Home Health: Oasis Coordinator

Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we’ve been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That’s where our people come in – from accounting and health technology to front-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are all invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently. 

Our Lifespark culture has created not only an award-winning workplace — earning Star Tribune Top Workplace 11 times, Minneapolis Business Journal Best Places to Work three times, and Top USA #1 in Healthcare — but a place where you have the room to be creative, make a difference, and have a purposeful, direct impact on how people age. Lifespark’s full continuum of services offers a breadth of roles with the support to grow your career. To see the experience we are creating, watch our award-winning video Going South – this is the experience you will help create at Lifespark! Changing the age-old story starts with you – let’s get you hired.  

Salary Range: $72,000-$88,000 annually, depending on experience

Location: Lifespark Corporate Office, 5320 W 23rd St Suite #130, St Louis Park, MN 55416

Schedule: Full-Time / Monday – Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (with a weekend and holiday rotation). Some travel may be required; when it does, mileage reimbursement will apply at .70 cents per mile.

The Oasis Coordinator is primarily responsible for analyzing data integrity and consistency of OASIS documentation and assessment processes. This position will ensure appropriate ICD-10 coding and sequencing and will work with clinical staff to clarify documentation and data integrity issues. Secondary responsibilities include assisting with quality activities including performance improvement indicators as well as staff education, competency, and development. Also, reviews evaluations completed by therapists, merging data to 485 and preparing 485 to be the most accurate when sent to the doctor for signature. 

Lifespark Benefits Include:    

• Annual Reviews/Raises {Shift differentials if applicable} 
• Paid Time Off – Vacation Time 
• Mileage reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits for Full Time Hires 
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance 
• Life Insurances 
• 401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees 
• Referral bonuses 
• Career path to other positions within our growing company! 

Position Functions & Responsibilities:

• Prospectively reviews all OASIS assessments to ensure appropriateness, completeness, and compliance with federal and state regulations and organization policy
• Utilizes OASIS variation or alert reports when reviewing OASIS data
• Ensures appropriate ICD-10 coding and sequencing as it relates to the client’s medical condition, including any co-morbidities
• Consults with appropriate clinical staff to clarify any data integrity issues and works with clinician to make appropriate corrections per organization policy
• Reviews visit utilization for appropriateness of care guidelines and client condition; reports potential financial losses and/or underutilization to the clinical manager/designee
• Notifies organization leadership of problematic trends as a result of OASIS review
• Works with managers to address trends that affect the agency’s outcome and process measures noted during OASIS review
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities as assigned
• Assists with other chart audit activities as assigned
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications
• Responsible to assist with the implementation and monitoring of the organization’s quality improvement program
• Responsible for ensuring processes to monitor and evaluate safety, risk management and infection control programs
• Collaborates with Clinical Managers to provide a process to promote and ensure employee orientation, competency and in-service education programs
• Monitor organization compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards
• Acts as a clinical resource to personnel
• Provides assistance to community education team in meeting community education needs
• Promotes sel