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FlexStaff is hiring a Clinical Assessment Manager - Care Delivery (UAS Nurse) to join our client's team on a temp to perm basis. 

Location: Brooklyn (Orientation in the Bronx)
Setting: Field; conducting in-home participant assessments.
Pay Rate: $57/hr
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:30pm, (1 hour lunch) (FT)
 

We are seeking a Clinical Assessment Manager with required UAS experience to oversee and execute all tasks related to the clinical assessment process. This includes, but is not limited to, clinical onboarding, reassessment, UAS-NY completion, comprehensive assessment, medication review, and post-hospital discharge evaluation. The role involves close collaboration with intake, enrollment, and care delivery teams, conducting in-home assessments, ensuring accurate documentation in EMR, promoting the PACE program, and maintaining compliance with CMS/PACE guidelines. This individual will play a crucial part in facilitating smooth transitions for participants, advising on operational improvements, and actively contributing to quality improvement initiatives.

Here are the key responsibilities for this role:

Assessment & Eligibility:

• Conduct in-home or virtual assessments using the Uniform Assessment System of New York (UAS-NY) for prospective or enrolled participants.
• Determine initial or continued plan eligibility in accordance with Community Based Long Term Care (CBLTC) Services requirements.
• Answer questions about the PACE program and highlight its benefits during assessments.

• Maintain a schedule of at minimum 2-3 UAS-NY assessments per day.

  Documentation & Compliance:

  • Evaluate and review previous assessments, primary diagnoses, and medications, ensuring all changes are accurately reflected in the EMR and match UAS entries.
  • Document all interactions, notes, service plans, and other documentation within 48 hours.
  • Work with the quality review team to ensure accuracy and completeness of documentation in both the Health Commerce System and the EMR.

  • Maintain knowledge of all applicable CMS/PACE guidelines and organizational policies.

  Collaboration & Communication:

  • Collaborate closely with intake, enrollment, and care delivery teams.
  • Escalate significant changes or concerns during assessments to the quality review team or discipline manager.
  • Provide significant clinical information to the Care Delivery team in advance of enrollment for smooth transitions.
  • Partner with Care Delivery leadership and the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to provide updates, address concerns, and improve processes.
  • Serve as the clinical point person for Care Delivery questions post-enrollment.

  • Remain responsive and available by phone/email for CenterLight staff.

    Program Promotion & Education:

    • Promote and educate potential referral sources about the PACE program.
    • Educate potential/new PACE participants on plan benefits, services, and the care delivery model.

  Process Improvement & Quality:

  • Complete and/or reassess PCAT Tasking Tool, providing recommendations for modifications.
  • Utilize the Lenavi analyzer during review and assessment processes.
  • Engage in continuous quality improvement activities to promote optimal staff performance and participant outcomes.
  • Advise on operational process improvements related to enrollment, scheduling, financials, reporting, and engagement strategies.
  • Regularly review key performance metrics and analytics.

  Logistics & Professionalism:

  • Must be able to work some weekends and travel to various boroughs.
  • Act only within the scope of individual's authority to practice.
  • Meet a standardized set of competencies for the position.
  • Serve as an acting member of the IDT.

  Additional Salary

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  The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).