NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney is a 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located in central Brooklyn. McKinney provides exceptional short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. McKinney residents have 24-hour access to expert care and specialty services including Parkinson's and Dementia Care, Hospice and Palliative care, IV therapy, wound and tracheostomy care.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes, McKinney ranks Top 30 in Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024; and also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report's Best Nursing Homes in America 2024.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

• Develops opportunities for new and enhanced referral relationships with, but not limited to hospitals, rehabilitation centers, commercial payers, patients' families and the community.
• Maintains an on-site presence at the geographically assigned acute hospitals; establish relations with hospital leaders, case managers, discharge planners and social-workers.
• Conduct chart reviews of potential admissions when referred
• Provide and coordinate with Gouverneur CEO/CMO presentations / in-services on focused clinical disciplines: Discharge Planners / Case Managers, Residents, Attending Physicians
• Meet with patients and families to explain Gouverneur services and benefits over other Post-Acute sites
• Collaborates with facility leadership and Marketing team to develop promotional materials and plan events to educate referral sources on NYC H+H PAC Services
• Ensure that all required data for referrals is entered into Allscripts and coordinate with Admissions team to ensure that timely decision on admission is made and status is communicated.
• Facilitate discharge process by following-up with admissions team and hospital representative on status of financial clearance.
• Offer and arrange facility tours

Minimum Qualifications

1. Licensed and currently registered to practice as a professional nurse in New York State, plus (2) or (3), below.
2. Master's Degree in Nursing Administration, Education, Clinical Specialty or equivalent field and five years of satisfactory nursing experience, of which three years shall have been in a supervisory or teaching capacity; or a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and six years of satisfactory nursing experience, four years of which shall have been in a supervisory or teaching capacity.
3. A satisfactory equivalent of education and experience. However, all candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice as a Professional Nurse in New York State.

Additional Qualifications

• Must be customer service orientated and demonstrate strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and exercise good judgement with staff, patients, system stakeholders and other healthcare/community partners.
• Prior experience working in the healthcare industry, preferably in Post-Acute or Long-Term Care.
• Patient Review Instrument (PRI) Certified
• Knowledge of PDPM, RUGS III, Medicare and Medicaid eligibilities
• Managed Care eligibility requirements
• Must have excellent computer skills and knowledge of databases.
• Experience working with electronic health records and familiarity with medical terminology and coding.
• Work hours will primarily will be M-F, must be available to work weekends if required.
• Must be able to travel to work locations within NYC.

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees

Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts

College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities

Multiple employee discounts programs