Inpatient Rehabilitation Coordinator

Location: Parkland: 17th FLR BLK 600

Schedule: Fulltime Days, Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Primary Purpose

Provides leadership to staff and operational support in inpatient clinical specialty treatment areas.

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS

Education:
Must have one of the following:

• Bachelor's degree in physical therapy from a school accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from an accredited university.
• Master's degree in Speech - Language Pathology from an accredited university; with completion of a nine-month clinical fellowship.

Experience:

• Must have five years' experience as a therapist to include one year demonstrating leadership abilities.
• Three years inpatient rehabilitation experience preferred

Certification/Registration/Licensure:

• Must have current licensure as a Physical Therapist with the Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for Texas OR
• Must be registered as an Occupational Therapist by the State of Texas OR
• Must be licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners for Speech - Language Pathology and Audiology and have completed all requirements for a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) issued by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).
• Must have a current Healthcare Provider CPR course completion card prior to hire and/or placement in job from one of the following:
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross Rescuer
• Military Training Network.
• Must have Quality Indicator Credentialing Exam within 30 days of placement in job.

Skills or Special Abilities:

• Must be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of therapy procedures and techniques.
• Must demonstrate effective supervisory and administrative skills.
• Must be able to demonstrate oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to demonstrate problem solving ability.
• Must be able to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued care.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates the computerized completion of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility - Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI). Oversees the running of the software and edits IRF-PAIs for all patients. Compares actual knowledge of the care provided to the patient and the information contained on the IRF-PAI. Makes all changes to the IRF-PAI to correctly reflect a three-day summary of the functional status and 24-hours care needs of the patient. Encodes the IRF-PAI and electronically transmits the IRF-PAI within identified time frames. Keeps clinical team apprised of the length of stay relative to the patients Case Mix Group (CMG).
• Coordinates the completion of the admission assessment of the IRF-PAI by the fourth day of the patient's stays and the 5th day following discharge for each inpatient rehabilitation patient. May require discussions/interactions (written or verbal) with various staff members concerning differences in reported functional status to complete the IRF-PAI. Assures that the IRf-PAI accurately reflects the functional status and 24-hour care needs of the patient in order to have compliance with reporting.
• Performs audits on IRF-PAI, clinical documentation and billing information to assure accuracy and consistency of documentation. Gives feedback to the appropriate supervisor on audit results.
• Utilizes software information to assist in the monitoring of patients progress within the program and program evaluation/outcomes measurement. Distributes this information to other identified members of the rehabilitation management team.
• Assists in the identification and generation of management reports for clinical administration and other administrative groups.
• Assists management of Inpatient Rehabilitation and the Medical Director in identifying and monitoring trends in patient care as identified through the IRF-PAI.
• Responsible for training all rehabilitation clinical staff on the appropriate use of Quality Indicators and other documentation tools.
• Completes discharge follow up data collection and analysis.
• Collects and analyzes data for departmental initiatives and projects.

Requisition ID: 987538