Post Acute Coordinator PACE

Michigan City Legacy Campus

301 W. Homer Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360

The Post Acute Coordinator facilitates admissions for referrals within the post-acute service lines: Home Health, Hospice, or the PACE program. In this role you will assist referral sources with coordinating and completing admission requests, as well as educate hospital staff, physicians, and community organizations to maintain continuity of care for clients in transition to the post-acute environment.

WHO WE ARE
Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

The PACE program’s vision statement is to provide unmatched, individualized, and joyful care through teamwork that is worthy of praise so that seniors experience the best quality-of-life in their communities.  PACE offers seniors and their families the care, nutrition, rehabilitation, transportation, and supportive services they need to remain healthy so that they can live in their own home. Franciscan is known for our mission of caring

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

- Practice Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- No Weekends, Evenings, or Holidays
- Communicate with referral sources including hospital, ACO, physician practices, payers, case managers to gain the necessary information for providing patient care.
- Collaborate with patients, families and other healthcare personnel or outside agencies regarding coordination of care and discharge planning.
- Manage information related to home health, hospice or PACE programs, services and reimbursements; provides support or clarification to patients or staff as issues arise.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's Degree- Health Promotion, marketing, sales or related field- Required

- In lieu of a degree- 5 years of relevant experience- Required

- 2 Years- Health Care Related Sales and marketing experience- Required
- 1 Year- Experience with the frail/elderly population- Required
- 2 Years- Home Health, Hospice, PACE Care- Preferred
- Auto Insurance- Required
- Driver's License- Required

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
Up to 75%

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org .