Hospice Liaison Nurse - PRN

What We Offer

Join Novant Health as a Hospice Liaison Nurse and serve as a vital connection between patients, families, healthcare providers, and hospice services. In this highly collaborative role, you'll help ensure timely access to hospice care by coordinating referrals, conducting clinical assessments, facilitating admissions, and supporting seamless transitions from acute care settings to hospice services.

The primary focus of this role is referral processing and admission scheduling, ensuring eligible patients receive the right care at the right time. You'll partner closely with physicians, case managers, discharge planners, social workers, and healthcare teams to provide education, advocacy, and support throughout the hospice transition process.

• Hospital-based role with direct impact on patient access to hospice services
• Collaborative partnerships with physicians, case managers, social workers, and interdisciplinary teams
• Opportunity to serve as a clinical expert and trusted hospice resource
• Meaningful work supporting patients and families during important healthcare decisions
• Professional development and career growth opportunities within Novant Health

• Process incoming hospice referrals and coordinate admission scheduling
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments to determine hospice eligibility and patient needs
• Facilitate hospice admissions and ensure smooth transitions from hospitals and other healthcare settings
• Collaborate with physicians, case managers, social workers, discharge planners, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams
• Educate patients, families, and referral sources on hospice services, benefits, and eligibility requirements
• Support discharge planning efforts and help remove barriers to timely hospice placement
• Build and maintain strong relationships with hospital staff, providers, and community partners
• Ensure compliance with hospice regulations, clinical standards, and organizational policies
• Advocate for patients and families by promoting comfort, dignity, and quality of life
• Coordinate care to ensure exceptional patient and family experiences throughout the transition process

• Primarily hospital-based position serving as an on-site liaison between Novant Health hospitals and hospice services
• Provides coverage across five Novant Health hospitals based on business and patient needs
• Occasional field-based admissions and patient visits may be required
• Dynamic environment requiring strong communication, organization, and relationship-building skills

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma or GED, required. 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required; BSN preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum three years' experience in home care or hospice, required. Previous experience in managed care, infusion care, and case management and previous home health/hospice case management experience, preferred.
• Licensure/Certification:
  Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
• Additional Skills (required):
  • Ability to provide direct patient care, demonstrate excellent nursing skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, and basic math skills.
  • Understands hospice philosophy and issues of death/dying and demonstrates competency in pain and symptom management with EOL care.
  • Ability to interpret information to identify each patient’s requirements for care relative to his/her age specific needs.
  • Ability to prioritize, organize and handle varying and unpredictable situation such as emergencies or crisis situations.
  • Must be flexible, versatile, adaptable to change, with good critical thinking, problem solving and diplomacy skills.
  • Knowledge of procedures and nursing standards of…