Brian S. Jerome Email & Phone Number

Coeur D'Alene, Id, Us

Coeur D'Alene, Id, Us

Provider Recruiter for a 333 bed acute care hospital and other single specialty based practices in the ten northern counties of northern Idaho. Coordination of all aspects of provider recruiting including marketing campaigns utilizing various medias to source qualified candidates. Completing initial interviews to determine candidate viability, coordination of site visits, and negotiating and coordination of physician contracts. Capital expense budgeting. All aspects of recruitment aligned with the strategic goals of the organization and community.Accomplishments:Creation of the first physician recruiter role at Kootenai Medical Center by defining the expectations, accountability and target goals, and significantly decreasing recruitment costs by no longer utilizing retained/contingency search firms. Establishing an effective sourcing campaign utilizing current internal materials and creation of an external cost effective and accurate sourcing campaign through various medias.Streamlined points of access for physician relations as related to recruitment and retention. Development of on-boarding process for physician practices ensuring timely completion of employment related items.

Coeur D'Alene, Id, Us

Acute care psychiatric Case Manager responsible for emergency room triage, utilization review and discharge planning. Emergency room triage of psychiatric patients seeking services, multidisciplinary coordination to triage patients to appropriate resources. Utilization review of active and retroactive in-patients. Discharge planning via treatment plan coordination, development, identifying patient risk factors and scheduling of resources. Supervision, leadership and scheduling of staff.Accomplishments:Successfully streamlined point of access services including computerized documentation and revision of clinical criteria resulting in more appropriate admissions and a decrease of insured admission denials.Increased revenue by introducing retro-authorization and decreasing clinical denials. Promoting public relations via direct discussion with both referring and referrals to physicians, therapists and other treatment providers within surrounding communities and states.

Divisional Manager for a large medical group providing coordination of benefits for two acute hospitals and two skilled nursing facilities. Daily caseload of thirty plus patients, ensuring medical necessity for continued acute stay and coordination of out-patient benefits. Daily review with Medical Director/Chief of Staff of all assigned in-patients, daily review of requests with thirty plus medical physicians for all services requested. Supervision and management of four office staff.