Full-Time
Director of Care Coordination
Updated on 8/1/2026
Deadline 7/16/27
Diversicare
No salary listed
Batesville, MS, USA
In Person
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Care Coordination
Requirements
- A degree in nursing, therapy, or another related clinical field such as social services is required, along with a current license in the respective field.
- Knowledge of healthcare reimbursement, utilization management, and discharge planning is required.
- Experience providing strategic leadership, managing teams, and leading projects is required.
- Ability to formulate and implement short- and long-term strategic plans is required.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required.
- Proven ability to lead a team to achieve desired outcomes is required.
- Strong communication and organizational skills are required.
- Knowledge of Patient-Driven Payment Model requirements of insurers is required.
- Understanding of regulatory requirements is required.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate daily care coordination meetings to ensure care resources are aligned with benefits and patient needs.
- Participate in and facilitate Engage/72-hour admission meetings and ensure coordination as part of the care management system.
- Coordinate the restorative nursing program, including integration of the activity department.
- Ensure timely communication with patients and families regarding changes in condition and discharge planning.
- Maintain ongoing communication with insurance case managers.
- Manage all initial, interim, and discharge reviews, including managed care authorizations and reauthorizations.
- Collaborate with the clinical team to develop and execute care plans.
- Ensure timely facilitation of patient care rounds and conferences to review treatment plans and identify discharge and post-discharge needs.
- Ensure use of company care-management tools and resources, such as Dart Chart and the Managed Care Log.
- Coordinate discharge planning and post-discharge communication, including home health and durable medical equipment.
- Determine the need for non-coverage notifications and issue beneficiary notices while communicating with patients, families, and payers.
- Monitor quality measures with other members of the care coordination team.
- Serve as a skilled-care documentation specialist, ensuring Medicare and managed-care regulatory guidelines are completed accurately and promptly, including certifications, denial letters, skilled documentation, and coverage criteria.
- Review Additional Documentation Requests with the Health Information Management Coordinator to ensure all requested documents are available and meet requirements.
Desired Qualifications
- Previous case management experience is preferred.