Infusion Intake Coordinator

Looking for a qualified Infusion Intake Coordinator.

An Intake Coordinator is responsible for the clinical management and coordination of home infusion services to patients/clients.

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About the role:
• An Intake Coordinator is responsible for the clinical management and coordination of home infusion services to patients/clients.
• Also collaborates with the Clinical Pharmacists in resolving patient care issues, and acting as a liaison between home health agencies and case management/utilization review departments.
• The Intake Coordinator plays a key role in quality assurance monitoring for infusion services.
• Coordinates infusion and nursing services for the pharmacy which includes handling incoming referral calls and completing referral forms.
• Responsible for transcribing detailed and accurate information into the computer system correctly to include but not limited to demographics, Insurance information, Physician information, Nursing agency and patient information.
• Entering Payers into CPR+
• Handles faxes as appropriate.
• Logs and follows through on all new referrals on the “Referral Log” by end of day.
• Completes patient admit packets for all new patients and forwards it to the dispatcher.
• Authorization and verifications
• Ensures that all referrals are written down on the Intake Score Board to ensure proper distribution of referrals among Intake Coordinators
• Creates Billing and Pharmacy charts and labels for new referrals.
• Provides Pharmacy charts to assigned Pharmacist (walking to Pharmacy)
• Communicates with and documents all communications and authorizations with case managers, nursing agencies, patient/caregiver, physicians, insurance and pharmacists into the computer system (CPR+)
• Insurance verifications and request all authorizations when needed within 24 hours of the referral.
• Must follow each insurance contract’s protocol when requesting authorizations.
• It is the responsibility of the intake coordinator to verify that all codes in the authorization are correct and have been included.
• Consults with the Director of Pharmacy for cash quotes and questions regarding the referral or medications.
• Consults and confirms with the Intake Supervisor and/or Pharmacist-In-Charge regarding reimbursement rates as applicable.
• Responsible for communicating details of same day delivery to assigned Pharmacist and delivery dispatcher for execution.
• Contributes to ongoing communication with the home health agencies, hospitals, and doctor’s offices for the pharmacy.

About the Candidate:
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to express technical issues in “layman” terms.
• Must be friendly professional and cooperative with a good aptitude for customer service and problem solving.
• Must have a High School diploma or Graduation Equivalent Diploma (G.E.D.) or higher.
• High school or equivalent (Required)

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