Clinical Rehabilitation Liaison

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC seeks a PRN Marketing Specialist for rehab services. You will develop strategies for marketing opportunities, educate referral sources about the program, and perform sales and marketing calls with potential and current referral sources.

Collaborate with nurse managers, therapy coordinators, physicians, patients and families to promote referrals; conduct health teaching and orientation to support rehab admissions; flexible travel within the region required.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Licensed or certified clinician preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create strategies for marketing opportunities and educate referral sources about the program.
• Perform sales and marketing calls with potential and current referral sources.
• Collaborate with nurse managers and therapy coordinators to plan territory marketing and weekly budget reports.
• Foster communication with physicians, employees, patients, families and referral sources.
• Provide health teaching and in-services to referral sources and promote referrals.
• Determine rehab potential and admission readiness based on assessments.
• Coordinate orientation of patient and family to rehabilitation program.

Skills

Marketing strategy

Referral relations

Sales calls

Territory planning

Educational outreach

Education

Associates Degree

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Job description

This is a PRN position.

• Creates strategies for marketing opportunities and participates in education of referral sources regarding the services offered by the program, department and/or hospital.
• Performs sales and marketing calls with potential and current referral sources.
• Works with nurse managers and therapy coordinators to devise a marketing strategy for each individual territory, and completes weekly reports showing budgeted call.
• Fosters communication and collaborates with physicians, employees, patients, families and referral sources.
• Provides health teaching and/or in-services to referral sources and facilitates orientation to promote referrals.
• Determines the functional status relative to the functional independence measure prior to transfer and helps in deciding appropriateness of rehab potential.
• Performs an admission screen based on functional progress, potential medical necessity and psychological, social, and financial considerations.
• Utilizes the information gathered in the screening process to establish the baseline for treatment planning, medical, nursing and therapeutic interventions based upon the patient's diagnosis, acuity, complications and/or secondary diagnosis, the response of the patient to previous care, the patient's goal for this setting, and probable discharge setting from hospital rehabilitation.
• Coordinates orientation of the patient and family to rehabilitation program.

Essential Functions

• Creates strategies for marketing opportunities and participates in education of referral sources regarding the services offered by the program, department and/or hospital.
• Performs sales and marketing calls with potential and current referral sources.
• Works with nurse managers and therapy coordinators to devise a marketing strategy for each individual territory, and completes weekly reports showing budgeted call.
• Fosters communication and collaborates with physicians, employees, patients, families and referral sources.
• Provides health teaching and/or in-services to referral sources and facilitates orientation to promote referrals.
• Determines the functional status relative to the functional independence measure prior to transfer and helps in deciding appropriateness of rehab potential.
• Performs an admission screen based on functional progress, potential medical necessity and psychological, social, and financial considerations.
• Utilizes the information gathered in the screening process to establish the baseline for treatment planning, medical, nursing and therapeutic interventions based upon the patient's diagnosis, acuity, complications and/or secondary diagnosis, the response of the patient to previous care, the patient's goal for this setting, and probable discharge setting from hospital rehabilitation.
• Coordinates orientation of the patient and family to rehabilitation program.

Physical Requirements

Requires frequent car travel, walking, standing, sitting, some lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must lift some articles up to twenty-five pounds. Must have the ability to move about to accomplish tasks. Ability to clearly and concisely express and exchange ideas via spoken and written English word, conveying detailed information to others accurately and, on occasion, quickly. Must have excellent presentation skills and service excellence. Travel by car required with frequent day trips and occasional overnight travel about once per month.

Education, Experience And Certifications

Associates Degree required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. Licensed or certified clinician required. Trained and qualified clinician such as RN, PT, OT, SLP, NP, PA. Must have a valid driver's license and a vehicle to conduct such travel. Public relations skills preferred. Experience in acute care hospital or rehab setting; marketing; communication skills; ability to problem solve.