Nurse Clinical Liasion

Avamere Rehab of Issaquah - 805 Front St South, Issaquah, WA 98027

Status: FT

Wage Range $36 - $47

Apply at: TEAMAVAMERE.COM


Job Summary

The primary purpose of your job position is to be responsible for building and maintaining a professional relationship with referral source contacts within assigned hospital(s) for your facility. The Clinical Liaison will develop and maintain key relationships, generate referrals from assigned accounts, meeting volume expectations for referrals and admissions. This position is the clinical liaison between health care providers to ensure continuity of care for patients transitioning from a hospital to facility or to home care or hospice in community-based care. This position also acts as backup for the Admissions Coordinator and may be asked to do the nursing admission of the patient from time to time.

Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities

• Performs qualifying assessments to determine the appropriateness of all patient referrals, to begin the admission process at that time, and to serve as a resource for discharge planners, patients and or their families to educate about our various services and programs.

• Strategically plans to effectively manage their accounts in order to maximize referrals into the Avamere/Signature system.

• Demonstrate strong relationship and sales skills required to develop long term relationships that effectively generate patient referrals and admissions.

• Deliver special presentations to groups of referral sources on services we (Avamere) provide.

• Participates in community organizations that directly impact referral sources and patient population.

• Responsible for completing patient assessments in a timely, accurate and effective manner while adhering to all companies" policies and procedures.

• Regular, punctual attendance.

• Maintain the confidentiality of all patient/resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.

Requirements and Qualifications

Education

• LPN active license

Experience

• Minimum (2) Two years of healthcare experience, ideally in a post-acute setting.
• Must have a strong clinical background to be able to perform qualifying assessments of patients
• Cheerful, personable, and outgoing personality is a must. Marketing experience a plus.

Avamere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.