Patient Intake Coordinator
National Home Health
San Jose, CA
Posted May 21
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days · 5 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- Every weekend
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Home Health
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Pay
- Against the board
- Overtime
- $28/hr
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1912 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
National Home Health is hiring for a dedicated – *Intake Coordinator* to join our team in San Jose.
Manages intakes and discharges from Kaiser while working in collaboration with the Clinical team and insurance company to authorize medical necessity for the continuation of treatment at a residential level.
*General Accountabilities*
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- Manages intakes and discharges from Kaiser while working in collaboration with the Clinical team to authorize medical necessity for the continuation of treatment.
- Screens all inbound phones and transfer calls as appropriate.
- Establishes and maintains efficient methods of ensuring the medical necessity and appropriateness of residential admissions.
- Scheduling patients with nurses and therapists as requested.
- Providing accurate and clear directions to patients prior to their first visit
- Performs concurrent reviews for Residents to ensure that extended stays are medically warranted and documented in the Resident’s medical record.
- Coordinates and organizes activities of the Utilization Review Department using a length of stay as a guideline.
- Calculates the length of stay and continued-stay days for Residents.
- Refers to Physician, Therapist, Nursing Team and Resident if there is a continuation of treatment and stay.
- Other duties as assigned
*Job
Qualifications
*
- *1 year of Home Health or Medical experience preferred*
- Computer literacy is required.
- Ability to excel in a team environment
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Schedule
Saturday/Sunday and 3 weekdays 9AM-5:30PM
- Job Type: Full-time
- Pay: $28.00 - $29.00 per hour
- Work Location: In person
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Requirements
- *
- *1 year of Home Health or Medical experience preferred*
- Computer literacy is required.
- Ability to excel in a team environment
Place
- City
- San Jose, CA
- Rent against this pay
- 53% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $146,427/yr
- Metro price level
- 10% above the national average
$2,669 median rent against $5,027 a month at $29/hr for 40 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
San Jose area index 110.4, where 100 is the national average.
San Jose sits at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay, blending suburban calm with urban energy. Nurses relocating here find themselves surrounded by rolling foothills, diverse neighborhoods like Willow Glen and Japantown, and easy access to coastal getaways. The valley's Mediterranean climate and sprawling tech-driven culture create a distinct, fast-paced yet sun-drenched Northern California lifestyle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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