PAI Assistant

PAI Assistant

Facility Name: Ascension Via Christi Hospital - Manhattan

Position: PAI Assistant

Shift: Full-time Days

Schedule: 8-hour shifts between the hours of 9am 5pm

Your experience matters

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a PAI Assistant joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team:

Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, is an acute-care and critical care facility serving Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary counties. It operates a 150-bed campus featuring 24/7 emergency services, a Birth and Women's Center, and comprehensive specialty care.

What we're looking for: We are looking for a dynamic PAI Assistant who is passionate about helping others and is a team player!

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What will you do in this role: The IRF-PAI Assistant provides support to the IRF-PAI Coordinator and/or Program Director/ Designee for oversight and coordination of the timely and accurate completion of the Patient Assessment Instrument for each rehabilitation inpatient. This individual gathers, enters and edits the information contained in the PAI for each patient with review by a clinician to assure accuracy in the scoring of functional status and reflection of the patient's care needs. In addition, this position may assist in the ongoing monitoring of identified benchmarks for the inpatient population. The Patient Assessment Instrument Assistant has access to confidential patient information and maintains confidentiality of all information.

• Support in coordination of the IRF-PAI completion with the interdisciplinary team.
• Gathering and input of data, transmission of data to Medicare.
• Assists with education of staff regarding PPS and FIMS/Quality Indicators (QIs).
• Assists with monitoring and management of CMS compliance.
• Routine internal contacts include all clinical members of the interdisciplinary team.
• External contacts are employees of the client facility.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent is required.
• Previous experience working in inpatient rehabilitation is preferred
• Strong organizational and communication skills

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.