RN Patient Care Manager

We are hiring a RN Patient Care Manager.

At CHRISTUS Home Care, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.

As a member of our team, you can expect:

• flexibility for true work-life balance 
• opportunities for career growth 
• employee-focused wellness and support programs

If you love helping people and want to strengthen your experience, this is a great opportunity for you. 

• Receives referrals and ensures appropriate clinician and/or therapist(s) assignments for timely patient evaluation by signing off after authorization and plotting start of care (SOC) visits.
• Coordinates determination of patient home health benefits, medical necessity, and ongoing insurance approvals.
• Ensures patient needs are continually assessed and care rendered is individualized to patient needs, appropriate and reasonable, meets home health eligibility criteria, and is in accordance to physician orders.
• Oversees and assures development, implementation, and updates to the individualized patient plan of care, as appropriate.
• Manages and documents phone calls from physicians, clinicians, patients, referral sources, and communicates patient updates/new orders to clinicians. Uses coordination notes to document, as needed and appropriate.
• Reviews clinician visit notes weekly to ensure timely, complete, appropriate, and accurate submission of all documentation by field staff. Takes necessary action to correct adverse findings and communicates trending to clinical director.

Education & Experience

• Current RN licensure in state of Texas
• Current CPR certification required
• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle 
•  One year prior professional home health nursing experience.