Patient Care Manager - Registered Nurse

Patient Care Manager - Registered Nurse at Ochsner Home Health of Baton Rouge summary:
The Patient Care Manager (Registered Nurse) oversees and coordinates clinical nursing services for home health patients, ensuring care complies with physician orders and regulatory standards. This role involves supervising patient-facing teams, managing referrals, coordinating insurance approvals, and continuously assessing patient needs. The position requires current RN licensure, CPR certification, and relevant clinical experience to support individualized home health care delivery.
We are hiring a Patient Care Manager(Registered Nurse) with Home Health experience.
At Ochsner Home Health of Baton Rouge, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.
As a Patient Care Manager, you can expect:

• opportunities to get closer to patients and provide quality support to your patient-facing teams

• to be valued and respected by patients and their families

• a sense of security, incredible team support, and flexibility for true work-life balance

• leadership development opportunities
Our Patient Care Manager role might be a great opportunity if you believe in putting the patient at the center of everything. Apply today!
The Home Health Patient Care Manager is responsible for the supervision and coordination of clinical services and provides and directs provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies.

• Provides clinical services within the scope of practice, as defined by the state laws governing the practice of nursing, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team.

• Receives referrals, ensures appropriate clinician assignments, evaluate patient orders, and plot start of care visits.

• Coordinates determination of patient home health benefits, medical necessity, and ongoing insurance approvals.

• Ensures patient needs are continually assessed and care rendered is individualized to patient needs, appropriate and reasonable, meets home health eligibility criteria, and is in accordance with physician orders.

• Reviews assessments and plans of care daily, per assigned workflow, and consults clinicians with recommendations, as appropriate.
License Requirements & Experience

• Current RN licensure in state of practice

• Current CPR certification required

• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation

• LA:
At a minimum, one year of clinical experience. RN licensure must have no restrictions.
Keywords:
Patient Care Manager, Registered Nurse, Home Health, Clinical Services, Nursing Care, Patient Assessment, Care Coordination, Insurance Approvals, RN Licensure, CPR Certification