Position Overview
**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
Day Shift
**Description:**
The Eddy's highly regarded Skilled Nursing Facilities have a unique opportunity for a RN to receive, review and process referrals of patients at St. Peter's Hospital referred for subacute rehab services. Primary responsibility is to provide on-site support and assistance to hospital case management and hospitalist team to ensure timely identification of inpatients appropriate for referral to subacute rehab and long term care. Upon referral, RN is responsible to screen to determine medical appropriateness and coordinate with the team to verify insurance and obtain payer prior authorization with goals of ensuring a timely discharge and smooth transfer of care to our facility.
Principal Responsibilities and Duties:
+ Early identification of candidates/potential rehabilitation candidates
+ Education of clients, family members, referral sources, and external payers regardin...