Job Description

Join Saint Lukes Home Health and Hospice in a NEW ROLE!! We are seeking an RN to join us as a Clinical Intake Coordinator!

• FT

• M-F 9a-5:30p

• Hybrid role!! Remote 2-5 days per week!

• Alternating weekday and weekend shifts every 4-6 weeks

• Holiday rotation

• RN MO and KS required

• Home Health or Hospice experience preferred

• Experience with referral acceptance and appeals preferred

The Opportunity:

The Clinical Intake Coordinator facilitates the home health and hospice referral process by receiving referrals from multiple referral sources within and without the St. Lukes Health System performs initial evaluation of referral for home health appropriateness under Medicare Medicaid and commercial insurance regulations determines need for additional information from referral sources communicates agency acceptance or decline of referral to varied referral sources and processes accepted referrals.

The Work:

• Facilitates the home health and hospice referrals.

• Provides specialized support for the Patient Accounting and Finance departments.

• Serves as liaison between the patient and facility/physician and the third-party payer.

• Prepares and defends level of care and medical necessity for assigned case.

• Collaborates with physician advisor payor representative and site case managers to facilitate appropriate level of care decisions and billing status and ensures compliance with the Utilization Review standard and regulations.

• Occasionally covers to ensures compliance with home health face to face requirements and county reporting for hospice.

Why Saint Lukes

• We believe in work/life balance.

• We are dedicated to innovation and always looking for ways to improve.

• We believe in creating a collaborative environment where all voices are heard.

• We are here for you and will support you in achieving your goals.

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Job Details

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Lukes 12000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based nonprofit locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Lukes means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City regions premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.