Home Health LVN

Company: AccentCare
Location: Temple
Posted on: February 5, 2020

Job Description:

Temple, TX MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Essential Functions of the Position): • Conducts care management follow up telephone calls post-discharge per RN direction • Conducts follow-up visits in a variety of acute and post-acute care settings to conduct assigned patient assessment tasks as determined by the RN Care Manager, when required • Fosters continuity of care by providing excellent customer service through effective communication and collaboration with all services involved • Ensures post-discharge follow-up with the community physician within 7-10 days of discharge • Provides education to patients regarding red-flag symptoms and actions to take to avoid escalation of symptoms • Reminds the patient to take his/her portable personal health record to all physician follow-up appointments • Performs medication reconciliation after follow-up physician appointments • Maintains knowledge of Medicare Regulations and restrictions related to home health and out-patient services. • Assists in program planning, development and implementation. Assist in policy development, as needed. • Establishes portable personal health record to be shared at all physician follow-up appointments • Monitors specified reports for identification of  participants • Determines eligibility of potential  Care Management candidates • Updates  participant eligibility information as required • Enters referral for eligible  participants in to the electronic medical record (EMR) • Assists in maintaining/updating admission/discharge information in the EMR • Performs other duties as assigned • Complies with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including, but not limited to the Compliance Program:  Code of Conduct, HIPAA and Documentation Standards. • Maintains a commitment to the values and mission of AccentCare Health Management

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