Clinical Liaison, Inpatient

Overview

Shift
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Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Department
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Capital Region Medical Center, Therapy Services

Compensation
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Base Pay Range: $59,322 - $96,762/year, based on experience

MU Health Care is looking for a dynamic and passionate Inpatient Rehabilitation Clinical Liaison to join our team. The ideal candidate is proactive and engaging, excels in building strong relationships with community partners and referral sources, is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care, and demonstrates effective communication and marketing. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to promoting high-quality rehabilitation services.

If you are a motivated professional with a strong clinical background and a talent for strategic planning, we want to hear from you.

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row. We have an inspired, hardworking and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Our academic health system is the only one in mid-Mow Missouri and is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and the region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics.

Here you can define your career among many clinical and nonclinical positions—with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

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• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
• See a comprehensive list of benefits here

Responsibilities include:

• Completes clinical assessments of patients referred to the rehabilitation unit in collaboration with nursing and therapy supervisors, ensuring rehabilitation pre-admission assessments are complete.
• Facilitates admissions by responding to referral requests in a timely manner, maintaining effective communication with referral source and providing complete and accurate patient assessment information to the assessment team.
• Develops referral sources by calling on referring agencies and providers, identifying new referral sources, conducting in-services and arranging tours.
• Maintains positive relationships with referral sources by performing account needs assessments on a regular basis to identify problems and working with referral sources to jointly handle complaints, problems and concerns.
• Performs personal visits to patients to identify if they qualify for inpatient rehab and to explain rehabilitation expectations while on the unit. Shares "Planning for Rehabilitation" information with the patient prior to admission.
• Builds and monitors community, customer, payer and patient perceptions of Capital Region Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit as a high quality provider of services.
• Demonstrates understanding of CMS and other regulatory bodies accrediting standards for Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit related to qualifying for admissions and criteria related to rehab stay. Keeps management informed by submitting required reports and results.
• Communicates issues related to progress toward goals and provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Assesses safety risks and implements appropriate precautions. Complies with safety standards.
• Participates in performance improvement processes and demonstrates understanding of costs and financial support as they relate to quality and efficiency.
• Assists the Inpatient Rehab Management team in establishing organization volume projections in the annual budget and in establishing allocations for the marketing of Inpatient Rehabilitation Services.
• Monitors allocation of resources according to budgetary limitations. Conducts market assessments and develops a comprehensive marketing plan to meet budgeted volume projections.
• Develops…