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Gentiva Patient Care Manager Senior in Terrell, Texas
Our Company
Hospice Plus, part of the Gentiva family of hospice, home health, palliative, and community care providers, focuses on clinical excellence with compassion and dignity. Our company culture centers around humility, servant leadership, empathy, and innovation while we serve as a leader in the home care industry. Our people and our patient care allow us to make a difference when life matters most. We are passionate about what we do because our care matters.
Overview
We're looking for a Patient Care Manager Senior to join our team. You will report directly to the Executive Director or Administrator. You will be responsible for assisting branch leadership with maintaining a high performing hospice program including managing, overseeing, and directing patient care activities to ensure the delivery of quality patient care. This role is responsible for supervising, teaching, evaluating, and developing associates and ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures and compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and regulatory agencies.
Preparing for, serving on, and facilitating the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), as assigned, including presiding over IDG, presentation of patients for review, coordination of minutes, review of patient charts to note and address any changes to patient condition and/or the plan of care, and soliciting input from various care team members.
Managing and overseeing clinical and administrative and recordkeeping functions, including documenting referrals, new physicians and facilities, durable medical equipment (DME) pickup, Medicare patient eligibility, obtaining authorization and reauthorization as needed, commercial insurance verification, transfer patient documentation, satisfaction surveys, and patient benefit periods and events.
Directing the work of clinical associates including assigning of admit and evaluation visits, scheduling visits at the beginning of benefit period, and ensuring staff are completing visits in a timely manner.
About You
Graduate of accredited school of nursing; bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred
Current Registered Nurse licensure in state of residence and requested employment
At least three years’ experience of direct patient care and two years’ experience in hospice or home-based care setting.
Demonstrates knowledge and compliance with accepted hospice principles and practice, including industry standards, regulations, and best practices (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, JCAHO, ACHC), company policies/procedures, and understanding of terminally ill patients and their families.
Thorough knowledge of managed care principles, regulatory guidelines (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, JCAHO, ACHC, and human resource) management principles
Ability to provide program management and oversight, including documentation to ensure quality, compliance, and accuracy
We Offer
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health Insurance, 401 k Plan, Tuition Reimbursement, PTO
Opportunity to Participate In a Fleet Program
Competitive Salaries
Mileage Reimbursement
Professional Growth and Development Opportunities
Legalese
This is a safety-sensitive position
Employee must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits
Where applicable, employee must meet state specific requirements
We are proud to be an EEO employer
We maintain a drug-free workplace
ReqID: 2024-115827
Category: Clinical
Position Type: Full-Time
Company: Hospice Plus
Type of Service: Hospice Only
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