Home Health Program Manager
Company: Optimal Health Care Inc
Location: Chestertown
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionHome Health Program ManagerPOSITION SUMMARY: The
Program Manager works with the home health team ( Director of
Clinical Services, Home Health Clinical Manager and Home Health
field clinicians) to coordinate conditions for delivery of services
that reflect the Agency's philosophy and the standards of health
and nursing care for people receiving services. The Program Manager
shall report to the Home Health Director of Clinical
Services.QUALIFICATIONS:
- Have earned a High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Have a minimum of three (3) years of successful experience in a
related administrative assistant or office position.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, general bookkeeping
skills, organizational and filing skills, and the ability to use
electronic equipment for word processing, data management,
information retrieval, visual presentation, and
telecommunications.
- Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office or an equivalent
computer program.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in English,
both orally and in writing, using proper grammar and
vocabulary.
- Demonstrate appropriate telephone etiquette with proper voice
inflection.
- Demonstrate the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Not been determined to be:
- On the Medicaid exclusion list;
- Convicted of a crime of violence in violation of Criminal Law
Article 14-101, annotated code of MD
- In violation of Health-General Article 7-1102 annotated code of
MD
- A person with a criminal history which would indicate behavior
potentially harmful to people receiving services documented either
through a criminal history records check or a criminal background
check
- The Program Manager must have on record all required employment
documents. Additionally he/she must have all other documents listed
below.
- Application form
- Maryland driver's license and automobile insurance.
- CPR card.
- Health clearance/Physical within 12 months.
- Criminal background clearance
- Reliable transportation.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- I-9 Documentation.
- Social Security card.
- W-4 Federal Income Tax Forms.
- State Tax Forms.
- TB or Chest X-Ray within 12 months.
- Hepatitis B series/declination.
- At least three (3) letters of reference (must be in good
standing).DUTIES:
- Attend daily skilled meetings and document all critical
information and updates for current patients.
- Make daily COVID -19 calls to clients receiving services by OHC
clinicians to obtain any information required for daily visits and
log appropriately.
- Approving EVV visits in EMR daily.
- Complete new admission scheduling for the HHA in EMR for all
new admissions. The Home Health Program Manager is responsible for
following the "Home Health Scheduling Process" when a new SOC is
sent from Intake.
- Follow up and track daily physicians orders, POC's, for all
patients to ensure accuracy and timely program deadlines are met.
If the Program Manager finds during the orders management process
that any order is approaching the required deadline of 14 days, it
is their responsibility to escalate the urgency to the agency.
- Participate and help in coordinating the staff meeting.
- Check efax on a 15 minute interval through the day. Send faxes
through OHC fax email to appropriate recipients as needed and
upload client documents into the EMR.
- Other tasks assigned by the Clinical Director/Clinical
Manager.
- Conducts a daily sweep of all incoming and outgoing documents
in the EMR and updates logs accordingly.
- Maintains and update POC tracking and initiate up escalation to
designated staff when appropriateWORKING CONDITIONS:
- Work involves exposure to uncomfortable and unpleasant
surroundings.
- Work an "essential" employee; this may occur when called upon
to assist with natural disasters and or public health
emergencies.
- Work may involve exposure to hazardous conditions which may
result in injury.
- Work with terminally ill persons.
Keywords: Optimal Health Care Inc, Baltimore , Home Health Program Manager, Executive , Chestertown, Maryland
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