Patient Transitions Director, RN

Pay scale from $91k/year
ESSENTIAL DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with Senior Director of Outreach,Vice President of Patient Navigation and applicable leadership in The System,maintenance and continued development of Patient Transitions to The System andcommunity outreach programs
• Conducts nursing assessments and observations ofpatients referred for admission and similar nursing visits for currenthospitalized Health System patients
• Conducts high level presentations andfacilitates meetings with key referral source representatives
• Represents The System in the field in order tofacilitate referrals and admissions, streamlines the referral process, andconducts referral visits and patient assessments
• Assists with obtaining referral documentation andphysician orders when necessary
• Communicates with applicable system locationsregarding Patient Transitions
• Coordinates new and existing relationshipbuilding with major and minor referral sources
• Assists The System in constructing strategicinitiatives designed to explain and educate providers and the community about whatThe System provides
• Establishes and maintains professionalrelationships with all referral sources, including but not limited to casemanagers, discharge planners, social workers, physicians and physicianpractices, and any other community or third party referral sources
• Maintains thorough knowledge of market/communityin which PTD services in regards to potential new referral sources, hospitaldischarge trends, and any other relevant demographic information relevant tothe continued growth of The System
• Maintains awareness of competitors in the marketand develops profiles
• Maintains working knowledge and technical skillfor the use of hospital referral portal platforms
• Meets established goals for referrals,admissions, conversion ratios, and other quality metrics determined byleadership
• Reviews monthly analytic data. Tracks information to determine markettrends, and develops action plans based on data relative to key performanceindicators

• Have an RN license with at least oneyear related experience in one of the following: marketing healthcare products or services,long-term care, inpatient rehabilitation or health care community relations
• Valid Georgia Driver's License with the abilityto regularly travel throughout assigned region and as necessary
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal andoral/written communication skills
• Knowledge of long-term care admissionrequirements and Medicare, Medicaid, Private Pay and Third Party reimbursement
• Ability to multi-task and function with littledirection