Registered Nurse (RN) Rehabilitation Clinical Liaison

Overview

Registered Nurse (RN) Rehabilitation Clinical Liaison

Community Regional Medical Center

Fresno, CA / Madera, CA / Visalia, CA

Signet Health in partnership with Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno is looking for a dynamic RN as an addition to our Rehab Liaison team; this position is open immediately and has the potential to transition into a full-time role with benefits. This position will pay $80/hour. 

The Clinical Liaison is responsible for pre-admission assessments in area hospitals and other local health care facilities.   As the clinical face of a hospital based IRF, you will work primarily outside the hospital walls, you'll identify patients who need our level of care, conduct on-site clinical assessments, and build trusted relationships with referring physicians, case managers, and hospital teams. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Builds trust with patients, families, physicians and all referral sources
• Proactively seeks referrals from hospitals, Assisted Living Centers, Home Health providers, physicians and case managers.
• Communicates daily with the ARU Medical Director and Director of Rehabilitation on referrals, admissions, and discharges, enters all required information in UDS.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with hospital employees and Signet team members.
• Follows proper channels to present rehab education and unit criteria to case managers, physicians and other referring entities.
• Provides ongoing, follow-up and discharge communication to referral sources, patients, family, nursing staff, medical director, and therapists.
• Adheres to the hospital and Signet Health’s policies and procedures, ethical standards, corporate compliance standards and professional code of conduct.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Current California licensure in nursing (RN) or allied health profession (PT, OT, SLP) required; RN preferred.
• Three years of experience as a clinical liaison in rehabilitation or a closely related field.