patient list and necessary documents for weekly case conferences.
• Provides direct patient care, as necessary, in accordance to scope of practice, plan of care and physician orders.
• Completes LHC required learning courses and additional assignments as requested.
• Assist Patient Care Manager in clinician documentation review/audits to ensure complete and accurate submission of documentation by field staff.
• Adheres to and participates in the agency's Episode Management process.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current CPR certification required.
• Current LPN licensure in state of practice.
• Current Drivers License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.