Patient Assess Stand Coor

Encompass Health • Aldie, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Assessment Standards Coordinator (PASC) supports accurate, timely, and compliant completion of the IRF-PAI for inpatient rehabilitation patients. The role reviews and interprets clinical documentation, coordinates data collection and submission, supports staff education, and serves as a resource for Quality Indicator (QI) coding and IRF-PAI completion. The coordinator collaborates with the care team on patient information, potential comorbidities, and accurate CMG/RIC categories, and helps identify opportunities to improve data collection and hospital performance. This position is performed in person in the hospital, not remotely.

The coordinator maintains QI credentialing and licensure or certifications as applicable, completes required EHC and UDS training and certification, and monitors IRF-PAI records, audits, reports, and transmission validation. The position also requires protecting confidential patient information, meeting CMS and Joint Commission standards, and completing required training and assignments on time.

Requirements

• Licensed or certified clinician as defined by state practice standards; eligible disciplines listed include RN, LPN, PT, PTA, OT, OTA/COTA, SLP, Recreational Therapist, Respiratory Therapist, and case manager/social worker.
• QI Credentialed.
• Obtain UDS IRF PPS Certification after two years in the PASC role and before the third-year anniversary.
• Ability to perform assessments.
• At least one year of healthcare-setting experience.
• Attend all EHC IRF-PAI trainings.
• Work in the hospital in person and in-house, not remotely.

Nice To Haves

• Rehabilitation or post-acute care experience.
• Proficient teaching and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with regulations for IRF-PAI completion, including admission and discharge QI coding.
• Improve QI coding and other IRF-PAI data-collection processes.
• Understand how accurate documentation and data extraction affect hospital performance.
• Understand and teach the IRF-PAI manual for CMS compliance.
• Ensure IRF-PAI data is entered accurately into the computer and transmitted to CMS/UDS within required time frames.
• Protect the confidentiality of Protected Health Information.
• Review charts and observe staff scoring to ensure accurate QI coding.
• Train staff in accurate, defensible documentation processes that support the IRF-PAI.
• Participate in Team Conference to share and receive patient condition, functional performance, and goal information.
• Review, interpret, and collect data for each patient in preparation for IRF-PAI completion.
• Collaborate with the team to identify potential comorbidities and accurate CMG/RIC categories.
• Ensure discharged patient records contain required elements.
• Complete chart audits to enable timely UDS export and CMS transmission.
• Maintain QI certification and a tracking system for admission reference dates and IRF-PAI completion dates.
• Track admission and discharge changes and required documentation and compliance measures, including Self-Care and Mobility items, risk-adjusted outcomes, CMI, CMGs, IRF-PAI completion, and CMS-13 compliance.
• Analyze data to identify opportunities for improvement and work with leadership to address them.
• Prepare and ensure completion of PAS audits and reports; review transmission validation reports and maintain audit records.
• Adhere to CMS and Joint Commission standards and maintain current licensure or certifications, if applicable.
• Attend EHC PAS-Port to Accuracy Training within the first year in the PASC role, UDS Boot Camp after one year, and UDS IRF PPS Certification after two years; pass the certification exam and retest every two years to maintain certification.
• Report questionable situations, concerns, complaints, or harassment immediately.
• Organize, plan, and manage time to complete assignments; complete mandatory training and courses by their deadlines.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Paid time off that accrues over time.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuous education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• A vibrant community of individuals passionate about their work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed