Support Staff Specialist - Inpatient Therapy

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families rebuild their lives. Its extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients Ask for Mary they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee from support staff and leadership to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a notforprofit nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient outpatient subacute rehabilitation orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation Mary Free Bed physicians nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care.

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

At Mary Free Bed we take pride in our valuesbased culture:

• Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An interdisciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create everchanging opportunities and activities.
• Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
• Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that coworkers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family patients staff and community.
• A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Summary

Responsible for supporting the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team by scheduling clinical evaluations treatments and events for all patients of MFB Inpatient Hospital.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• The primary responsibility of this role is to complete daily therapy scheduling by maintaining patient/ therapist schedules completing associated documentation and communications. This may include but not limited to PT OT SLP Recreation Therapy Psychology Nutrition Respiratory Therapy Nursing blocks Interpreters outside appointments and MD visits.
• Be proficient and assume super user status of Electronic Scheduling Software.
• Assists members of the interdisciplinary team in resolving scheduling conflicts and adjusting for staff absences team meetings and PTO needs.
• Assist interdisciplinary team to ensure patients are receiving the minimum required amount of therapy per insurance guidelines including adjusting schedule for missed minutes
• Maintain departmental records and electronic filing systems on a timely basis. (Safety Data Sheets Electronic Medical Records etc.)
• Maintain optimal par levels for equipment supplies needed for inpatient therapy and care management.
• Maintain required calibrations for designated rehabilitation equipment used with patients.
• Track prepare and distribute required patient materials (ie: admission packets memory journal graduation materials)
• Perform administrative tasks including but not limited to:
  • Sort and distribute departmental mail
  • Manage all data entry as necessary and assigned
  • Complete departmental copying
  • Manage departmental phone lines as appropriate
  • Schedule meeting rooms as requested and communicates changes as necessary.
• Access navigate and interpret multiple reporting platforms including but not limited to internal website electronic medical record (EMR) and data analytics and reporting.
• Develop and organize required interdisciplinary team conference schedules for all Inpatient Rehabilitation Physicians and respective teams.
• Perform other operational tasks as assigned.
• Well embrace all people by:

Treating everyone with dignity and respect.

Opening more doors to opportunity for others to succeed.

Growing talent and people.

Ensuring a welcoming experience for all we serve regardless of origin race religion disability sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.

Taking action against discrimination.

Honoring our differences and how we collaborate.

Educating staff patients and the communities we care for.

Restoring hope and freedom together.

Customer Service Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages coaches and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with coworkers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Essential Job Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent telephone and customer service skills
• Excellent problem solving/critical thinking skills
• Excellent organizational skills

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Associates Degree
• Knowledge of clinical rehabilitation.
• Minimum of 1year previous health care experience.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of insurance authorization/reimbursement guidelines for rehabilitation

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification

Levels:

• None (No specific requirements)
• Occasionally (Less than 1/3)
• Frequently (1/3 to 2/3)
• Majority (More than 2/3)

Remain in a stationary position: Majority

Traverse or move around work location: Occasionally

Use keyboard: Majority

Operate or use department specific equipment:

Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder:

Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: Majority

Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: Majority

Transport position and/or exert force:

Up to 10 pounds: Occasionally

Up to 25 pounds:

Up to 50 pounds:

Up to 75 pounds:

More than 100 pounds:

Other weight: Up to pounds

Other:

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) it is the policy of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed

please contact the Talent Acquisition team at .

Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender national origin age genetic information veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristic.