Hospice RN Hospital Liaison

Want to join our Team? We are currently looking for compassionate and dedicated RN Hospital Liaison to join our Admissions team. Our Hospital Liaisons will act as liaison between the hospitals and the hospice team, make inpatient visits to hospice patients in contracted facilities, act as consultant for pain and symptom management, provide in-service education to providers, perform pre-admission evaluations for appropriateness for hospice services, initiates the admission process by educating and informing patient/family of hospice and it’s services.

Also obtain informed consents. Provide nursing assessment, initial plan of care and intervention(s), which optimize patient and family directed comfort and quality of life and coordinates discharge planning.

Office

Location:

Waldorf, Maryland Coverage Area:
Charles Regional Medical Center Status:
Full-time

Schedule:

9:00am – 5:30pmSalary:
Competitive, commensurate with experience, education and credentialing

Main Responsibilities:

Provides admission assessment and engages with patient and family to develop rapport and a sense of trust. During the initial visit, performs appropriately timed (as determined by the Management team) physical assessment. For patients at contracted hospitals, establishes hospice plan of care that includes appropriate Physician orders for pain and symptom management

If patient is to be admitted or transferred to home or a facility, coordinates admission time with Access and Resource Coordination Center (ARCC). Arranges for DME to be delivered. Communicates with SW or Discharge Planner to coordinate ambulance transport if necessary.

For patients at contracted hospitals, conducts death visit and assists in the assessment of family needs for bereavement services following the patient's death and conveys information to bereavement staff no later than three days after death of patient. Notifies attending physician of death. Completes death packet and submits in a timely manner.

Communicates relevant information to the provider; including any change in referral diagnosis.

Completes all electronic documentation in a timely manner, following appropriate protocol.

For patients at contracted hospitals, case manages patients who are GIP level of care which includes assuring the patient receives a daily Skilled Nursing Visit (SNV). The SNV will include: an appropriately timed (as determined by the Management team) physical assessment through observation, palpation and auscultation, including medical stability, symptoms, including accurately assessing patient’s physical, psycho-social, ethnic, cultural, spiritual needs and patient’s safety needs (e.g. fall risk, abuse and neglect

For patients at contracted hospitals, documentation of daily SNV will include the symptom being managed, the intervention and the discharge plan.(same as above bullet)
Performs liaison visits(as scheduled to provide information regarding HOC services and obtains signed consents.

Performs evaluation of patients for GIP level of care. Calls MD, Discharge Planner or SW at hospital with disposition as well as liaison report if patient does not meet criteria.

Mentors other HOC RN’s to the hospital and GIP guidelines.

Assists with community admissions when there are no referrals or GIP patients at the prospective hospitals.

Uses appropriate resources (pharmacy, drug manuals) to ensure his/her understanding of actions, interactions, side effects and proper administration of medication.

Serves as a marketing presence for HOC.Your

Qualifications:

Possess a current Maryland nursing (RN) license and 2 years of med/surg experience or home health required. Hospice experience preferred.

Hospice certification (CHPN) preferred.

Demonstrated ability to provide quality patient care.…