Clinical Liaison, Acute Rehabilitation (RN, PT, OT, SLP)

About the Role

Signet Health, a national acute rehabilitation and behavioral health management company, is seeking a Clinical Liaison for the acute rehabilitation program at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, NC. The Clinical Liaison is responsible for pre-admission assessments in area hospitals and other local healthcare facilities. As the clinical face of a hospital-based IRF, you will work primarily outside the hospital walls, identifying patients who need our level of care, conducting on-site clinical assessments, and building trusted relationships with referring physicians, case managers, and hospital teams.

Responsibilities

• Builds trust with patients, families, physicians, and all referral sources.
• Proactively seeks referrals from hospitals, Assisted Living Centers, Home Health providers, physicians, and case managers.
• Communicates daily with the ARU Medical Director and Director of Rehabilitation on referrals, admissions, and discharges; enters all required information in UDS.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with hospital employees and Signet team members.
• Follows proper channels to present rehab education and unit criteria to case managers, physicians, and other referring entities.
• Provides ongoing, follow-up, and discharge communication to referral sources, patients, family, nursing staff, medical director, and therapists.
• Adheres to the hospital and Signet Health’s policies and procedures, ethical standards, corporate compliance standards, and professional code of conduct.

Requirements

• Current North Carolina licensure in nursing (RN) or allied health profession (PT, OT, SLP) required; RN preferred.
• Three years of experience as a clinical liaison in rehabilitation or a closely related field.

Benefits

Signet Health offers a highly competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.