Weekend ER Clinical Liaison (86921)

Regency Integrated Health Services; Robstown (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Regency Integrated Health Services in Robstown, TX is seeking a Clinical Liaison (Part Time) to liaise with patients, families, and physicians regarding readmissions and transitions from hospital/ER.

The role requires RN or LVN with sales/marketing experience, long-term care knowledge, and strong communication skills. On-call weekends are required, with additional hours and mileage compensation as discussed.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse is required.
• Two years of sales and marketing experience is required; prior experience with an insurance company, private case management company, or HMO is preferred.
• Familiarity with long-term care and/or sub-acute care is useful.

Responsibilities

• Manage facility census by opening hospital accounts to generate referrals and admissions.
• Complete daily rounds in designated hospitals, assess needs prior to admission, identify new patients and direct to appropriate center.
• Communicate information to case manager and admissions director, coordinating the patient’s smooth transition into the program.

Skills

Sales & marketing knowledge

Medical assessment skills

Oral & written communication

Education

Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse

Job description

Job Details Job Location: Robstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Robstown, TX 78380 Position Type: Part Time Education Level: 2 Year Degree Travel Percentage: Up to 50% Job Category: Nurse

The position is from Friday after 5 pm to Monday ending at 8 am to be on call for a group of facilities.

This person will liaise with the patient and/or family, and physician regarding re-admits to the facility from the hospital and/or Emergency Room.

The ideal candidate will be available and committed to every other weekend.

Pay: $250 for being on call (for the weekend) plus hourly rate discussed during the interview, and if they go in for hours worked plus mileage.

CLINICAL LIAISON OVERVIEW:

You will conduct on- site referral assessments at assigned hospitals and will be evaluated based on your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the facility census by opening accounts with hospitals, which generate patient referrals and admissions.
• Completes daily rounds in designated hospitals, obtaining high acuity inquiries and assessing special needs patients to evaluate care needs prior to admission, identify new patients and direct to appropriate center
• Communicates information to case manager and admissions director, and coordinates patient’s smooth transition into program
• Obtains accurate information from physicians, patient, and referral source regarding the expected discharge plan and communicates this information to the admission team
• Develops referrals from hospital social services and discharge planning departments, physicians, case managers, insurance companies and new referral sources
• Incorporates “IMPACT” sales model in all sales interactions with the goal to develop new referral sources in addition to patient assessment.
• Makes sales calls to assigned accounts such as hospital case managers, social workers, physicians, hospital discharge planners and administrators, professional organizations, home health agencies, families, etc. to understand the need for program services and to communicate services offered which meet these needs to obtain referrals of patients with the goal of developing new business
• Demonstrates growth in hospital referrals, as reflected in an increase of overall occupancy and quality mix in assigned centers
• Decides acceptance of patients and coordinates admission process with facility staff.
• Uses formal application to screen residents; ensure PASSAR is completed
• Obtain prior authorization for managed care patients.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Education:

• Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse is required
• Two years of experience with sales and marketing knowledge, required; strong medical assessment skills; prior experience with an insurance company, private case management company, or HMO, preferred.
• Familiarity with long term care and/or sub-acute care, useful. Must possess strong oral and written communications skills.

Experience:

• Two years of experience with sales and marketing knowledge, required; strong medical assessment skills; prior experience with an insurance company, private case management company, or HMO, preferred.
• Familiarity with long term care and/or sub-acute care, useful.
• Must possess strong oral and written communications skills.

Travel:

is required on weekends worked