Patient Care Coordinator
Title : Patient Care Coordinator
Location : Sarasota, FL
Industry : Healthcare
Salary: $18.50-20/hr. and up depending on experience, candidates are eligible for a $1,500 gross Sign-On Bonus to be paid after 90 days of continuous employment.
Employment Type : Direct Hire
Responsibilities
We are seeking a dedicated Hospital Liaison to join our team. In this position, you are responsible for working in conjunction with an assigned hospital's Case Management / Continuing Care staff and personnel to plan, coordinate and facilitate discharge planning for home care services for patients receiving Respiratory and DME services. Facilitates delivery and set-up of equipment at point of discharge. Educates the patient and/or caregiver on the safe use and maintenance of the equipment.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Adheres to company policies and procedures in regards to using personnel protective safety equipment and services provided by the company
• Assists in resolving customer equipment problems under emergency conditions
• Assists with implementation of quality improvement programs to meet company and JCAHO standards
• Communicates to supervisor any vehicle problems or conditions which would otherwise compromise the vehicle's safe operations
• Complete and submit all required paperwork requirements (Referral Intake Forms, Insurance Verification Documents, Delivery Tickets, Clinical Liaison Activity Logs, etc.) and special information reports with specific deadlines in a timely fashion
• Completes shipping papers when transporting hazardous materials
• Coordinates the patient referral process including referral demographics, communication with customer service/clinicians, verification of insurance coverage, delivery, education, CMN retrieval and patient/referral source satisfaction follow-up
• Develops and maintains working knowledge of current HME products and services offered by the company; and all applicable governmental regulations
• Develops basic reimbursement knowledge, completely documents all information required to ensure reimbursement of equipment, products and services
• Develops technical knowledge, as appropriate, of the HME or respiratory products
• Identify, maintain, and develop relationships with hospital personal: case managers, social workers, physicians, nursing, etc.
• Maintains assigned company vehicle in a clean and safe working condition
• Prepares and maintains written company records to include invoices, work orders, manifests and logs
• Processes all orders and required paperwork in a timely and accurate manner
• Provide or assist with In-services training seminars and/or CEU programs
• Reports equipment hazards and/or product incidents as required
• Represent company at local, regional and other assigned trade shows
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Travel via company vehicle required to patient's homes for set-ups and reoccurring delivery

Qualifications:
Employment is contingent on

• Background investigation & Drug screen (company-wide)
• Valid driver's license in state of residence with a clean driving record
• High school diploma or GED equivalent, required
• LPN/CNA/EMT encouraged to apply!
• Experience with medical equipment & terminology, preferred
• Experience with medical billing practices and of billing reimbursement, preferred
• Experience in the medical field and administrative record management, preferred
• Three years of related work experience, preferred

SRG offers flexible staffing solutions with a national presence. We provide contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire and executive search services. SRG utilizes an innovative approach to identify and qualify talent that is unique to the Staffing industry, featuring a cutting-edge platform that allows us to rapidly and precisely match professionals to client requirements. We have a proprietary database of over one million candidates and maintain continuous contact with our qualified talent.
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