Inpatient Rehab Admission Liaison

Join our team as a day shift, PRN, Inpatient Rehab Admission Liason at Jim Thorpe Rehab in Oklahoma City, OK.

Get to Know Your Team

• INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma's largest not-for-profit health system, is looking for a committed caregiver to join our team.
• Working PRN at INTEGRIS Health offers flexible scheduling, competitive pay and the chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.
• Join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Case Assessment Specialist is responsible for evaluating and coordinating potential patients through the continuum of care into rehab and proactively plans and functions as the liaison between patient/family and/or referral sources with the rehab hospital.

The Case Assessment Specialist responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conducts inpatient clinical record review, reviews admission records and conducts pre-admission screening for potential post-acute patients
• Reviews patient medical records and patient progress to determine the level of rehabilitation program needed
• Maintains working knowledge of Medicare guidelines, managed care and other financial information
• Confers with Medical Director and/or associate on potential patients screened and communicates information with post-acute teams
• Ensures required documentation and information is completed prior to patient admission for entire post-acute network
• Acts as liaison between referral sources, physicians and patient to ensure smooth and timely process
• Obtains pre-certification from insurance companies
• Acts as a liaison between insurance company and the post-acute venues of care
• Maintains knowledge of community resources and the different venues of care and makes appropriate recommendations
• Assists physicians and hospital staff in appropriate utilization of resources through application of utilization criteria and facilitating timely discharge planning for patients.
• Acts as a resource/advisor to physicians regarding discharge planning, medical record documentation, and all issues that may affect resource utilization and reimbursement.
• Conducts audits on selected medical records by reviewing plan of care to assure interventions and frequencies are consistent with clients identified needs and agency resources and ensuring appropriate and complete documentation.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EXPERIENCE:

• 2 years of experience health care setting

LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:

• LPN (LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE) OR RN (REGISTERED NURSE) OR PT (PHYSICAL THERAPIST) OR PTA (PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT) OR COTA (CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT) OR SLP (SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST) OR RRT (REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST)

Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal/written). Valid Oklahoma driver's license and automobile insurance verification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in a rehabilitation facility preferred