Intake Coordinator - Home Care jobs in Cedar Rapids, IA

Coordinates infusion and enteral services for patient discharging from inpatient facilities as well as managing therapy changes for existing patients. Communicates regularly via telephone/email/instant messaging with social workers, UICH pharmacy, nursing, inventory, and warehouse staff as well insurance companies. Ability to multitask, attention to detail and flexibility are important qualities for a candidate in this position.

• Coordinate care for patients admitted to the UICH service
• Coordinating delivery method of drug with pharmacist
• Identifying agencies and coordinating provision of infusion and other needed nursing care with the agency
• Providing follow-up communication with nursing agencies, including but not limited to, drug infusion, IV access and care issues
• Performs required documentation to record initial care planning, inventory records and verbal and written communication with referral sources
• Completes chart reviews (as needed) to ensure therapy meets insurance coverage criteria before accepting patient on service
• Enters lab visits in EPIC
• Coordinates changes to existing patients therapy
• Communicates changes with patients, care givers, UICH staff, physicians and nursing agencies
• Modifies delivery tickets as needed according to new orders received
• Enters order and updates patient information on Enteral and Chemotherapy patients requiring an SMN renewal then sends a TO DO message to nurses to complete the process
• Obtain health history and scan into CPR
• Communicates regularly with insurance companies to verify coverage and benefits as well obtain prior authorizations as needed