Pediatric Rehab Care Coordinator

Pediatric Rehab Care Coordinator Charleston, SC Job Details Full-time 1 day ago Qualifications Collaborate with healthcare professionals Nursing Insurance prior authorization Inpatient RN License 5 years Patient assessment Master's degree RN experience Bachelor's degree Case management Utilization management Discharge planning Pediatrics Bachelor's degree in nursing Senior level Care coordination Referral coordination Marketing Rehabilitation and recovery (patient care) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Full Job Description Job Description Summary This position serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary Inpatient Rehabilitation Team through proactive planning, organizing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating services provided to patients admitted to the IRU. Responsible for ensuring consistency and quality of the referral/admission process, direct patient/family pre-admission assessment, coordination of patient admission to the IRU, team collaboration to ensure a safe discharge, referral source marketing and community liaison. Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Cost Center

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• Case Management & Care Transitions (Main) Pay Rate Type Salary Pay Grade Health-29 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Work Shift Job Description Hours:

40

Schedule:

Monday-Friday Job Summary/Purpose :

This position serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary Inpatient Rehabilitation Team through proactive planning, organizing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating services provided to patients admitted for inpatient rehab. Responsible for ensuring consistency and quality of the referral/admission process, direct patient/family pre-admission assessment, coordination of patient admission to inpatient rehab, team collaboration to ensure a safe discharge, referral source marketing and community liaison. Responsible for utilization management. This role is key in communicating plan of care to payors and facilitating prior authorization, payor updates and reimbursement.

Minimum Training and Education :

Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing and a minimum of five years of applied Case Management experience as an RN/Case Manager. Master's degree is preferred. Work experience in an inpatient rehab role is preferred.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations :

Current South Carolina licensure as a registered nurse or compact state required. Certifications in Case Management (ACM, CCM) required within 6 months of hire.

Additional Job Description Physical Requirements:

1) (C) Continuous

• 6-8 hours per shift; 2) (F) Frequent
• 2-6 hours per shift; 3) (I) Infrequent
• 0-2 hours per shift Ability to perform job functions while standing.

(C). Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (C) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (I) Ability to work indoors. (C) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (I) Ability to work from elevated areas. (F) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (F) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (I) Ability to bend at the waist. (C) Ability to twist at the waist. (F) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (F) Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (F) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (C) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (C) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (C) Ability to reach overhead. (F) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (C) Ability to fully use both legs. (C) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (F) Ability to reach in all directions. (C) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (I) Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (I) Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (I) Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (F) Examples include: To transfer a 100 lb. patient that can not assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand. Ability to maintain vision 20/40 corrected. (C) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (C) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (C) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (C) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (C) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (C) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (C) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (C) Ability to work rotating shifts. (F) Ability to work overtime as required. (F) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (C)

• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (C)
• (Selected Positions)
• Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (C)
• (Selected Positions)
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (C) (Selected Positions)
• If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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