Operations Consultant

• Area of Interest: Nursing

• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0

• Department: Admin- Operations- CR

• Shift: Monday - Friday, 0800-1630

• Job ID: 183747

Overview

The Home Care Consultant is a professional responsible for facilitating and collaborating in the hospital setting to effectively and efficiently transition patients to home care and the ambulatory space.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Specializes in knowledge of the agency’s service lines, service areas, and community services

• Responsible for looking at the individual needs of each patient/customer and matching those needs to the many services UnityPoint at Home has to offer utilizing available tools.

• Responsible for offering choice and arranging for UnityPoint at Home to follow at SNF.

• Coordinates services for patients from referral sources, patient/customers.

• Maintains excellent customer service.

• Maintains a working knowledge of relevant regulations and third party guidelines affecting patients and the operation of our business.

• Sends referrals to Community Liaison if applicable in region.

• Notifies intake and all necessary parties on all same day visits and when patient discharge is known.

• Forwards all referrals with complete information to intake

Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate of State Board approved program for Registered Nurses – or – graduate of board approved program within other licensed/certified healthcare disciplines

Experience:

• 2 years of Hospice or Home Care experience

Licensure/Certification:

• Valid driver's license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) of practice

• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• IA/IL Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training in state(s) where providing care.

• IA/IL Dependent Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training in state(s) where providing care.4

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