Clinical Liaison- Inpatient Rehab

The Cord, Nursing coordinates a patient-centered admission process for patients transferring into the Abrazo Community Health Network/Carondelet System ensuring placement in an appropriate level of care bed and financial screening per EMTALA regulations . They employ critical thinking skills to expedite admissions into ACHN/Carondelet while demonstrating ACHN/Carondelet’s Mission, Vision, Values and Service Standards in all interactions with referring facilities, physicians, employees and guests.

Facilitates patient centric critical and emergent transfers into multiple hospitals comprising the Abrazo Community Health Network (ACHN) and Carondelet System utilizing service line specific transfer protocols. Systematically employs critical thinking triage skills to assist sending facilities to transfer their patients to a higher level of care focusing on EMTALA guidelines.

Collaborates with multiple members of the sending and receiving healthcare teams to ensure a timely admission into the right bed in the right level of care with the correctly identified admission status. Escalates situations falling outside of transfer protocol parameters and presents succinct SBAR to physicians and/or AOC.

Facilitates patient outbound calls while vetting apporpriateness Other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned Special Skills : Organizational and leadership skills Ability to decipher specific messages with background noise Effective communication skills – phone etiquette, written and verbal – with all levels of staff, physicians, patients and families Experienced at multi -tasking Ability to present self in positive and professional manner, exhibiting confidence, tact, and enthusiasm Must be sensitive to diverse cultural and bilingual issues Adept at interpreting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data Ability to quickly triage, critically think in high pressure situations and prioritize Minimum Requirements Experience: Minimum of 5 years continuous clinical experience in a critical/acute care setting with adult neuro/trauma/cardiovascular/critical care or emergency room nursing preferred.

Ability to manage initial assessment data and prioritize patient care with appropriate decision making.

Education

Graduation from accredited nursing program Certifications: Registered Nurse with current state licensure. Current BLS certification required; Preferred Requirements Experience: 8 years of critical care, emergency room, or house supervisor experience Education: BSN preferred Certifications: ACLS training preferred. #LI-SW2