**Details** + **Department: Acute Rehab** + **Schedule: Day shift, 20hrs/wk, Monday-Friday typical hours are 8am to 4:30pm with intermittent/rotational week-end time. Travel involved.** + **Hospital: Sacred Heart Rehab** + **Location: Mequon, WI** **Benefits** Paid time off (PTO) Various health insurance options & wellness plans Retirement benefits including employer match plans Long-term & short-term disability Employee assistance programs (EAP) Parental leave & adoption assistance Tuition reimbursement Ways to give back to your community _Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer._ **Responsibilities** Coordinate and facilitate patient admissions or transfers according to patient acuity, bed availability, and required services. + Collaborate with the nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members to place patient in appropriate level of care to achieve desired outcomes. + Coordinate as liaison between physician requestors for consultants and specialty consultants. + Initiate care management process including pre-registration and insurance verification. + Stay informed of changes in managed care and communicate procedural and financial impact to admitting physicians during the reservation/scheduling process. + Review medical reports from referring hospitals or physician offices and relay information to nursing unit. + Develop relationships with referral sources and admission decision makers. + Maintain documentation of communications with physician/service referrals for legal, medical, statistical, and process improvement purposes. + Follow up with referring entities for ease of access, marketing, evaluation and quality improvement. + Coordinate education and development of internal staff and external departments to ensure understanding of intake review and approval process. **Requirements** Licensure / Certification / Registration: + BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. + Registered Nurse credentialed from the Wisconsin Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Licensure from the Wisconsin Board of Nursing OR current home state license if considered multi-state/Compact State. Education: + Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR required professional licensure at time of hire. **Additional Preferences** **Previous experience in long term care/acute care/inpatient rehab setting preferred. Comfortable navigating electronic health records. Excellent communication skills. Able to be self directed and manage a busy day. Prioritize patients to assess and educate regarding inpatient rehab expectations.** **Why Join Our Team** Ascension Wisconsin has been providing rewarding careers to healthcare professionals since 1848. Operating 17 hospital campuses and over 100 related healthcare facilities from Racine to Appleton, you will find opportunities that allow you to create a career path you love, all while delivering compassionate, personalized care to the communities we serve. Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states. Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you. **Equal Employment Opportunity Employer** Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) poster. As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension. Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants. **This Ministry does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.**