Hospice Patient Care Coordinator

Job description

Overview Coordinate Care. Support Compassion. Empower Hospice Teams. We are seeking a Patient Care Coordinator – Non-Clinical to support daily hospice operations at our local office. In this key administrative role, you will coordinate visit scheduling, manage referrals, facilitate interdisciplinary team meetings, and ensure smooth communication across clinical and operational teams. Your contributions will help deliver timely, coordinated, and compassionate care to hospice patients and their families. As a Patient Care Coordinator, You Will: Administer day-to-day operations for assigned hospice programs and sites Schedule visits requested by Registered Nurses, Social Workers, and Chaplains at the start of benefit periods Manage rescheduled, declined, missed, and reassigned visit requests, ensuring timely visit completion Prepare for and facilitate interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings, including documentation and note-taking Gather and input complete referral information into hospice systems promptly Coordinate durable medical equipment (DME) pickups and notify appropriate staff upon patient discharge or death Verify Medicare eligibility and obtain required authorizations and reau...