Case Manager & Referral Liaison-Prn-Day Shift

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We are seeking a highly skilled PRN CASE MANAGER/Referral Coordinator to join our rehabilitation team y's Regional Medical Center! This role offers the opportunity to work with diverse patient populations, providing exceptional care.

St. Mary’s is a 229-bed, acute care hospital located in Enid, OK. St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center has served the healthcare needs of northwest Oklahoma for more than 100 years. We host more than 125 highly skilled physicians offering specialties in Cardiology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Emergency Medicine, Rehabilitation, Laboratory, Women’s Imaging, Wound Care, and more.

The Assessment and Referral Coordinator receives referrals and completes the preadmission screening process in cooperation with the Medical Director, Program Director, and the PPS Coordinator. The Assessment and Referral Coordinator will also serve as a marketing representative for the IP Rehab Program and be responsible for traveling NW and Central Oklahoma working on growing the IP Rehab’s visibility and marketing share.

The Case Manager is responsible for providing case coordination and functions as a patient/family advocate through initial and ongoing assessment of patient’s needs during the rehabilitation stay, coordination/communication of the patient’s plan of care and identifying and coordinating community resources to meet continuing care needs. The Case Manager will coordinate communication with payer sources and provide updates as necessary to secure ongoing authorization to treat.

He/she will participate in the preadmission screening process. He/she shall participate in and demonstrate accountability for quality improvement, overall team coordination (as it applies to patient care issues) and discharge planning.

• Develops a comprehensive referral development plan for the rehab program with minimum components of a) market definition b) market analysis c) referral development contacts to be made d) number of referrals per month.

• Complete meetings with Physicians, Case Managers and/or other providers as needed to ensure the internal and external obstacles for business growth and retention are identified and minimized or eliminated.

• Obtains approval from admitting psychiatrist and assigns patient to appropriate unit based on age and clinical presentation.

• Provides interim data assessment about the effectiveness of referral development activities.

• Develops and carries out plan to solicit feedback and satisfaction information from physicians, discharge planners and other key stakeholders of the program.

• Demonstrates strong working knowledge and skill experience with a variety of diagnostic groups including, but not limited to, the following: orthopedic and arthritis related conditions; neurological groups including CVA, TBI, degenerative neurological diseases, SCI; generalized weakness as a result of medical or surgical conditions including DM, ESRD, amputation, COPD, CHF, and CABG.

• Demonstrates a working knowledge of normal growth and development, related behaviors, needs, comfort, and range of treatment appropriate to the age (adult, geriatric) and diagnosis of patient services to support the provision of an individualized interdisciplinary plan of care.

• Meets with the patient and family prior to or at the time of admission to identify needs, 3rd party payer requirements, orients to rehab process and begins discharge planning and completes assessment according to protocol.

• Educates and instructs patient/family regarding role of Case Management in the rehabilitation program and needs…