at Amerita, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
NURSING SERVICES COORDINATOR - INFUSION PHARMACY
Job Locations
US-IL-WOODRIDGE | US-IL-CHICAGO
ID
2023-109411
Line of Business
Amerita
Position Type
Full-Time
Our Company
Amerita
Overview
Amerita is an entrepreneurial-founded company and a wholly owned subsidiary of PharMerica. The home infusion market is positioned for rapid growth driven by the aging population, increase in chronic diseases, robust pipeline of infusible drugs coming to market, and an industry shift from hospital delivery settings to lower-cost, high-quality alternative providers such as Amerita.
The Nursing Coordinator Lead has primary responsibility for scheduling new nursing and ongoing visits and distributing work flow in the department to assure that both new nursing visits and ongoing nursing visits are completed timely and within start of care and patient time expectations.
High-quality, affordable benefits for all Full-time and Part-time Employees:
Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits plus, HSA & FSA Savings Accounts
* Paid Time Off & Holidays
* 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
* Supplemental Coverage - Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
* Employee Discounts
Responsibilities
Coordinate and track regularly scheduled visits as well as assure all team members have completed their staffing of visits per timelines and policies
Communicate assignment of new patients and ongoing primary nursing to field staff and assuring that ongoing patients are assigned to FTE Staff and Per Diem staff in conjunction with territory management plan
Obtains authorizations and re-authorizations as required by payers for nursing visits as needed
Provides Infusion treatment plans to physicians and maintains communication logs and follow-ups on any POTs that are lagging in completion > 30 days with our nursing staff
Tracks and assigns patient visits to agencies as required and assures team members utilize proper territory and fiscal management techniques when assigning to outside agencies
Works with outside agencies as the lead in communication of procurement of nursing notes, statements and invoices as needed
Communicates with other departments regarding the status of visit schedule
Notifies patients/families regarding their established and ongoing nurse visits and assure smooth communication with the team to patients/caregivers and field and internal tam members
Understands which insurance companies have active contracts with Amerita.
Collaborates with Intake and Pharmacy team to schedule visits on new and ongoing nurse visit needs
Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information.
Qualifications
High School Diploma/GED or equivalent required; Associate's Degree or some college preferred
Minimum two (2) years of experience in nurse scheduling
Experience working with all payer types, including Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance companies
Knowledge of scheduling tools
Understands the scope of services that Amerita can provide
Strong verbal and written communication and scheduling skills
About our Line of Business
Amerita is a specialty infusion company focused on providing complex pharmaceutical products and clinical services to patients outside of the hospital. Committed to excellent service, our vision is to combine the administrative efficiencies of a large organization with the flexibility, responsiveness and entrepreneurial spirit of a local provider. For more information about Amerita, please visit www.ameritaiv.com. Follow us on TwitterandLinkedIn.
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