Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Clinical Rehab Specialist PRN
Job Summary and Qualifications
This position acts as a coordinator between internal and external referral sources, and acute inpatient rehab operations.
The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist is responsible for establishing relationships with case managers, physicians, payors, and other referral sources.
The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist will ensure appropriate patient placement through clinical screenings and assessments in collaboration with both hospital Case Management and the Rehab Medical Director.
The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist works closely with hospital case management to ensure a responsive and smooth flowing referral and admission process for the inpatient acute rehab program
Follows approved company policy and procedures. The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist utilizes appropriate patient information sources as well as direct communications with other members of the patient's care team to identify those patients who may need acute inpatient rehabilitation services prior to returning home. The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist will review these patients daily until they have strong clinical evidence to request a physician order for a formal pre-admission assessment for acute inpatient rehab through their assigned case manager.
Once Case Management has completed the Patient Choice process and the patient has agreed to participate in an HCA acute rehabilitation program, the Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist will assist and coordinate the in-take and pre-admission screening process. The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist accurately documents evidence of the patient's compliance with the established rehabilitation admission criteria on the Pre-Admissions Screening form in a timely and legible manner. Updates to the Pre-Admission Screening form are completed within 48 hours prior to admission to the acute inpatient rehab program. The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist then provides this information to the Rehab Medical Director and responds to any question or request for additional information the Rehab Medical Director might require making an appropriate admission decision. Admission decisions are communicated to referral source within 2 hours.
Performs on-site and off-site review of patients in designated facilities to assist Case Management in identifying patients that could clinically benefit from rehab services. 4. Performs on-site and off-site clinical evaluation to assist Rehab Medical Director in determining appropriateness of patient for admission.
Provides information related to inpatient rehab and program features to Case Management to share with patients and family members. May provide directly to patient and family after a patient has selected HCA as rehabilitation provider.
Communicates to patients, expectations and requirements for participation, upon admission to the rehab program. Offers each patient and family a tour of the rehab unit (or coordinates tour if unable to provide personally).
Secures information relating to patient's resources and benefits.
Demonstrates clinical knowledge of rehab admission criteria, leading to appropriate identification of qualified rehab patients.
Advises referral sources on inpatient rehab criteria.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with all referral sources.
Completes face-to-face, in-service educational contacts with physicians, case managers, other interdisciplinary members and other professionals. Serves as educational resource to patients, family members and caregivers.
Participates in market analysis, data analysis and development and implementation of business plans for the Rehab Unit. Contributes to the development and maintenance of referral source information such as brochures, flyers, referrals and information kit and other outreach tools.
Manages time proficiently. Prioritizes meeting commitments to referral sources. Develops a call-plan to prioritize utilization of time.
Assists in developing the annual strategic plan for the Rehab Unit/Hospital, to include visible community outreach program and raise community awareness of services available.
Ensures referral sources receive appropriate and timely follow-up communications regarding their patients and hospital programs.
Develops back up system to handle calls when he/she is unavailable.
Develops system that ensures calls are appropriately handled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Professional Requirements:
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills within the facility and with the public.
Adheres to dress code; appearance is neat, clean and professional.
Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful conditions.
Participates in weekend rotation schedule to ensure continuous access by referral sources to rehab services, such as referral, evaluation and admission to program; 7 days a week.
Consistently completes all assignments in a timely manner, is thorough and appropriately detailed.
Complies with all regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and Joint Commission regulations.
Maintains and ensures patient confidentiality at all times.
Reports to work on time and as scheduled. Able to provide personal transportation to multiple referral sites throughout marketing catchment area(s).
Wears identification while on duty.
Attends departmental in-services and completes annual competencies/education requirements.
Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, departments and staff.
Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
Complies with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire, safety, infection control and emergency management.
Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the Unit.
What qualifications you will need:
Position Requirements:
Minimum requirements:
Licensed Professional in a clinical health care specialty (i.e. RN, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech Therapist).
Current state licensure in clinical practice area or eligible for state license transfer.
Graduate of an accredited school in clinical specialty.
Minimum 2 years recent clinical care experience.
BCLS certification (AHA)
Professional appearance.
Effective verbal, written and persuasive communication skills.
Computer and keyboarding skills (25 wpm minimum).
Ability to work with others to ensure quality patient care.
Organization and time management skills.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Interpersonal skills.
Continuous focus on excellence in work environment.
Preferred requirements:
Pass facility credentialing for Functional Independence Measurement (FIM) within 90 days upon hire, then maintains current certification.
If RN, CRRN preferred and / or achieve within 2 years of accepting position.
Clinical experience in the care and management of the Inpatient Rehabilitation patient.
Experience as a clinical liaison coordinating admissions for inpatient rehabilitation preferred.
Persistent and persuasive when faced with challenging circumstances.
Ability to analyze data related to referral opportunities.
Skilled strategy planning and goal setting.
Ability to build strong relationships with referral sources while being engaging, accountable and responsive.
Self-directed with problem solving capability.
Ability to navigate a medical record for determination of medical necessity for an IRF admission.
Ability to analyze clinical data looking at diagnosis and comorbidities that will demonstrate the patients' complete medical picture.
Experienced in speaking in medical terminology with physicians, case managers, therapists about disease states, comorbidities, and patient care.
Benefits
Johnston-Willis Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Johnston-Willis Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1909, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 290+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities area. We offer a full range of healthcare services, with specialties in cancer care, and neuroscience at our first-in-Richmond Neuroscience and Gamma Knife Center, and we are the first in the United States for HCA Healthcare, and the first in Central Virginia to offer Focused Ultrasound for essential tremors. With our sister facility, Chippenham Hospital, we've provided and continue to provide a wide range of services to Central Virginia.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Clinical Rehab Specialist PRN opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!
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