Lee Health
is located in
Fort Myers/
Cape Coral,
Florida
Location: Home Health Offices: Westlinks/Gateway area,Fort Myers FL 33913
Department: Quality Improve - Education, Home Health
Work Type: Full Time, 80 hours bi-weekly (Non-Exempt, Hourly)
Shift: Days, 8:00:00 AM to 4:30:00 PM
Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$33.37 - $45.05 / hour
The Home Health Performance Improvement Educator role is focused on improving clinical documentation and outcomes, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance within the home health agency by training staff on evidence-based practices, documentation requirements, and OASIS guidance. The role requires meticulous attention to clinical documentation and thorough knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and other payer requirements. The role collaborates closely with clinical and quality staff, stays ahead of regulatory updates, and helps improve documentation standards across the board.
Ensure clinical documentation accurately reflects patient conditions and care provided.
Provide clear, constructive feedback/education to clinical teams on documentation requirements.
Analyze ADRs trends to identify documentation opportunities.
Stay informed of evolving home health regulations and payer policies.
Participate in ongoing training to enhance your regulatory and compliance expertise.
Collaborate effectively with clinical, quality, and billing teams to resolve documentation or claims issues.
Tracks and trends review results by individual forwarding to Clinical Manager.
Conferences/Educates clinicians regarding deficiency trends.
Notes trends in deficiencies of documentation and communicates to the leadership team and participates in
the educational plan for staff.
Functions as a resource person to the Nurse and Therapists regarding documentation requirements.
Assists in ongoing education and support of clinical staff in the accurate completion of the OASIS and
supportive documentation at all time points.
Serves as a resource for clinicians and clerical for troubleshooting documentation related problems, such as
OASIS Errors.
Assists the Director Quality and Compliance in job related activities as needed.
Keeps current with Best Practices regarding disease processes and documentation practices through
readings and attendance at in-services.
Assists in development of clinical education and annual skills fairs.
May assist with focused skills or documentation education during supervised field visits.
Requirements
Education: Associates degree in nursing required, bachelors preferred. Bachelors degree in physical therapy required, masters preferred.
Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience in home health care, with a focus on documentation and compliance preferred. Prior experience in pre-claim review or ADR processing preferred. Solid knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid home health regulations preferred.
Certification: OASIS certification required. (obtained within one year of hire)
License: FloridaRN or PT license required. Valid Florida drivers license required within 30 days of employment.
Other:
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