RN Clinical Liaison Full Time 8 Hour Days CCC/SNF

Position Summary
This nurse will screen, and/or meet with patients for appropriate criteria for admissions to the Post-Acute Service Line including but not limited to Home Health, Hospice, Skilled Nursing, Long Term Care, and Subacute. Additionally, this nurse will facilitate strong relationships with local physicians and providers. Acting as the representative of the Post-Acute Service lines this nurse will travel to local health care facilities to meet the needs of potential patients.

Primary Duties
� Establishes the patient�s eligibility for care
� Communicates with the families of patients
� Interacts with a variety of hospital staff from different departments
� Reviews patients� medical records
� Explains care options to patients and their families
� Coordinates communication between patients and their physicians, case managers and other medical staff
� Develops relationships in the community on behalf of the medical facility
� Maintains assigned sales territory, Develops implements, evaluates, and refines territory sales plans based upon data, trends, market needs, and facility needs.
� Schedules speaking engagements at community events
� Works with the facility�s marketing and sales team to bring awareness of the facility�s strengths and services into the community at large
� Ability to travel within assigned territory and to sales meetings

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
� Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures
� Must demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills
� Strong interpersonal skills
� Must be customer service oriented
� Must have excellent negotiation and persuasion skills
� Experience working in the healthcare industry
� Must be an active listener
� Must have excellent computer skills and knowledge of databases
� Must have knowledge of electronic health records
� Knowledge of medical terminology and coding
� Must have excellent organizational skills and be an effective time manager and multi-tasker
� Knowledge of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, physician practices, hospital case management and discharge planning services
� Ability to effectively communicate Home Health, Hospice, Skilled Nursing, Long Term Care, and Subacute services at all levels of healthcare

Physical demands:
� Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching
� Heavy physical effort (lift/carry up to 50 lbs
� Lifts, positions and/or transfers residents
� Occasional prolonged standing and walking
� Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment

Working Conditions:
� Contact with residents/patients under a wide variety of circumstances
� May be exposed to infectious/contagious diseases
� Regularly exposed to risk of blood borne diseases
� Requires judgment and/or action which could result in the death of a resident

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Minimum Education/Certification/Experience:
� Current CA RN license
� AHA BLS
� One year preferred experience in acute or long term care

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant�s or employee�s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.