What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scheduler - Home Health - Weekends position at McLaren Health Care?
Position Summary:
Responsible for coordinating and maintaining the schedule for all professional and paraprofessional clinical staff assigned to clinical programs (home health, hospice and private duty).
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Responsible for coordinating and maintaining the schedule for all professional and paraprofessional clinical staff assigned to clinical programs (home health, hospice and private duty).
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Coordinates/schedules nursing, therapy, social work, chaplain, volunteer and aide assignments in an effective and timely manner; makes necessary changes to compensate for emergency situations and/or acutely ill patients.
- Schedules client appointments/visits according to care plans and staff availability.
- Proficiently uses clinical software to schedule all assignments.
- Contacts care providers and clients regarding day-to-day changes.
- Discerns client services required as outlined in agreements, urgent requests and care plans.
- Maintains and creates various statistical and staffing records. Generates and submits reports as requested.
- Performs general office duties including but not limited to word processing, photocopies, files, shreds, sort/distributes mail, provides reception and telephone services as needed.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Computer skills including but not limited to MS Office, MS Excel and scheduling program.
- Basic medical terminology.
- Prior scheduling experience.
- Two years of experience, preferably in health care.
- Schedule: Per Diem
- Requisition ID: 26003410
- Daily Work Times: 8-5
- Hours Per Pay Period: 0
- On Call: No
- Weekends: Yes