RN Rehab Liaison - Inpatient Rehab Unit; Physical Medicine

Inpatient Rehab Unit (Physical Medicine) - Rehab Liaison

Rehab liaisons identify potential patients in hospitals or other healthcare settings who may benefit from inpatient rehabilitation. They assess patients' medical history, current condition, and therapy needs to determine if they meet the criteria for admission to a rehabilitation facility. They coordinate the referral-to-admission process for patients and educate the community and other stakeholders about the unit's services and programs.

The Rehab Liaison is responsible for cultivating referral relationships. This role is crucial for driving growth through patient referrals and involves developing strong relationships with various stakeholders, including patients, family members, physicians, and healthcare professionals.

• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Valid driver's license.

• 2 years of healthcare experience.

• The rehab liaison is expected to exercise sound judgment in handling the professional and confidential nature of healthcare sales, ensuring that you maintain the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in all interactions.
• Educate community, referral sources, and physicians on unit programs and services.
• Respond to and overcome admission barriers and follow up on admissions variables.
• Conduct in-services and professional presentations to various groups about services and outcomes.
• Clinical Liaisons perform clinical assessments of referred patients, prioritizing face-to-face connections.
• Educate referred patients and families on acute rehabilitation programs.
• Aid in streamlining the referral-to-admission process.
• Liaisons partner with hospital case managers to create smooth patient transfer processes and to help remove payer-related and operational barriers to getting appropriate patients into the best next level of care.

• The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds.
• Heavy/Hard work:
  Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.

• Clinical Setting.
• Office Environment.

• Skill in organizational matters, including time management, prioritization, multitasking, and problem-solving.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and drive results.
• Ability to use excellent customer service, written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships, educate patients and families, and collaborate with the healthcare team.

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively 'WVUHS') is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.