Rehab administrators answer questions regarding job roles related to inpatient rehab admissions. IPRC archives information collected by the Pediatric Rehab Administrator’s ListServ as a public service to the entire Pediatric Rehabilitation Community. All information is posted in summary format and has been de-identified. Search through past queries for responses to rehabilitation related questions.

Initial Question:

We are interested in gathering information on job roles related to inpatient rehab admissions.

1. Do you have a role that is responsible for admitting patients into your Rehab unit (ie working with insurance companies, other hospitals for transfers, etc)?
2. What is the job title of the role?
3. What is skillset of the person in that role? Ie- Nurse, previous therapist, administrative
4. Is the role a part of the rehab department or is it part of another department, such as admissions, case management, etc.?
5. Is this person/role responsible for quality initiatives/process improvement for the rehab unit? If no, who is?
6. Is your rehab unit licensed separately from the hospital?
7. Do you have a separate fee structure set up for your rehab unit with insurances?
8. Is your Rehab unit CARF accredited?

Summary of Responses