Job Description

Job Location: SBMC Richland Twp - Gibsonia, PA 15044
Job Category: OtherHome Care Intake Coordinator
At St. Barnabas Health System, you have the opportunity to embark on a meaningful and fulfilling career where your contributions are valued, and you play an essential role in advancing our rich and historic mission. Join a dynamic team where you’ll not only enjoy competitive pay and benefits but also take pride in the positive impact you make every day. Discover a workplace where your skills, dedication, and individuality are celebrated as part of a supportive and mission-driven community!
What You Will Do:
- Receives referrals from physicians and facilities and initiates the intake process.
- Coordinates with the Discharge Liaison to obtain the start of care date and/or discharge date.
- Enters new patient records in the system ensuring accuracy of all patient demographic information.
- Performs eligibility/insurance verification.
- Confers with the Clinical Supervisor/Designee as to the preliminary eligibility for service.
- Answering phone and email inquiries.
- Performing clerical work, such as filing, copying, and faxing.
- Preparing and maintaining patient charts.
- Coordinates with the Clinical Supervisor/Designee, Billing Manager and clinical team to ensure required information is obtained for patient records.
- Schedules all visits to ensure that regulatory deadlines are met and staffing resources are optimized. Handles all scheduling exceptions and coordinates with the Clinical Supervisor/Designee as needed.
- Receives documentation and scans the records into the system following the Scanning Policies.
- Obtains authorizations for service requests from non-Medicare pay sources and ensures that such authorizations for service are in place for the first and subsequent episodes or treatment periods.
- Coordinates with the Billing Manager to ensure required documentation is obtained from physicians.
- Attends regular interdisciplinary team meetings for purposes of identifying new admissions and recertification’s.
- Reviews the weekly eligibility report and ensures that all corrections are made to patient demographic information.
- Reviews potential agency consolidated billing overlaps as identified in the weekly eligibility report and recommends action for eliminating agency conflicts.
- Schedules on-call assignments in cooperation with the Clinical Supervisor.
- Answers the phone.
- Adheres to HIPAA and patient information privacy requirements.
What You Will Bring:
- At least 2 years of home health intake experience.
- Excellent working knowledge of primary home health diagnoses, related interventions and care protocols.
- Demonstrable working knowledge of Medicare and non-Medicare reimbursement requirements including eligibility for service, managed care and Veterans Administration pre-authorization processes, and Medicare/managed care outpatient therapy services requirements.
- Demonstrable experience with scheduling of patient services within specified discipline/frequency parameters.
- Demonstrable experience with optimizing full time and part time clinical staff supported by resources from outside staffing companies.
- Ability to quickly learn new software applications.
Why Choose Us?
We offer a competitive salary plus a comprehensive wellness package
- Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, and Vision
- 401(k): Matching and profit sharing contributions
- Generous Paid Time Off and 7 Recognized Holidays
- Clinical Shift Differentials
- Bonuses: Longevity, Holiday and Referral
- Company Insurance: Disability, Life and AD&D
- Medical Center Discounts: Enjoy savings up to 40% at our Medical Center and Dental Offices
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Other Benefits: EAP, Meal Discounts, Financial Wellness package, Free parking (all locations) and Employee Recognition Programs
Who We Are:
Join the team at St. Barnabas Health System, one of Pennsylvania’s largest and most trusted healthcare organizations with a legacy of excellence since 1900. Built on a mission to provide exceptional care to aging adults regardless of financial status, St. Barnabas combines compassion with quality in everything we do. As a valued member of our team, you’ll be part of a growing organization with locations across Allegheny, Butler, and Beaver counties. Be proud of where you work—at St. Barnabas, our commitment to excellence is reflected in the outstanding care we deliver and the state-of-the-art facilities we maintain. Make a difference with a company that truly stands out!
Equal Opportunity Employer:
St. Barnabas Health System is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation or affectional preference, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.