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This is a 6 month contract role with the opportunity for a full time position at the end of the contract period. This is a great fit for someone who has experience in home health but is looking to get out of direct patient care!OverviewPrioritizes daily referrals in order to guarantee timely patient admission.Answers telephone calls promptly and courteously.Checks and follows up on ECIN and iNEXX referrals on a daily basis.Scans referral information into All Docs.Accurately transcribes medical and insurance information from faxed documentation and phone referrals.Verifies and obtains orders from physician.Ascertains if insurance is contracted with SJHH in order to assure appropriate financial terfaces with the Insurance Verification Specialist as municates with Clinical Manager and Service Coordinator to assure coordination of services.Keeps Pharmacy Department informed of upcoming referrals and faxes them the final hard copies.Applies Medicare and State Regulations pertaining to home health when accepting a referral in order to be compliant with said regulations.Create and maintain intake orientation manual and assess caregiver skills to identify training needs.Coordinate referrals at intake with QA, eligibility ensuring initial authorization for visits and corrections needed for authorizations, e.g., med records, diagnosis etc.Assist with resolution of referral source complaints, concerns or requests.Review referral packets to ensure completionProvide daily declination reports to the Executive Director.Contact referral sources to provide availability of disciplines and geographical locations of available resources.