[Hiring] Clinical Intake Specialist @Alternate Solutions Health Network

Role Description

At Alternate Solutions Health Network, we care for patients where they spend the majority of their time – in their homes. Today we care for patients who need skilled home care and hospice services. You won’t find our brand in many places because we partner with health systems, jointly running home health and hospice agencies that use their brand. This is part of our strategy. By being part of the health system team, we can ensure each patient has a well-coordinated care plan that remains consistent whether the patient is seeing their primary care physician, receiving treatment in a hospital, or under our care in the home.

Responsibilities

• Review referral packet information and document patient diagnoses and clinical summary notes in the patient’s chart within the EMR
• Review and document the status of face-to-face visit documentation, when applicable
• Ensure accuracy with ICD-10 coding guidelines and conventions
• Collaborate with peers, agencies and referring providers to troubleshoot and resolve documentation questions, issues and gaps
• Review alignment between patient diagnosis and referring provider Face-to-Face documentation
• Identify trends and issues in documentation quality and escalate to leadership as appropriate
• Perform duties accurately and efficiently with the use of a computer, fax, copier, scanner and phone
• Arrive at assigned location on scheduled work day and work according to designated hours
• Dexterity & vision to complete documentation on a computer
• Attend in-service trainings and mandatory agency meetings as necessary

Qualifications

• A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Medical Assistant (MA), or Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) certification and a current license is required (Ohio license preferred)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the health care industry; Home health intake experience highly preferred
• Medical coding experience is required
• Ability to maintain licensure as practicing Clinician per the state requirements, if applicable
• Ability to leverage clinical training to identify and summarize the patient’s clinical status and diagnoses is required
• Knowledge of clinical best practices and HIPAA rules and regulations is required
• Knowledge of guidelines governing home health agencies is required
• Experience and proficiency in home health coding is preferred; ICD-10 coding certification a plus
• Knowledge and adherence to CMS Rules and Guidelines, Coding Rules, Conventions, and Guidelines is preferred
• Knowledge of Medicare Home Health documentation requirements including Face-to-Face (F2F) criteria is preferred
• Experience reviewing Face-to-Face (F2F) documentation to validate homebound and skilled need components are met is preferred

Benefits

• Eligible teammates receive paid time off
• Participation in the 401K, with historical company matching of contributions
• Company paid life and disability insurance
• Robust Employee Assistance Program