Temporary Prospective Payment System (PPS) Coordinator

Sheltering Arms Institute; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheltering Arms Institute is a nonprofit rehabilitation hospital and network seeking a Temporary PPS Coordinator to manage IRF-PAI data for inpatients, ensuring timely, accurate scoring and compliant documentation.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team, educate staff on IRF-PAI completion, and help monitor key outcome benchmarks for the inpatient population. This temporary role offers competitive hourly pay and meaningful impact in rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Three to five years in an acute hospital setting, preferably rehab.
• Clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate timely and accurate IRF-PAI data completion.
• Review and monitor IRF-PAI data for scoring accuracy.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to reflect care needs.
• Educate licensed staff on proper IRF-PAI completion.
• Monitor outcome benchmarks for inpatient population.

Skills

PPS experience

Inpatient coding

Clinical experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job description

Temporary PPS Coordinator

Sheltering Arms Institute is a non-profit, state-of-the-science physical rehabilitation hospital and network of outpatient centers, created through a joint venture between Sheltering Arms and VCU Health. Bringing together Sheltering Arms’ trusted brand and clinical reputation with VCU Health’s nationally ranked programs and research, the Institute delivers an innovative, transdisciplinary model of rehabilitative care grounded in advanced technology, research, and evidence-based treatment.

Ranked among the nation’s best rehabilitation hospitals—and the top rehabilitation provider in Virginia—by U.S. News & World Report and recognized as a Top Workplace nationally by USA Today and in Central Virginia by Richmond Times-Dispatch, our culture empowers team members to grow, innovate, and contribute to a shared mission: delivering superior outcomes and redefining what’s possible in rehabilitation.

At Sheltering Arms Institute, you’ll join a collaborative, patient-centered environment where your ideas, expertise, and passion can make a meaningful difference.

If you’re driven to make an impact and help shape the future of rehabilitative care, we invite you to join us in reinventing rehabilitation for life beyond limits.

Sheltering Arms Institute is currently seeking a motivated Temporary PPS Coordinator to join our team. This position provides coordination of the timely and accurate data completion of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility - Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) for each rehabilitation inpatient. This individual collects reviews and monitors the information contained in the IRF-PAI, on each patient to assure accuracy in the scoring of functional status and reflection of the patient’s care needs, as documented in the medical record and the eRehab system, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. In addition, the PPS Coordinator, as a subject matter expert, is responsible for educating the licensed clinical staff on the proper completion of the IRF-PAI. This position will assist in the ongoing monitoring of identified outcome benchmarks for the inpatient population. The PPS Coordinator has access to confidential patient information and maintains confidentiality of all information.

Successful Candidates Will Possess

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred


• Three to five years of experience in an acute hospital setting; preferably in an inpatient rehabilitation setting


• Clinical experience preferred


• Inpatient coding experience preferred


• Two or more years of related PPS experience or equivalent field required

Compensation

• $35.00 - $45.00 per hour


• This range reflects our commitment to pay equity and market‑competitive compensation.


• Final compensation depends on experience, skills, and internal equity.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.