Patient Care Coordinator (RN or LPN)
Company: Kids Unlimited Learning Academy
Location: Springdale
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description We are seeking a passionate
Nurse to join our growing team of clinicians! We believe our kiddos
and their families deserve the highest quality of care delivered
with compassion, excellence, and reliability! This position is open
to both experienced nurses and newly minted nurses; a successful
mix of talented and motivation is the most important factor in
finding the appropriate candidate for this opportunity. If you
believe you possess the necessary talents and drive to succeed in
this position please don't hesitate to contact us, we're waiting to
hear from you! Kids Unlimited Learning Academy (KULA) is an early
intervention day treatment clinic for children with special needs.
Once children are referred to KULA by their primary care
physicians, they must receive a developmental screening. Then, they
may be scheduled for therapy evaluations at KULA or bring recent
therapy evaluation reports done elsewhere. To receive Early
Intervention Day Treatment habilitation services, a child must have
a documented developmental disability or delay, as shown on the
results of an annual comprehensive developmental evaluation and
qualify for at least one therapy service. Those services include
(but are not limited to) fine motor delays, sensory disorders,
gross motor delays, speech-language delays, hearing disorders,
feeding disorders, developmental delays, cognitive delays and
medical needs. Children are placed in treatment rooms based on
their developmental needs and ages. Our treatment rooms are
adequately staffed with teachers and teachers' assistants and are
designed to celebrate the cultural differences of the children and
families we serve. KULA has many licensed occupational therapists,
physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists on staff to
provide needed care to the children who qualify for therapy
services. And, KULA has nurses on staff to serve children with
medical needs. KULA's services also include
developmental/psychological testing by a licensed psychologist,
nutritional evaluations and consultations, and audiological
evaluations. Our whole treatment team works together and with our
patients' families to make sure each child's needs are met. KULA
typically treats children from birth to Kindergarten. However, we
try to expand our services during the summer months to include
elementary school-aged children with special needs. If you have a
child who may benefit from our services, we would love to hear from
you. POSITION PURPOSE Initiates and maintains direct communications
with businesses, professional, social, charitable, public,
religious, and private organizations to market services to the
community. Serves as liaison between staff and families and outside
sources that are enrolling patients. Works closely with
professional staff for patient monitoring and coordination of
services. Assists in the investigation of absences of patients and
remedies problems when appropriate. Facilitates patient access to
community resources. Assists families with social service forms and
paperwork. POSITION SUMMARY Manages referral process for potential
patients and existing patients by coordinating with local
physicians. Schedules evaluations for potential patients and
completes intake process, if indicated. Completes PA packet on each
prospective EIDT patient. Accepts all initial and re-evaluation
reports. Maintains current EIDT PA on each patient by submitting
updated information packets with requests for continuation for AFMC
prior to the expiration date. Monitors and tracks each patients
prior authorization denials and approvals and discharge date.
Requests extensions and modifications to PAs when necessary.
Provides quality assurance by performing chart reviews on each
patient chart. Requests missing documentation and error corrections
from individuals responsible for providing it. Develops a MTP for
each CHMS patient. Obtains signature and send copy home to parent.
Maintains Evaluation Tracking form for each EIDT patient. Completes
appropriate paperwork when patients are discharged from the
Academy. Sends parent surveys and discharge summaries. Initiates
and maintains relations with various businesses, professional,
social, charitable, public, religious, and private organizations to
market clinic services to the community. Works closely with
professional staff for patient monitoring and coordination of
services. Organizes and coordinates audiology services and follows
up with the PCP and parent/guardian, as indicated. Interacts with
patient family unit for scheduling of family psychotherapy
appointments and maintains direct contact for changing family
dynamics. Monitors the daily well-being of patients and identifies
need for social intervention if necessary. Keeps in contact with
DFCS as necessary to monitor on-going services to patients and
families at risk. Investigates patient absences and follows up, as
needed. Maintains adequate list of community resources and
facilitates patient access to them, including food, clothing,
school programs, vocational opportunities, etc. Assists families
with social service forms/paperwork, such as SSI applications,
Medicaid, TEFRA, AR Kids First, etc. Leads Multidisciplinary
Patient Reviews and ensures they occur two weeks after admission
and every six months thereafter to keep abreast of therapy goals
and progress. Reports on family dynamics and changing situations in
home environment in staffings. Makes home visits as needed for
various problems such as patient absences, assessment of
environmental risk, death in family, etc. For every service billed,
the Patient Care Coordinator will provide progress notes in the
appropriate format which contain all information as required by
company policy, EIDT guidelines, and/or other applicable
regulations. The Patient Care Coordinator will keep detailed
records of all work with all patients and families he/she serves.
Ensures that all progress notes relating to patient intervention
reflect Treatment Plan goals and objectives and current diagnosis
(es). Ensures that billing sheets are completed on a daily basis
for each patient served. Responds to ECDSs, ECDTs, and other staff
when patient identified at-risk (at risk: hygiene, excessive
absences, proper dress attire, physical marks on child, head lice,
etc.) and makes efforts to correct or manage the identified
problem. Maintains tracking system for six Month Information
Updates and completes 180-day follow up with discharged patients.
QUALIFICATIONS Education/ Certification Current Arkansas license as
a RN or LPN. Experience/ Knowledge required: One year of successful
experience in a similar position or equivalent combination of
education and experience. Miracle Kids Success Academy/Kids
Unlimited Learning Academy provides equal employment opportunities
to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits
discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race,
color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status,
genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by
federal, state or local laws.
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