Rehab Admission Coordinator - Rehab Unit
Lima-OH-45801-United States
Functioning within the Health System’s mission, values, objectives, policies, and procedures, the Rehab Admission Coordinator serves as a rehabilitation nurse consultant and outreach coordinator with a primary focus on the client’s rehabilitation potential. Responsibilities include performing on-site and/or record reviews; supervising the data collection process; and serving as the liaison case manager with the internal and external case managers. The Rehab Admission Coordinator assumes responsibility for supervising the IRF-PAI data collections and serves as an Educator for patients, families and staff; and has accountability for outreach.
Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an associate degree in nursing, BSN is preferred.
Licensure/Certification: Valid unrestricted license with the Ohio Board of Nursing
Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience specific to the rehabilitation of chronically or catastrophically ill or injured individuals and a minimum of two (2) years recent experience in pre-screening and evaluating patients for admission to post-acute care are required. Strong knowledge of CMS guidelines for inpatient rehab admissions is strongly preferred.
Skills:
Must possess critical thinking and positive communication skills, be motivated and self-directed, and have the ability to integrate numerous job responsibilities. Must also have:
Working knowledge of:
 Levels of care as defined in home care, nursing home, sub-acute and alternate sites established by standards and third-party payers
 Severity of illness and intensity of service criteria and discharge screens
 Insurance contracts and how they impact on the continuum of care
 Role of State and Federal governmental agencies as they relate to healthcare
 Age and cultural differences unique to the patients served
 Nursing management of disease processes
 Previous utilization, case management or bed management experience preferred.
 Demonstrated working knowledge of IRF-PAI’s and e-Rehab data
Work independently using the professional skills listed below:
 Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
 Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
 Judgment and priority setting
 Ability to act in an autonomous, self-directed manner
 Ability to receive multiple stimuli from multiple sources simultaneously
 Demonstrated expertise in analysis, decision-making, time management, oral and written communication and computer use
 Demonstrated expertise in analysis, decision making, time management, oral and written communication, and computer use
 Highly refined interpersonal relationship skills, negotiation skills and problem-solving skills
 Knowledge of regulations of agencies involved in program operation and resources available for use in assessing regulations and parameters of third-party reimbursement
 Excellent assessment skills and knowledge of insurance and managed care principles and practices
 Ability to project professional image; and
 Ability to function independently.
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