Clinical Admissions Specialist

Job Description

Facilites clinical admissions to inpatient acute/sub-acute rehabilitation care. Serves as a liaison for referral sources and promotes available rehabilitation services. Communicates required information to the inpatient clinical team.

Job Responsibility

1.Receives referrals for rehabilitation care from internal/external inpatient/outpatient facilities.

2.Performs clinical screening for admission based on regulatory, department and insurance guidelines. Reviews necessary medical records and may visit referring facilities of patients to be admitted.

3.Identifies, communicates and coordinates for any special needs of patients during admissions process.

4.Collaborates with required stakeholders (ie. physicians, clinical professionals, administrative and clinical support team members) to facilitate admissions process.

5.Completes and processes required admissions documentation.

6.Establishes and develops community/physician referrals for possible admissions.

7.Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

Graduate from an accredited clinical eduation proram, required.

Current related Clinical License to practice in New York State, required. (RN, LPN, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech Therapist)

Current NYS Driver's License, required.

1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

Strong communication and customer relation management skills.

• Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).