LVN Scheduler- Home Health- TheraCare Houston

Description

Fulltime - Patient Scheduler 

Job Summary:

 The Hospice Scheduler is responsible for maintaining accurate scheduling for clients and staff for multiple disciplines.  

Essential Functions:

• Understands and adheres to established Elysian Hospice policies and procedures.
• Maintains accurate scheduling for clients and staff for multiple disciplines. 
• Contacts care providers and clients regarding day-to-day changes.
• Provides staffing for sick leave, vacation, long term leave.
• Maintains staff and client database.
• Produces reports and articulates interpretation to the administrator.
• First line in visit utilization, missed visits and employee productivity.
• Discerns client services required as outlined in agreements, urgent requests and care plans.
• Responsible for assuring patient/resident safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Environmental and Working Conditions:

• Works in a routine office environment.
• Noise level may be moderately high.
• Ability to work flexible schedule and extended hours.
• Ability to travel locally.
• Some exposure to inclement weather.

Physical and Mental Effort:

• Employee must have the ability to communicate in English via phone, in writing, and verbally in conversation with different levels of staff, patient families, and any outside customers in accordance with the Company’s HIPAA Policy.

• Prolong sitting and some standing required.
• Occasional need to lift, pull, carry and push items weighing up to fifty pounds.
• Frequent need to stoop, kneel and reach while accessing files.
• Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and employer and employee needs.
• Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
• Requires excellent problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Licensed LVN required.
• Prior scheduling experience preferred with multiple disciplines.
• Good computer skills including but not limited to MS Office, MS Excel, Outlook.
• Experience using HomeCare HomeBase.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology.
• Ability to articulate interpretation of reports.
• Excellent customer services skills, both internal and external.
• Organized with the proven ability to be efficient while multi-tasking.

We are an Equal opportunity employer; We offer an excellent benefit plan to include 401K with match, CEU reimbursement, vacation, sick, holidays, medical, dental, and supplemental insurance Plans as well as a Highly competitive compensation package.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are at the heart of Cantex. We are committed to a culture that respects our differences and values the contributions of all people.

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