Hackensack Meridian Health · 15 hours ago
Clinical Pre-Admissions Coordinator - Part Time
Haddonfield, NJ
Part-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expHackensack Meridian Health is dedicated to transforming healthcare and serving as a leader of positive change. The Clinical Pre-Admission Coordinator is responsible for conducting patient assessments for acute rehabilitation, ensuring compliance with CMS regulations, and performing detailed preadmission screenings to determine patient eligibility for rehabilitation services.
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Responsibilities
Appropriately assesses the patient's medical and functional status, the risk for clinical and rehabilitation complications, and other aspects of the patient's condition both medically and functionally to determine whether the patient meets the requirements for IRF admission
Develops the detailed reasoning and justification for the IRF admission, with inclusion of the following documentation:
The patient's prior level of function
The patient's expected level of improvement
The expected length of time necessary to achieve the expected level of improvement
An evaluation of the patient's risk for clinical complications
Treatments needed (OT, PT, SLP, or prosthetics/orthotics)
The expected frequency and duration of treatment in the IRF
The anticipated discharge destination
Any anticipated post-discharge treatments; and
Other information relevant to the care needs of the patient
Conducts preadmission screening through medical record review and through in person visit(s) with the patient/family and the clinical staff involved in the patient's care and/or by telephone - from an outside referring source
Reviews the findings and results of the screening for all potential admissions with the rehabilitation physician for his/her concurrence
Completes ongoing re-assessments of patients and updates all documentation for the preadmission screening within 48-hours preceding IRF admission
Provides education to patient and/or family on admission criteria, financial eligibility/responsibility, rehabilitation levels of care, program outcomes, and specific facility programing
Partners with Case Management/Social Work at the referring site to facilitate timely transition of care
Provides education to referral sources (physicians, case managers, social workers, therapists, nurses, etc.) on patient admission criteria, program eligibility, and facility outcomes
Provides weekend on-call coverage to perform urgent assessments
Other duties and/or projects as assigned
Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior
Qualification
Required
Graduate of an accredited nursing, rehabilitation therapy program, or social work program
RN/PT/OT/SLP and a minimum of 3 years of experience in the rehabilitation field or LCSW and a minimum 5 years of direct experience in the rehabilitation field
Ability to perform clinical assessments
Experience with CMS rehabilitation regulations and guidelines
Ability to educate clinical and non-clinical stakeholders on admission criteria
NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License or Physical Therapist License or Occupational Therapist License or Speech Language Pathology License or NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Preferred
Clinical work experience in the acute rehabilitation setting
Knowledge of insurance benefits
For nursing, BSN, or ability to obtain within two years of hire
CPR/BLS Certification or ability to obtain upon hire
Benefits
Health
Dental
Vision
Paid leave
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement benefits
Company
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack Meridian Health is a health care organization that offers research and medical services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$36.3MKey Investors
Baldrick's FoundationNational Institutes of Health
2023-11-21Grant
2023-02-24Grant· $3M
2019-05-10Grant· $33.3M
Leadership Team
Robert C. Garrett
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Allen
President, Financial Services Division and CFO
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