Clinical Liaison (82351)

Description Primary Responsibilities The primary purpose of your position is to manage the facility census by acting as the liaison between external referral sources and the internal facility and central admissions operations. This position is responsible for identifying, developing, securing, and growing new and existing accounts and customer opportunities by building a strong network within the hospital(s) assigned, as well as supporting the coordination of services among the areas’ providers (e.g., managed care organizations, physicians, etc.). You will conduct on- site referral screenings at assigned hospitals and will be evaluated based on your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. In addition, this position is to provide an accurate assessment and communication with the appropriate building information regarding expected or pending admissions. This is a sales and clinical position that requires a valid and clear RN/LPN/LVN/ RRT certification. Essential Functions Manages key accounts (may include hospitals, centers, physician offices, residential care centers, assisted living centers, home health, senior living or anywhere) as assigned by the Regional Director of Sales and Business Development, Corporate Director of Sales Management or the SVP of Business Development in a set geographic market Develops and utilizes existing tools and resources to grow and manage the relationships of each account by completing the Clinical Liaison 3-tiered market plan monthly and as necessary Identifies program development opportunities to increase new admissions Makes daily sales calls to assigned accounts such as hospital case managers, social workers, physicians, hospital discharge planners and administrators, professional organizations, home health agencies, families, etc. to understand the need for program services and to communicate services offered which meet these needs to obtain referrals of patients with the goal of developing new business Completes daily rounds in designated hospitals and other assigned accounts obtaining referrals and screening patients to evaluate care needs prior to admission, identify new patients and direct to appropriate center by utilizing the facility clinical and financial grids Responds to calls and/ or inquiries from hospitals and assigned accounts regarding potential admissions and respond to these calls within 30 minutes Communicates information to case manager and facility sales/admissions teams, Central Admissions, Administrator or Director of Nursing when applicable and helps coordinates patient’s smooth transition into the facility Obtains accurate information from physicians, patient, and referral source regarding the expected discharge plan and communicates this information to the sales/admission team Assists potential patients in selecting post-acute placement to Regency facilities or ancillary service lines when applicable by performing on-site referral screenings Identifies appropriate facility placement utilizing facility clinical and financial grids recognizing: Referral’s clinical needs; Availability of necessary services, programming