Palliative Care Coordinator - Medical Assistant - Home Visits

Job description

SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES: In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, Palliative and Complex Care and oversight of the Palliative and Complex Care Advanced Practice Provider and/or Primary Care Provider, the Palliative and Complex Care Coordinator expands the individualized primary healthcare services by evaluating certain acute or chronic health conditions for our Palliative Care organization. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Palliative Care Coordinator must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The listed items are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required: - Completes patient interviews, and accurately obtains and documents vital signs - Obtains laboratory specimen and gives injections per providers orders as directed using the appropriate techniques and demonstrates proper disposal of biohazardous waste - Handles portal messages from patients, refill medications, order additional labs or imaging as needed, complete prior authorizations, complete precertification for imaging, etc. - Maintains communication with Nurse Manager, Palliative Care, the Palliative Care Advanced Practice Provider, and the Primary Care Provider - Facilitates completion of tel...