Critical Illness Recovery Hospital

Clinical Liaison (RN / RRT)

Select Specialty Hospital - Durham

*This position requires driving to referring hospitals in North Carolina. See the hospital list below.*

At Select Specialty Hospitals, a division of Select Medical, we care for chronically and critically ill or post-ICU patients who require extended hospital care. Select Medical employs over 48,000 people across the country and provides quality care to approximately 70,000 patients each and every day across our four divisions.

Our mission is to provide an exceptional patient care experience that promotes healing and recovery in a compassionate environment. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.

A Clinical Liaison serves as an advocate for patients during the pre-admission process. You will drive to hospitals in your assigned territory to meet with discharge planners and assist with assessing and transferring patients who qualify for long term acute care services. You will serve as a resource for the hospital and its' staff and develop collaborative relationships with doctors and case managers. You will become a subject matter expert in the conditions that qualify patients for care in our hospital, and you will navigate insurance and other factors that can interfere with access to care.

Select Specialty Hospitals offer a post-ICU plan of care that focuses on mobility, weight-bearing, ambulation and nutrition - all crucial contributors to getting patients back to their baseline of health. Clinical Liaisons help hospitals in their local communities to identify post-ICU patients who have entered into a state of chronic critical illness and will benefit from this specialized extension of acute care.

• Travel to referring hospitals to assist physicians, discharge planners and patient's families with determining the best continuum of care for patients
• Conduct clinical assessments of referred patients
• Counsel with patient's families to assist them in making the best care decisions for their loved one
• Partner with hospital case managers to create smooth patient transfer plans and help remove payer-related and operational barriers to getting appropriate patients into this highly effective level of care

The territory for this position includes the following hospitals:

• Weekly travel to
  • ECU Health (formerly Vidant) Greenville, NC
  • WakeMed of Cary Cary, NC
  • Wilson Medical Wilson, NC
  • Johnston Health Smithfield, NC
• As needed travel to:
  • Nash General Rocky Mt, NC
  • Wayne Memorial Goldsboro, NC
  • Lenoir Memorial Kinston, NC
  • Cape Fear Valley Medical Fayetteville, NC

This is a salaried position that works Monday-Friday 8 AM - 5 PM with periodic on-call responsibility.

We are seeking results-driven team players. Qualified candidates must be passionate about providing superior quality in all that they do.

Minimum requirements:

• Registered Nurse (RN) or Respiratory Therapist (RT) License.
• Experience working in hospitals, preferably ICU
• Other clinical licenses can be considered with approval of Vice President, Business & Market Development or designee.

Preferred qualifications that will make you successful:

• Be an investigator and problem solver use your critical thinking skills to overcome obstacles that prevent patients from being admitted into the optimal level of care.
• Be flexible, self-driven, accountable for results, autonomous and supportive of team efforts.
• Prior sales or business development experience is preferred.

Select Medical strives to provide our employees with work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors.

• Monthly, performance-based bonus plan
• Unlimited employee referral bonus incentives ($500-$5000 per new hire, depending on position)
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Corporate Discount Offerings
• An extensive and thorough orientation program
• Mobile technology for use in the job
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID)
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage
• A 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Personal and Family Medical Leave

We'd love for you to join the team!

Select Medical is committed to having a workforce that reflects diversity at all levels and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.