Patient Assessment Standards Coordinator

Overview

Patient Assessment Standards Coordinator (full-time/exempt) – Braintree location. Clinical license required. This role is part of Encompass Health, a national inpatient rehabilitation leader.

This range is provided by Encompass Health. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$34.00/hr - $61.00/hr

• Be the Patient Assessment Standard Coordinator and ensure accurate data extraction from clinical documentation.
• Coordinate timely submission of data for Medicare patients.
• Educate and support staff on proper and accurate documentation.
• Act as the primary resource for problem-solving regarding Quality Indicator coding and IRF-PAI completion.
• Work to improve the process of QI coding and all data collection specific to IRF-PAI.
• Ensure IRF-PAI data is entered and transmitted accurately and within CMS/UDS time frames.
• Review, interpret, and collect data on each patient in preparation for IRF-PAI completion.
• Collaborate with team to identify potential comorbidities or accurate CMG/RIC categories.
• Ensure all discharged patient records contain the required elements and complete chart audits for timely UDS export and CMS transmission.

• Licensed or certified clinician in healthcare (RN, LPN, PT, PTA, OT, COTA, SLP, Recreational Therapist, Respiratory Therapist, case manager/social worker) or equivalent credential (QI Credentialed).
• QI Credentialed; obtain UDS IRF PPS Certification after 2 years in the PASC role and before the 3rd-year anniversary.
• Minimum qualifications:
  
  ability to perform assessments and 1 year of healthcare experience; attend all EHC IRF-PAI trainings.
• Preferred: experience in rehab or post-acute care, strong teaching and communication skills; effective oral and written communication; strong organizational and critical thinking abilities; detail-oriented and able to meet deadlines independently.

Starting perks and benefits include affordable medical/dental/vision plans, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities, company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans, flexible spending and health savings accounts, and a collaborative, inclusive work environment.

Encompass Health is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our inclusive culture and provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, color, creed, age, mental or physical disability, or any other protected classification.