About the Role
The Home Care Scheduling Coordinator is responsible for coordinating caregiver placement and visit confirmations between Home Health Aides and patients. This role involves creating and maintaining staff schedules, confirming attendance, and communicating with caregivers, patients, and their families while adhering to company policies. The coordinator also performs case management for their assigned caseload to ensure the highest quality of service.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate placement of services between clients and caregivers on HHAeXchange.
- Maintain a caseload of 90-115 patients, ensuring they receive optimal homecare service.
- Participate in departmental trainings.
- Assist the Team Lead with coverage and address staffing challenges with team members.
- Communicate scheduling, availability, and attendance issues with department staff, ensuring documentation in HHAeXchange is updated.
- Verify daily caregiver attendance and prioritize staffing for no-shows, call-outs, or missed visits based on patient needs.
- Respond promptly to inquiries from physicians, contracts, or clients regarding report status and information.
- Communicate with patients and their families regarding appointment scheduling, care plans, and changes.
- Document communication with caregivers in HHAeXchange and maintain a monthly schedule of services.
- Verify billed services against requested services.
- Maintain patient confidentiality, privacy, dignity, and respect.
- Participate in patient case conferences, in-service programs, caregiver exit interviews, and orientation.
- Manage phone calls from patients, families, physicians, and others in a supportive manner.
Requirements
- High School diploma/GED equivalent.
- Knowledge of HHAeXchange is highly preferred.
- Bilingual fluency in Spanish.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to handle difficult or sensitive situations in person or on the phone.
- Excellent customer service with empathy and patience for the elderly population.
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to maintain a professional demeanor when handling issues.
Skills
- HHAeXchange
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Customer service
- Empathy
- Patience
- Multitasking
- Professional demeanor
Location
- Bronx, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Education Level
- High School diploma/GED equivalent
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid Vacation, Company Holidays, Sick Leave, and Floating Holidays
- Professional development opportunities
- Mission-driven work in an innovative healthcare space
About the Company
- True Care is a LHCSA providing outstanding home care service in the New York Metropolitan area, upstate New York, Westchester and Colorado (under the Andrea's Angels name).
- Our passionate dedication to our clients sets True Care apart.
- We work with our clients individually to ensure their satisfaction and comfort with the paraprofessionals caring for them.
- It is our mission to continue to raise the standard of homecare services.
- We are committed to providing the highest level of care by maintaining excellence in staff, procedures, and responsiveness.
- The True Care team is Healthcare professionals who are committed to helping our patients and caregivers experience the most excellent care.
