CV RN Intake Coordinator

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

31d

About The Position

Utilize nursing expertise to assess diagnosis to determine resources required to provide appropriate and indicated level of care with all needed information. Heavy administrative duties as well as information gathering, vetting, analyzing and advising. Escalate concerns providers to guarantee proper scheduling of patients

Administrative
WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

Requirements

• 3 years' experience in medical intake and/or care coordination; experience in relationship development and managed care.
• Heavy referral management and care coordination experience
• Graduate of NLN approved nursing program
• (NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE or Current Texas license Upon Hire and
• (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC). Upon Hire

Responsibilities

• Receives and provides immediate responses to inquiries and patient referrals. Establishes immediate relationship between referral sources and hospital.
• Determines appropriateness of referral for admission in accordance with established admission criteria for services involved.
• Interfaces with other hospital departments and physicians to facilitate admission process.
• Evaluates financial reimbursement for proposed hospitalization and intervention and obtains pre-certification for intervention.
• Assists in determining resources required to provide appropriate and indicated level of care and assures availability of indicated resources prior to acceptance of patient.
• Provides overview of services to be provided during hospitalization to patients, families, payers and referral sources.
• Notifies payor of admission and expected course of treatment and assigns initial length of stay in accordance with standards of care criteria as outlined in utilization.
• Tracks data regarding intakes and referral sources.
• Provides guidelines and instruction to staff regarding program promotion, intake and referral processes.
• Communicates information about patient referred to rehab unit to appropriate physician.
• Accepts additional responsibilities and organizes scheduled and unscheduled time.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees