Registered Nurse Clinical Rehab Specialist PRN

As a Registered Nurse Clinical Rehab Specialist PRN, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Summary:

This position acts as a coordinator between internal and external referral sources, and acute inpatient rehab operations. The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist is responsible for establishing relationships with case managers, physicians, payors, and other referral sources. The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist will ensure appropriate patient placement through clinical screenings and assessments in collaboration with both hospital Case Management and the Rehab Medical Director.

The Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist works closely with hospital case management to ensure a responsive and smooth flowing referral and admission process for the inpatient acute rehab program.

What qualifications you will need:

• Minimum requirements:

  1. Licensed Professional in a clinical health care specialty (i.e. RN, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech Therapist).

  2. BCLS certification (AHA)

  3. Current state licensure in clinical practice area or eligible for state license transfer.

  4. Graduate of an accredited school in clinical specialty.

  5. Professional appearance.

  6. Effective verbal, written and persuasive communication skills.

  7. Computer and keyboarding skills (25 wpm minimum).

  8. Ability to work with others to ensure quality patient care.

  9. Organization and time management skills.

  10. Strong problem solving skills.

  11. Interpersonal skills.

  12. Continuous focus on excellence in work environment.

  Preferred requirements:

  1. Minimum 2 years recent clinical care experience preferred

  2. Pass CARE tool credentialing, when available via UDS

  3. If RN, CRRN preferred and / or achieve within 2 years of accepting position.

  4. Clinical experience in the care and management of the Inpatient Rehabilitation patient.

  5. Experience as a clinical liaison coordinating admissions for inpatient rehabilitation preferred.

  6. Persistent and persuasive when faced with challenging circumstances.

  7. Ability to analyze data related to referral opportunities.

  8. Skilled strategy planning and goal setting.

  9. Ability to build strong relationships with referral sources while being engaging, accountable and responsive.

  10. Self-directed with problem solving capability.

  11. Ability to navigate a medical record for determination of medical necessity for an IRF admission.

  12. Ability to analyze clinical data looking at diagnosis and comorbidities that will demonstrate the patients’ complete medical picture.

  13. Experienced in speaking in medical terminology with physicians, case managers, therapists about disease states, comorbidities, and patient care

Benefits

Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare is the leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region. Our physicians, nurses and staff are committed to keeping our community healthy. We deliver the highest quality patient care available. Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare provides full-service acute care hospitals. Those hospitals offer comprehensive medical services in most every specialty.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Clinical Rehab Specialist PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.