Clinical Liaison (RN or RRT)

Select Medical; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Medical is seeking a Clinical Liaison to advocate for patients in a critical care setting. This full-time role involves collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure the best continuum of care for patients transitioning from ICU or post-surgical stays. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including a monthly bonus plan and generous PTO.

Benefits

Monthly bonus plan

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching

Continuing Education and Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Clinical assessments of medically complex patients.
• Ability to coordinate care plans with patients' families.
• Experience in healthcare marketing/business development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate patient transfers and assess patient needs pre-admission.
• Work with physicians and discharge planners to ensure proper care.
• Coordinate care plans with clinical teams and families.

Skills

Patient advocacy

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Respiratory Therapist (RT) license

Job description

Overview

Select Specialty Hospital

Critical Illness Recovery Hospital (LTACH)

Clinical Liaison (RN/RRT)

Who We Are

At Select Specialty/Regency Hospitals, a division of Select Medical, we care for chronically and critically ill or post-ICU patients who require extended hospital care. Select Medical employs over 54,000 people across the country and provides quality care to approximately 100,000 patients each and every day across our four divisions.

Responsibilities

What a Clinical Liaison Does

You’ll be a champion of The Select Medical Way, which includes: putting the patient first, helping to improve quality of life for the community in which you live and work, developing and exploring new ideas, providing high-quality care and doing well by doing what is right.

A day in the life

You’ll advocate for referred patients in the pre-admission process by collaborating with clinical teams to assess patient needs. You will serve as a resource for healthcare professionals through fostering relationships within medical facilities. With clinical expertise and problem-solving skills, you’ll also coordinate care plans with physicians and families. Additionally, you will facilitate patient transfers and address barriers to accessing specialized post-ICU care.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will work with physicians, discharge planners and patient's families to plan the best continuum of care after an ICU or post-surgical stay by utilizing your strong clinical background, payer knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Perform clinical assessments of referred patients, then counsel with patient's families to assist them in making the best care decisions for their loved one.
• Partner with hospital case managers and physicians to create a smooth pre-admissions and transfer processes throughremoving payer-related and operational barriers for the patients getting into our highly effective level of care.

Qualifications

What we're looking for in a Clinical Liaison

Required Skills:

• Registered Nurse (RN) or Respiratory Therapist (RT) License.

• Will consider other designations like LPN, PT, OT etc., upon further review.
• Ability to complete clinical assessments of medically complex patients.

Preferred skills that will make you a successful Clinical Liaison:

• Demonstrated success in patient advocacy.
• Superior communication and relationship building skills.
• Prior healthcare marketing or business development experience is preferred, but extensive training is provided on this piece.

Additional Data

Full-timeemployee benefits include:

• Monthly bonus plan
• Excellent Orientation Program
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Mobile technology for use on the job
• Paid Time Off (PTO), including Extended Illness Days (EID)
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Prescription Coverage
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Corporate Culture of Promoting from Within
• Continuing Education and Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching
• Personal and Family Medical Leave

Select Medical is one of the nation's largest providers of healthcare. Our national network of over 47,000 employees helps improve quality of life for more than 60,000 patients every day.

Join a Select Team of Excellence Today!

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Veterans.