Intake Coordinator

Job Summary: The Clinical Intake Coordinator performs a variety of duties both clinical and clerical in nature. This position requires skill in planning, organizing, and coordinating the delivery of patient care at the point of the patient’s referral. The Clinical Intake Coordinator has direct contact with referring physicians, hospital liaisons, and patient/families as it relates to the delivery of patient care at the point of a patient’s referral.

Essential Functions Gathers pertinent information about the referred patient, including demographic, clinical, and payer source information, and completes a written referral form

Obtains the official physician’s order for start of care

Provides the Billing Department with complete and accurate insurance information

Verifies current primary physician and/or physician responsible for signing the Plan of Care

Assures appointments are made for patient follow-up after discharge from facilities

Faxes and tracks Continuance of Care Orders

Obtains face-to-face documentation from the physician’s office, reviews for appropriate content to support Medicare/Medicaid and State Regulations, reports on a weekly basis on outlying documents

Records in the EMR accepted and all declined referrals with reason for decline

Daily follow-up with Agency patients that are transferred to the hospital or other facilities

Receives resumption visit notes and tracks and obtains signed resumption orders

Conducts and coordinates morning meetings with office staff for admissions, discharges, declines, resumptions and pending referrals

Attends weekly meetings for outstanding orders, F2F, Plan of Care

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid jury duty
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty

• Home Health

Schedule

• Monday to Friday

Ability To Commute/relocate

• Pueblo, CO 81008: Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience

• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
• Computer skills: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person