Rehabilitation Clinical Liaison- Rehab Inpatient - Days

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Rehabilitation Clinical Liaison- Rehab Inpatient - Days

Position Highlights:

• Position: Rehabilitation Clinical Liaison

• Location: Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights

• Full Time/Part Time: Full time

• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 5pm; Rotating weekends- 1 weekend per month (May be additional coverage needs on a month with 5 weekends)

• Required Travel: no

• Holidays: yes; 1 winter and 1 summer holiday

The Clinical Liaison- Rehabilitation serves as the representative for the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF's) within the Endeavor System. They educate the community, build referral networks, and cultivate physician and case manager relationships both internally (within Endeavor Facilities) and externally. The Clinical Liaison- Rehabilitation is responsible for completing timely and accurate clinical assessment and admission of patients including nursing, medical, therapy, and financial pre-admission screening of patients referred to the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation programs. The Clinical Liaison assesses patients' needs, reviews medical records, and communicates with care teams to coordinate safe transfer of patients to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities within Endeavor.

What you will do:

• Builds strong relationships that help to grow business through an increase of referrals and admissions. Markets IRF services both internally and external to organization.

• Determines and builds new referral opportunities.

• Serves as a personal contact to referring case managers and physicians.

• Monitors and resolves customer service issues between external customers and the hospital. Follows patients during their stay to assure smooth course and communication of care back to the referring physician.

• Works closely with the IRF Directors to bring in external/internal referrals to the Rehab Unit.

• Effectively utilizes all marketing channels available to grow business.

• Achieves specified admissions and revenue goals for IRF unit.

• Maintain patient referral data in order to track success.

• Completes Preadmission screenings and other required documentation in compliance with CMS and regulatory requirements.

• Attends rounds and team meetings as necessary to facilitate relationship with providers and referral sources.

• May initiate insurance approval process for IRF Admission, as well as update referral sources on status and coordinate peer to peer calls as necessary.

What you will need:

• Education: Bachelors or associates degree in a Nursing, Physical, Occupational, or Speech therapy related field

• Certification/License: Current Illinois RN/LPN, OT/COTA, PT/PTA or similar preferred-license required.

• Experience: 3 Years minimally working in a nursing or therapy within an inpatient setting

Unique or Preferred Skills:

• Background in Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy or related Healthcare field.

• Rehabilitation background recommended.

• Strong customer service and marketing skills required.

• Possesses qualities such as positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills, good communication skills (oral and written), highly organized, excellent follow-through.

• Requires self-motivation, independent learning, and resourcefulness to build and grow referral partners.

• Ability to understand clinical-medical course, as well as navigate and document within electronic medical record

Benefits (For full time or part time positions):

• Eligibility for our Annual Incentive Plan, which offers the potential to earn a certain percentage amount of your base salary based on organizational performance. (For AIP eligible positions)

• Premium pay for eligible employees

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development

• Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Free Parking

• Wellness Program Savings Plan

• Health Savings Account Options

• Retirement Options with Company Match

• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to "help everyone in our communities be their best".

Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.

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