RN Patient Care Manager

We are hiring a Home Health Patient Care Manager-RN.

• 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.
• Coordinates determination of patient home health benefits, medical necessity, and ongoing insurance approvals.
• 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.
• Oversees and assures development, implementation, and updates to the individualized patient plan of care, as appropriate.
• 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.
• Reviews assessments and plans of care daily

Education & Experience

• Current RN licensure in state of Arizona
• Current CPR certification required
• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
• One year prior professional nursing experience. If acting as a nurse supervisor requires 2 years experience in the last 5 years in a home health agency, primary care clinic, or health facility