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Patient Planning Specialist; LPN - Home Health

Job in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, 27703, USA
Listing for: UNC Health Care
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-01
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    Healthcare Nursing
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 21.4 - 30.76 USD Hourly USD 21.40 30.76 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Patient Planning Specialist (LPN) - Home Health

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary

Will triage patients to the appropriate post acute services provider. Will be knowledgeable of regulatory requirements which will impact eligibility for Post Acute Services. Under the guidance of an RN, coordinates and communicates clinical services ordered by the physician. Communicates changes in discharge planning to the appropriate agency. Home Health experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities
  • Will triage patients to the appropriate post acute services provider. Will be knowledgeable of regulatory requirements which will impact eligibility for Post Acute Services. Under the guidance of an RN, coordinates and communicates clinical services ordered by the physician. Communicates changes in discharge planning to the appropriate agency.
  • Enters accurate and complete referral information into the EMR to expedite referral process.
  • Under the guidance of an RN, processes supplemental orders and patient reports for existing clients.
  • Uses effective communication skills to facilitate effective team operations including taking phone messages and triaging and relaying verbal and written information.
  • Refers patient concerns to appropriate discipline or to community liaison coordinator.
  • Under the direction of the RN Senior Patient Planning Specialist or Team Leader assists with coordination of home visit schedules and assignment of admissions for team members.
  • Verifies, secures, and monitors authorization for payment information regarding patients who have been referred for services.
  • Education Requirements

    Graduate of a licensed school of practical nursing.

    Licensure/Certification Requirements

    BCLS, LPN NC LIC, NCDL

    Professional Experience Requirements

    Two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience accepted. Working understanding of managed care and prospective payment systems and their impact on the delivery of home health is required. Excellent Customer Service skills is also a requirement.

    Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

    LANGUAGE

    SKILLS:

    Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, physicians, and the general public.

    MATHEMATICAL

    SKILLS:

    Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

    REASONING ABILITY:
    Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

    COMPUTER

    SKILLS:

    Microsoft WORD and EXCEL

    Job Details

    Legal

    Employer:

    NCHEALTH

    Entity:
    Shared Services

    Organization Unit: UNCHCS Cont Care Intake

    Work Type:
    Full Time

    Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

    Salary Range: $21.40 - $30.76 per hour (Hiring Range)

    Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

    Work Assignment Type:
    Onsite

    Work Schedule:

    Day Job

    Location of Job: US:

    NC:

    Durham

    Exempt From Overtime:
    Exempt:
    No

    This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

    Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

    UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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