p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: Performs patient chart reviews for appropriateness and medical necessity of admissions, continued stays, and supportive services to promote quality care and cost effectiveness while maintaining ongoing insurance contact and providing clinical documentation and reviews to insurance companies as requested for purposes of ongoing authorization of hospital stays.
Provides a therapeutic presence in service to others by purposefully responding to the needs of patients in a caring way, including introducing oneself and explaining role in patients care, asking the patient their preferred name, sitting with the patient to determine their care goals, active listening, and communicating effectively and appropriately through touch, eye contact, etc.