Company Overview: True Care is a licensed Home Care Agency providing outstanding homecare service in the New York Metropolitan area. 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.

Position title: Office Admin/Scheduler

Job summary: The Office Admin/Scheduler is responsible for coordinating caregiver placement and visit confirmations between the Home Health Aides and our patients. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining staff schedules, confirming attendance and communicating with the caregivers, patients and their families while adhering to True Care’s policies and procedures. He/she performs case management for the assigned caseload and works to provide best quality service

Responsibilities include:

• Strategically coordinate placement of services between clients in their homes and the caregivers on HHA eXchange
• Successfully maintain a caseload of 80-90 patients ensuring they receive the best homecare service
• Participate in departmental trainings
• Assist the Team Lead with coverage and work with the team members with any staffing challenges
• Communicate openly with other staff in the department regarding scheduling, availability, attendance, and larger scale issues; ensuring documentation is being updated for all of our caregivers and patients in HHA eXchange
• Verify caregivers’ attendance for daily ensuring they are attending their scheduled cases and be able to prioritize staffing cases for no-shows, call-outs or any missed visits based on the patient’s needs of care
• Handle and respond promptly to incoming calls, emails or faxes from physicians, contracts or clients requesting report status and/or information; communicate with contracts for patient status
• Communicate with patients and their families regarding appointment scheduling, physician plan of care, appointment changes, no shows and/or cancellations
• Maintain and document communication with all caregivers in HHA eXchange; coordinate the caregivers’ schedules and maintain a schedule of all services per month
• Verify billed services against requested services
• Maintain patient confidentiality and privacy with dignity and respect
• Participate in patient case conferences, in-service programs, exit interviews for caregivers and orientation
• Manage phone calls in a supportive, reassuring manner for patients, families, physicians, and others

Job requirements:

• High School diploma/ GED equivalent
• Must be bilingual in Spanish
• Knowledge of HHA eXchange is highly preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to deal with difficult or sensitive situations in person or on the phone
• Excellent customer service having empathy and patience in working for elderly population
• Able to multitask and work in an extremely fast paced environment
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor when handling issues

True Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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