Licensed Practical Nurse – Admission / Intake Coordinator

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🏰 Missouri – Remote

🏰 Missouri – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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SSM Health

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1872

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 Non-profit

💰 Grant on 2023-12

Healthcare • Non-profit

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving communities across the U. S. Midwest through an integrated network of hospitals, clinics, and care services. With locations in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health operates acute-care and specialty services (including teaching hospitals and level‑one trauma centers), emphasizes mission-driven, compassionate care, workforce development, and employee benefits, and supports flexible nursing and other clinical roles.

📋 Description

• Communicate with patients and families about continuum of care services • Meet and communicate with referral sources, including case management, social work, clinics, providers, and SNF/ALF facilities • Coordinate care between continuum of care departments, branch departments, and business development • Review eligibility and charts to determine appropriateness for continuum of care services • Review and analyze patient referrals for home health, hospice, and infusion services • Coordinate services to support smooth transitions from hospital to home care • Communicate patient needs and physicians' orders to clinicians to establish plans of care • Provide educational information to case managers, physicians, hospital staff, and nursing home staff • Assess patient care needs using hospital records and referral information • Identify patient and significant-other educational needs • Ensure compliance with skilled service and homebound regulations of payers • Pass pending referral information to supervisors and rehabilitation services in a timely manner • Coordinate initiation of care and obtain appropriate orders for multidisciplinary care • Reassess patients and records to evaluate care progress and identify trends requiring intervention • Communicate with supervisors about managed cases awaiting initiation of care • Assess hazardous or unsafe environmental factors and respond according to policy • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Experienced nurse with Hospice, Home Health, Liaison, or Case Management experience • Dynamic personality, resilience, energy, and passion for Hospice and Home Health care • Required to obtain licenses for Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin within 6 months of starting • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing • One year of licensed practical nurse experience • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) certification from the American Heart Association • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) for Illinois work location • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by a compact state for Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin work locations • Ability to work three weekdays supporting Home Health and every weekend supporting Hospice • Ability to perform required physical activities, including standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, patient movement, keyboard use/data entry, occasional driving, and maintaining alertness and safety

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid parental leave: one week for eligible team members for newborns or newly adopted children, pro-rated based on FTE • Flexible payment options through DailyPay, providing eligible hourly team members instant access to earned unpaid base pay before payday (fees may apply) • Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members • Comprehensive benefits package