Regions is seeking an experienced RN with excellent customer service skills and sound clinical assessment and decision making skills to join our Regions Hospital Rehabilitation Institute.  The Centralized Rehab Admissions Nurse (CRĀNe) is responsible for marketing Regions Hospital Rehabilitation Institute services to internal and external customers. This role is also expected to develop and maintain the desired census and waiting list volumes to achieve targeted goals. The CRĀNe performs activities and duties related to preadmission screening and assessment across the rehabilitation continuum of care. The CRĀNe is expected to regularly interface with the interdisciplinary team for formal/informal consultation in addition to providing regular updates on referral status, bed availability, payer authorization, and anticipated date/time of admission.

The CRĀNe role will build and sustain relationships with hospitals and facilities in the HealthPartners system (e.g. Capitol View Transitional Care Center, Westfields Hospital, Hudson Hospital, Lakeview Hospital, and Park Nicollet Health Services). A core responsibility of the CRĀNe role is to facilitate the admissions process for the final Physical Medicine &Rehabilitation (PM&R) provider decisions.

Work Schedule:

Monday- Friday

Required Qualifications:

Associate degree or higher in nursing A minimum of 3 years in nursing environment; 2 of these years in clinical setting directly working with the rehabilitation of chronically or catastrophically ill/injured individuals. Licensure as a registered nurse in Minnesota Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Performance Assessment Indicator – Quality Indicator (IRF PAI - QI) certified required within 90 days of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing Minimum 1 year experience as nurse liaison or successful sales experience in healthcare environment preferred Certification in Nursing (i.e. Medical Surgical C-RN, Rehabilitation CRRN or Critical Care CCRN) to be completed within 3 years of hire.

Benefits:

Regions Hospital offers a competitive benefits package (.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits take effect first day of employment. We offer an on-site employee fitness center, an on-site physical therapy clinic for employees as well as on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency. Regions Hospital is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Laon Forgiveness program. Regions is also proud to be a Yellow Ribbon Company.