Clinical Support Specialist - Therapy

Company Description

MGA Homecare has been providing Private Duty Nursing, Skilled Nursing Visits, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Therapy services within the home and community-based setting for over a decade. In 2022 MGA has opened its doors to MGA Behavior Therapy which offers Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and early behavior intervention for pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities.
 
We aim to help our patients and their families by delivering high-quality clinical care in the comfort of their homes. Our goal is to make the lives of our patients and their families easier by demonstrating compassion and integrity at the heart of everything we do. By bringing individualized attention and support throughout every home. MGA Homecare is proudly serving the states of Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, and are here to be a resource for patients and their families.

This position requires a current Colorado state license as a Registered Nurse, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech Language Pathologist.

This can be either a Hybrid or Fully Remote position, but candidates must live in the state of Colorado. 

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Director of Therapy, the Clinical Specialist for Therapy will provide administrative, clinical, and clerical services to maintain operations in an accurate and efficient manner. Designs, develops, coordinates, and facilitates the execution of specified projects and initiatives for a major, multifaceted operating entity of the Company. Establishes project priorities and schedules, in line with strategic plans and operating objectives. Provides specialized advice, facilitation, and support to management, faculty, staff, in the development and implementation of effective systems, procedures, programs, and/or practices. May oversee specified key operational or business functions for the division, as appropriate to individual requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Enforces/ demonstrates compliance with State/ Federal Rules, Regulations, and Accreditation standards.
• Ensures effective communication to coordinate, prepare, and complete Plans of Care as assigned. Track certification periods and recertification of services; as well as transfer, resumption of care, follow-up, and discharge assessments.
• Case manage Oasis patients, including but not limited to the oversight, completion, and implementation of the patients Plan of Care; timely and accurate completion of Oasis assessments; compliance requirements are met and maintained; and coordination and collaboration with clinicians and staff working on the case.
• Complete discharges and transfers, ensuring documentation meets compliance requirements and is completed/sent to the PCP within the required timeframes.
• Communicates all issues, concerns and other pertinent information to the Director of Therapy, Operations Manager, and Clinical Supervisors.
• Completes medication reconciliation, creates, and maintains accurate medication profiles, obtaining orders as indicated/requested. Completes medication reviews including duplicative drugs, potential drug interactions and adverse reactions; ensures PCP is aware and sent all major interactions. Collaborates and escalate any concerns identified, completes accurate and thorough documentation.
• Obtain and accurately document initial orders for therapy services, including completion of clarification orders as identified/requested. Document all communication and collaboration, ensure orders meet compliance requirements.
• Obtain and accurately document verbal orders, call for verbal orders as requested or indicated to expediate services and/or patient/therapy needs.
• Notify, collaborate, and coordination with physicians, specialists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team as requested and needed.
• Ensures any observed or suspected child/adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation is reported to proper authorities as mandated as a health professional.
• Collaborates with the Director of Therapy and Operations Manager to identify solutions and resolve issues.
• Designs and develops project plans to implement new policies, programs and initiatives, and operating processes of strategic significance to the unit.
• Organizes and coordinates implementation of project plans to ensure compliance with overall strategic plans, goals and unit objectives, as well as maintenance of optimal operating efficiency within the unit.
• Establishes and implements short and long term goals and objectives to ensure that projects are successfully completed in a timely and cost-effective manner, and that the end product is consistent with initial requirements.