- Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills required
- Effective and professional verbal, and written communication skills
- Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or is a graduate of an approved RN or LPN program.
- Active RN or LPN license to practice in Georgia required
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent organization and time-management skills
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.
- Performs intake on all referrals upon receiving them
- Schedules referrals for consultation and/or assessment on patients with pressure ulcers and chronic wounds.
- Schedule weekly patient schedules and design appropriate driving routes to maximize time for patient care.
- Reviews charts of patients with wounds. Ensures that wound assessments, care plans, and treatments are clearly and correctly documented and that appropriate wound related treatments are being provided. Investigates all cases with adverse events related to wounds.
- Participates in clinical outcome monitoring, follow-up and agency performance improvement initiatives.
- In consultation with the Medical Director, reviews and develops with all involved disciplines plan for discharge.
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Care Coordinator - Decatur, United States - Restore First Health
Description
Restore First HealthRestore First Health offers advanced care for chronic wounds in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Colorado, Texas and Florida. Every member of our team plays an essential role to ensure we help make our patients better today and healthier tomorrow. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Restore First Health.
Job Summary
Restore First Health is hiring a Care Coordinator for our Decatur practice. The Care Coordinator directs and organizes wound care services in collaboration with the Medical Director and Vice President of Operations for Restore First Health in accordance with applicable federal, state, regulatory, and company standards to ensure the delivery of quality patient care is rendered at all times, and that the Plan of Care and physician orders are followed with regard to established clinical protocols.
This position functions independently, demonstrates above average communication skills, personal integrity, and works effectively with patients, family members, physicians, staff, and outside agencies as required.
The Care Coordinator plays an important role in the implementation and compliance of Restore First Health's Mobile Advanced Wound Therapy Program's Policies and Procedures, in conjunction with the national standardization process, to include patient care protocols, documentation tools, wound care formulary and referral criteria.
As a Care Coordinator of the Advanced Wound Therapy Program, this position directs clinical team members on planning and scheduling of wound care visits to include wound team travel route planning, medical records, ordering and inventorying amniotic allografts, tracking and logging of tissue IDs, and close coordination with wound care patients, their referring physicians, and various healthcare entities.
Job Qualifications
Care Coordination, Quality Assurance, and Scheduling
Primary Location Address:
2680 Lawrenceville Hwy
Decatur, GA 30033
Schedule: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm, subject to change to meet business need
At Restore First Health, we are committed to providing a positive work environment that supports the well-being of every team member and supports a work/life balance. We believe in taking care of our team members so our team members can focus on providing the best care possible of our patients and the communities we serve. We offer competitive pay, paid holidays, generous paid time off policies, sick leave, 401k matching, and multiple insurance plan options.
