Intake Registered Nurse (RN), Home Care (CHHA), Full-Time

FlexStaff is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) with experience in home care (CHHA) to work full-time as a Nurse Instructor for our client, a certified home care agency, located in Brooklyn, NY. 

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.

Permanent Position.

In this role you will be taking referrals and processing appropriate home care services; as well as maintaining open lines of communication with referral sources and within the company departments. 

Key Position Requirements:

• License: Active NYS RN License.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of nursing or intake experience in a licensed home care agency (CHHA).
• Knowledge of Allscripts a MUST
• EMR knowledge: HomeCare HomeBase (HCHB) or Careport
• Compensation: $100,000 annually

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Screen referrals for clinical appropriateness and payer eligibility 

• Triage new referrals and identify urgent clinical needs 

• Review medical records, hospital summaries, and current medications 

• Verify and obtain physician orders and prior authorizations as needed 

• Complete timely intake documentation in the EMR 

• Coordinate admission scheduling with patient/family, clinicians, and physicians 

• Communicate referral details to the interdisciplinary team 

• Educate patient/family on home health services, visit expectations, and patient rights 

• Identify and escalate safety risks, infection control issues, or barriers to care 

• Arrange or schedule initial assessments (telephonic or in-person) 

• Maintain compliance with Medicare, state, and agency admission requirements 

• Track referral outcomes, denials, and report trends to management 

• Provide telephonic triage or on-call handoff for intake issues (if applicable) 

• Train/support intake staff on screening and documentation standards

*Additional Salary Details

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity).