Post Acute Transitions Specialist

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Post Acute Transitions Specialist? At CarePartners, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

This position acts as a coordinator between internal and external referral sources and CarePartners Post-Acute Service Lines. The Post-Acute Transitions Specialist is responsible for establishing relationships, providing education, and promoting collaboration with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, ambulatory and inpatient care managers, physicians, payors, MHP CIN, and other community referral source. The Post-Acute Transitions Specialist will ensure appropriate patient placement through screenings and assessments in collaboration with SNF Discharge Planners & Inter- Disciplinary Teams, Ambulatory Care Managers, MHP Care Managers, BPCI Transitions Care Coordinator, practice referral coordinators, physicians, and CarePartners PostAcute service line team members. 

The Post-Acute Transitions Specialist works closely with Post-Acute providers, SNF’s, and physician practices in the clinically integrated network (CIN), hospital care managers, Mission Palliative Care team, etc. to ensure a responsive and smooth flowing referral and admission process for CarePartners Post-Acute programs. They will collaborate with health system and community colleagues to insure quality driven, best practice across the continuum by utilizing essential activities of care management in direct patient contact. They will maximize positive financial outcomes for designated patient populations, intervening at key points in the disease process by facilitating appropriate Post-Acute placement, participating in Goals of Care/Advanced Care Planning dialogue and effective transitions to prevent readmissions, and lower total cost of care thru the appropriate utilization of PostAcute services. 

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Degree in Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapy; Social Work; Psychology; Business; Health Sciences or related field
• If RN, must have and maintain current licensure as registered nurse with the North Carolina Board of Nursing. eNLC (Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact) license may apply, licensee should confirm with NCBON. If applicable, acquires and maintains National Nursing Certification in Case Management (ACM or CCM, or ANA approved certification). If applicable, license in therapy discipline.
• 2 years experience in related field, 8 years experience preferred. 

Benefits

CarePartners, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

CarePartners Health Services, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, is a healthcare organization serving western North Carolina and offering a full continuum of post-acute care. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, it’s services include a Rehabilitation Hospital, Home Health, Outpatient Rehabilitation, Hospice, Palliative Care, Private Duty, PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) and Orthotics & Prosthetics. With more than 1,200 colleagues and 400 volunteers, CarePartners Health Services is dedicated to helping people of western North Carolina live full and productive lives, despite illness, injury, disability or issues related to aging. 

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Post Acute Transitions Specialist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.