Scheduler - Home Health / Infusion
Job Locations
US-TX-HOUSTON
ID
2025-175608
Line of Business
Amerita
Position Type
Full-Time
Our Company
Amerita
Overview
The Nursing Coordinator is responsible for the coordination and scheduling of Amerita and Subcontracted Agency (SUB) nursing visits, approving submitted nursing documents, creating nursing delivery tickets, tracking Plans of Treatments, and managing SUB authorizations and invoices.
Responsibilities
Coordinates and tracks regularly scheduled Amerita nursing visits for field and AIS
- Secures Home Health agency for patient visits when Amerita nurse is unable to provide nursing
- Communicates patient demos and most recent infusion orders to field nurses
- Alert field nurses when there is a change or an update to an infusion order
- Communicates assignment of new patients and primary nursing from Nurse Manager to field staff
- Confirm authorizations and reauthorizations for nursing visits are secured as needed
- Provides infusion treatment plans to treating providers and maintains communication log
- Tracks outside agency visits by month
- Contacts outside agencies for nursing notes, statements and invoices as needed
- Maintains files of credentials and insurance documents for outside agencies
- Collaborates with Intake, Sales and Pharmacy staff to schedule visits and orders
- Review and approve nursing notes in Alayacare or applicable documentation software
- Review and approve subcontract billing
- Triage calls from patients, providers and internal partners regarding scheduled nursing visits
- Assign patient risk codes for all new patients
- Assist branch with weekend on call duty
- Supervisory Responsibility : No
Qualifications
High School Diploma / GED or equivalentBasic knowledge and experience in home care preferredGood organizational and time management skillsExcellent verbal and written communication skillsTo perform this role will require constant sitting, standing, walking, reaching and typing on a keyboard with fingers, and occasionally crouching, stooping, and bending. The physical requirements will be the ability to push / pull and lift / carry 10-30 lbsAbout our Line of Business
Amerita, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, 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, please visit www.ameritaiv.com. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X.