Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hiring for Regional Clinical Liaison – Schuylkill/Carbon county Job at Lehighton, PA Full Time

Good Shepherd is seeking a licensed clinician in Schuylkill/Carbon county area who is passionate about connecting patients and their families with the leading-edge inpatient rehabilitation care they deserve. In particular, this energetic and strategic person will focus on driving admissions to Good Shepherd’s new destination rehabilitation hospital.

Job Summary:

Coordinates referral marketing efforts to drive admissions to Good Shepherd’s new, leading-edge rehabilitation hospital in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, from specified territories; develops and maintains relationships with physicians/providers/case managers and other referrers; understands individual and division admissions goals and strives to exceed monthly, quarterly and annual projections; evaluates patients to determine if they are appropriate for admission; provides education and information to referrers, patients and families; works with referral sources and the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital (GSRH) admission team to ensure smooth transitions.

Essential Functions:

DEVELOPS REFERRAL BASE

• Develops and executes strategic referral marketing initiatives to increase admissions to the rehab hospital
• .Tracks referral patterns and identifies opportunities to optimize referral capture
• Develops plans to build new and grow existing referral relationships
• Identifies potential new referral sources and understands the needs of systems, providers, and case managers
• Executes referral strategies to meet individual, department, and corporate goals
• Gathers, analyzes, and shares market intelligence
• Connects referral sources with key internal stakeholders, such as Good Shepherd physicians, administrators and other providers, at in order to build trust and grow relationships.

PROVIDES EDUCATION

• Identifies and meets with potential referral sources, patients and families.

Develops and presents educational in-services to potential referral sources including physicians, case managers, therapists, and insurance companies.Educates potential patients/families as to the rehabilitation program benefits and services of GSRH

• Serves as a rehabilitation consultant, with attention to rehabilitation potential, therapy progress, discharge plan and feasibility and special equipment needs
• Communicates with patient, family, case manager and admissions office regarding transportation, family housing, medications, equipment, and special needs
• Provides potential patients and referral sources with the most up to date outcome information for GSRH and clearly articulates how GSRH differentiates itself against competitorsMAINTAINS REFERRAL TRACKING AND TREND ANALYSIS
• Tracks visits/calls and accurately reports scorecard numbers and referral trends
• Provides regular reports regarding outreach activities and business intelligence
• Analyzes referral trends and reports on performance

IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE

• Obtains referrals
• Gathers all pertinent information that will assist in identifying if the potential patient is appropriate for post acute services
• Collects all needed documentation and information for liaison to perform a thorough assessment, including ensuring the patient is medically stable at the time of transfer
• Arrange for admission of patients

ASSURES ALL REQUIRED PRE-ADMISSION SCREENING DOCUMENTATION IS GATHERED AND REVIEWED

• Determines that services are appropriate, reasonable and necessary.

Provides recommendations as to appropriate level of care and assist case managers with precertification

CONTRIBUTES TO TEAM EFFORT

• Provides information necessary to facilitate referrals and subsequent admissions
• Serves as a contact person for the post acute team, internal admissions team, clients and external sources to enhance outcomes

ONGOING CLINICAL EDUCATION

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational seminars, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional organizations

TRAVELS EXTENSIVELY AND WORKS INDEPENDENTLY

• Works independently by traveling extensively to acute-care hospitals in an assigned territory to assess patients for potential admission, as well as building and maintaining professional relationships with all possible referring sources

OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Work Experience:

• 2-4 years of experience in acute care, or healthcare setting with direct clinical skills required
• Prior experience in case management, marketing and/or a clinical liaison role preferred
• Knowledge of acute rehab preferred
• Previous experience working independently and the ability to make independent decisions required

Licenses / Certifications:

• Driver’s License required
• Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), Physical Therapist (PT), Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA) or Occupational Therapist (OT), license required

Skills and Abilities:

• Passionate advocate for quality patient care
• Self-motivated; able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Superb presentation/public speaking skills; must be effective in reaching and speaking with physicians, hospital case managers, discharge planners, etc.
• Ability to establish new relationship and grow existing relationships
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Goal oriented and driven to succeed
• Active listener and persuasive communicator

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $1.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: On the road