Patient Assessment Quality Coordinator - Part-time - ENCOMPASS HEALTH : Job Details

Exciting Opportunity for a Detail-Oriented Patient Assessment Quality Coordinator

If you're driven by a passion for excellence in patient care, this is your chance to join our dedicated team at Encompass Health. As a Patient Assessment Quality Coordinator, your role is essential in upholding our commitment to high-quality patient assessments and compliance with established standards. Connect your career to a mission that makes a real difference in the lives of patients.

What You Can Expect from Us

At Encompass Health, we are proud of our role as a leading national inpatient rehabilitation provider. By joining our team, you will be part of a rapidly growing organization recognized for its workplace excellence, including being named one of the World's Most Admired Companies and earning a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list.

Benefits and Perks

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans available for both full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Generous paid time off that accrued over time.
• Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and ongoing education.
• Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• A supportive community of passionate individuals working towards patient care excellence.

Your Role as a Patient Assessment Quality Coordinator

• Ensure accurate data extraction from clinical documentation.
• Coordinate timely submission of data for Medicare patients.
• Educate and support staff on proper and accurate documentation practices.
• Act as the primary resource for problem-solving related to Quality Indicator coding and IRF-PAI completion.
• Work to enhance processes for QI coding and related data collection.
• Guarantee that IRF-PAI data is entered and transmitted accurately.
• Ensure IRF-PAI data is sent to CMS/UDS within required time frames for admission/discharge.
• Review and interpret patient data for IRF-PAI completion.
• Collaborate with the team to identify potential comorbidities or accurate CMG/RIC categories.
• Verify all discharged patient records contain necessary elements.
• Conduct chart audits for timely UDS export and CMS transmission.

Qualifications for Success

• Current license or certification in healthcare (RN, LPN, PT, PTA, OT, COTA, SLP, Recreational Therapist, case manager/social worker).
• QI Credentialed.
• Willingness to obtain UDS IRF PPS Certification within 2 years in the role.
• Minimum of 1 year of healthcare experience.
• Ability to perform assessments effectively.
• Preferred experience in rehabilitation or post-acute care with strong teaching and communication skills.
• Effective oral and written communication abilities.
• Strong organizational and critical thinking skills with attention to detail.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards in patient assessments.

The Encompass Health Difference

We lead with empathy, act with integrity, focus on positivity, and unite for a common purpose. As a trusted leader in post-acute care with over 150 locations and a growing team of 36,000 outstanding professionals, we celebrate and embrace diversity in our inclusive culture.

We invite you to join our family, where you can make a real impact together!