A Rehab Coordinator assesses patients to evaluate for medical appropriateness to an inpatient rehabilitation facility. The Rehab Coordinator works with the multi-disciplinary team in resource management, discharge planning, and care facilitation to coordinate the admission of appropriate patients into a UPMC inpatient rehab facility and/or skilled nursing facility. Promotes the achievement of facility census requirements through direct contacts and appropriate referral sources.

Responsibilities:

+ Provide education about services, facilities and resources of UPMC Rehabilitation Institute/skilled nursing facilities for patients and their families; physicians, case managers, social workers, PNCC's and others.
+ Solicit feedback from UPMC rehabilitation and skilled nursing management, case management leadership and social work service regarding rehabilitation resource and skilled nursing needs and make recommendations for service improvement.
+ Review patient recor...