Post Acute Transition Specialist Home and Hospice

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Clinical Post Acute Transition Specialist for our Home Health and Hospice Care Teams with CarePartners Health Services! RN, Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists are considered for this position.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Job Summary:

This position acts as a coordinator between internal and external referral sources, and acute inpatient rehab operations. The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist is responsible for establishing relationships with case managers, physicians, payors, and other referral sources. The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist will ensure appropriate patient placement through clinical screenings and assessments in collaboration with both hospital Case Management and the Rehab Medical Director.

The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist works closely with hospital case management to ensure a responsive and smooth flowing referral and admission process for the inpatient acute rehab program.

Position Requirements:

Minimum requirements:

1. Licensed Professional in a clinical health care specialty (i.e. RN, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech Therapist).

2. Current state licensure in clinical practice area or eligible for state license transfer.

3. Graduate of an accredited school in clinical specialty.

4. Minimum 2 years recent clinical care experience.

5. Professional appearance.

6. Effective verbal, written and persuasive communication skills.

7. Computer and keyboarding skills (25 wpm minimum).

8. Ability to work with others to ensure quality patient care.

9. Organization and time management skills.

10. Strong problem solving skills.

11. Interpersonal skills.

12. Continuous focus on excellence in work environment.

Preferred requirements:

1. BCLS certification (AHA)

2. Pass CARE tool credentialing, when available via UDS

3. If RN, CRRN preferred and / or achieve within 2 years of accepting position.

4. Clinical experience in the care and management of the Inpatient Rehabilitation patient.

5. Experience as a clinical liaison coordinating admissions for inpatient rehabilitation preferred.

6. Persistent and persuasive when faced with challenging circumstances.

7. Ability to analyze data related to referral opportunities.

8. Skilled strategy planning and goal setting.

9. Ability to build strong relationships with referral sources while being engaging, accountable and responsive.

10. Self-directed with problem solving capability.

11. Ability to navigate a medical record for determination of medical necessity for an IRF admission.

12. Ability to analyze clinical data looking at diagnosis and comorbidities that will demonstrate the patients’ complete medical picture.

13. Experienced in speaking in medical terminology with physicians, case managers, therapists about disease states, comorbidities, and patient care.

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• Bachelors Degree, or Masters Degree

Benefits

CarePartners, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

CarePartners Health Services, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, is a healthcare organization serving western North Carolina and offering a full continuum of post-acute care. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, it’s services include a Rehabilitation Hospital, Home Health, Outpatient Rehabilitation, Hospice, Palliative Care, Private Duty, PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) and Orthotics & Prosthetics. With more than 1,200 colleagues and 400 volunteers, CarePartners Health Services is dedicated to helping people of western North Carolina live full and productive lives, despite illness, injury, disability or issues related to aging.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Post Acute Transition Specialist Home and Hospice opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.