Rehabilitation Liaison PD - Brown University Health : Job Details

Summary:

Under the direction of the

performs off-site preadmission screenings promotes the services of Brown University Healths inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) and facilitates appropriate admission to the departments.

Responsibilities:

Communication

Demonstrates the highest level of communication and professionalism with patients caregivers rehabilitation staff providers and other health care professionals both within the academic medical center and in the community.

• Exhibits effective and professional verbal and non-verbal communication
• Communicates clearly respectfully and honestly with patients and/or caregivers and colleagues
• Communicates proactively with other caregivers involved in patients care
• Adjusts communication and response to the level of understanding of the listener
• Communicates status of pre-admission assessments with medical directors and coordinates admissions with rehabilitation unit leadership

Resolves problems and concerns by serving as a liaison between referral sources and Brown University Health rehabilitation staff to improve service to the patient and the referring facility

Communicates patient update and admission status to referring individual in a timely manner

Informs potential and accepted patients and their caregivers about Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Centers program and gathers and responds to input regarding their need for rehab information

Informs Brown University Health rehabilitation leadership of issues and/or concerns in a timely manner

Marketing

Promotes services of Brown University Health rehabilitation programs to referring facilities discharge planners social service agencies providers patients family members and third-party payers

Provides educational programs for referral sources

Conducts/arranges tours of center for referral sources/family members

Pre-Admission Assessment

Considers age specific needs according to scope of services when planning implementing and evaluating care

Identifies and demonstrates ability to assess patients status consider any special needs and interpret appropriate rehabilitation and medical needs in order to make appropriate recommendation for IRF level of care to rehab physician

Screens all referrals for appropriate placement based on Medicare and other third-party payers guidelines and on the admission criteria established by Brown University Health rehabilitation leadership

Financial

Demonstrates knowledge of current rules and regulations related to third party reimbursement and their impact on rehabilitation admissions

Confers with financial counselors on pre-admission financial screening

Obtains pre-authorization for admission from third party payers as required

Other Duties

Provides demographic data and referral statistics on screening information to Brown University Health rehabilitation leadership for trend analysis

Demonstrates knowledge of UDS and IRF-PAI to assure regulatory compliance

Displays competency in Quality Indicator scoring

Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities

Other information: BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Graduate from a school of nursing and licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island . BSN and certification in rehabilitation nursing desired. Alternate credentials include license to practice Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy or Speech Language Pathology in Rhode Island. Knowledge of utilization review process health care reimbursement and physical rehabilitation principles. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be fit for duty in accordance with OSHA standards and program specific needs.

Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Newport Hospital USA:RI:Newport

Work Type: Per Diem

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union