Clinical Operations Coord. Rehab - Miramar (Full Time, Days)

Nicklaus Children's Hospital•Fort Lauderdale, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides assistance with patient care and supports access to care operations and operational duties for the rehab department. This role utilizes infection control policies to routinely maintain cleanliness of equipment and toys. Supports daily operations including ordering and organizing supplies, charge reconciliation, and scanning of documents into the medical record.

Requirements

American Heart Association (AHA) CPR AED – must maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
Previous customer service or clerical experience
Basic knowledge of mechanical skills to perform light repair and maintenance of equipment.
Able to take direction from a wide variety of professionals in Rehabilitative Services
Able to maintain calm in stressful situations
Excellent customer service skills
Excellent organizational skills
Basic proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 2 years of college level course work
Previous work experience with children
Previous healthcare experience
Spanish proficiency

Responsibilities

Assists with communication to patients and caregivers explaining the process for evaluation and treatment.
Faxes/mails/receives and monitors Plan of Care (POC) for evaluations, re-evaluations, and additional treatment.
Tracks, logs, and follows up on POCs with doctors’ offices and/or patients/caregivers.
Monitors and assists with patient transfers, including queue management, review of records, collaboration with patient access & clinical team, and responding to requests (approval or denial of transfer).
Performs daily charge reconciliation, including daily review, monitoring, and follow-up to address any misses or corrections.
Collects, organizes, and scans patient documents into the EMR following HIM requirements.
Follows the discharge process for patient accounts.
Confirms patient appointments and handles follow-up questions to minimize patient no-shows.
Supports PEDS scheduling via CRM (or comparable tool) and handles same-day rescheduling changes.
Coordinates care and supports the billing process of Early Steps patients through communication with Early Steps, Pre-Access, and the Clinical team, adhering to Early Steps requirements.
Assists the Clinical Team with patient care activities as directed.
Ensures that clean sweeps are completed and submitted accordingly to hospital requirements.
Follows procedures in maintaining the environment of care for designated equipment and keeps the treatment area clean, organized, and orderly.
Orders and ensures rooms are properly stocked with linen for patient care.
Ensures and maintains cleanliness of assigned areas and equipment; maintains equipment/cleaning logs as per cleaning guidelines.
Reports unsafe equipment or conditions to leaders or the Operations Team upon discovery.
Assists in recovery and ordering new equipment.
Follows process for corrective action.
Monitors inventory and ensures adequate stock for both treatment and office supplies.
Supports other centers as needed to ensure rehab operations continue.
Ensures that standard work is followed to ensure the success of daily operations.