Clinical Coordinator - Home Health

The Clinical Coordinator - Home Health is responsible for ensuring that patient care is coordinated and managed appropriately. The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that care and services are delivered appropriately.

Job Relationships

Reports to the Clinical Operations Manager

Principal Responsibilities

• Receives case referrals. Reviews available patient information related to case, including disciplines required, to determine home care needs. Assigns appropriate clinicians to case.
• Reviews and evaluates each case by reviewing the services provided by clinicians, conferences, record review, discusses and verifies impressions, instructs and guides clinicians to promote more effective performance and delivery of quality home care services, and is available at all times during operating hours to assist clinicians as appropriate.
• Reviews patient's clinical diagnosis, medications, procedures and clinical course.
• Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term therapeutic goals, in setting priorities, and in developing plan of care.
• Attends case conference meetings with organization personnel to facilitate coordination of care.
• Conducts quarterly record reviews and communicates findings and recommendations to Clinical Director and appropriate organization personnel.
• Assists in the screening and interviewing process of new organization personnel and makes recommendations for employment of individuals. Assists in the orientation of new organization personnel.
• Assists Clinical Operations Manager in the planning, implementation and evaluation of in-service and continuing education programs.
• Assists in the formulation, revision, implementation, and evaluation of policies and procedures, as well as strategic goals and objectives.
• Complies with accepted professional standards and principles.
• Participates in public relation and community activities that promote the Organization's role as an effective member of the health care delivery system.
• Promotes customer service orientation to all organization personnel.
• Performs other duties and activities as delegated by the Clinical Director.
• Comply with the Springfield Clinic incident reporting policy and procedures.
• Adhere to all OSHA and Springfield Clinic training & accomplishments as required per policy.
• Provide excellent customer service and adhere to Springfield Clinic's Code of Conduct and Ethics Standards.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.

Licenses/Certificates

• Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing. BSN degree is preferred.
• CPR certification per American Heart Association guidelines required within 30 days of employment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Two years' management or supervisory experience in Home Health care setting.
• Complies with accepted professional standards and practice.
• Demonstrates excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills.

Working Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers.

PHI/Privacy Level

HIPAA1