Hospital Liaison

Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Lake Norman - Davidson, NC
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
2 Year Degree
Travel Percentage
Local Travel
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Nurse
Description
VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top 10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. More importantly we are proud to be a community based, not for profit hospice & palliative care provider. We have deep community roots, and over 43 years of serving ALL patients' and families' needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people first organization whose funds go to serve our mission.
Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values. Apply now and be a part of our success story.
We provide excellent benefits including:

• 28 days of Paid Time Off
• Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
• Mileage reimbursement rate of 62.5 cents per mile
• Retirement plan with matching
• Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
• Best Orientation and Onboarding program you've experienced
• Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth

Essential Duties:

• Direct Inpatient Care
• Serves as the "face" and liaison between VIA Health Partners and the hospital systems in our service area.
• Provides information to patients, families and healthcare professionals interested in hospice services.
• Visits and assesses existing patients admitted to the hospital within 24 hours of admission notification.
• Reviews inpatient medical record on all hospice consults, referrals and existing patients.
• Collaborates with the appropriate Team Manager to determine admission status or level of care for existing patients.
• Initiates and maintains a liaison relationship with all hospital discharge planners and case managers to effectively coordinate and ensure collaborative management of the patient while hospitalized.
• Reliably communicates pertinent patient information to both members of the hospice interdisciplinary team and the hospital personnel.
• Ensures adherence to the hospice Plan of Care, while collaborating with hospital staff and incorporating individualized goals and interventions.
• Coordinates and communicates discharge disposition with the Referral Center Triage Staff, Hospital Liaison Clinical Coordinator and the primary hospice team.
• Presents hospice services, conducts hospital nursing assessment to identify patient/caregiver needs, coordinates ancillary services, develops General Inpatient Plan of Care and begins collaborative discharge planning with hospital personnel for newly admitted hospice patients at the General Inpatient Level.

Qualifications

• An Associates Degree in nursing required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Current, active, and unrestricted NC license as Registered Nurse (RN).
• Current CPR required; CHPN preferred.
• Minimum 2 years related experience.
• Experience in direct care of patients with life limiting illnesses required.
• Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics, oncology; home health care; medical surgical.
• Computer proficiency is required.