Clinical Infusion Liaison

Chartwell Midwest•Middleton, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

UW Health Care Direct has been an affiliate of UW Health since 1994. In July of 2020 UW Health Care Direct (formerly known as Chartwell Midwest Wisconsin) officially consolidated all community- based home health services to Chartwell from UW Health and Unity Point Health leading to the establishment of UW Health Care Direct. UW Health Care Direct is dedicated to providing home health care services in the Dane County area, ensuring the highest quality of care for the community.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license in the state of Wisconsin
State of Wisconsin professional licensure as a Registered Nurse
Minimum of Associate’s degree of nursing (required)
CPR/BLS certification required.
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree of nursing (preferred)
Minimum of 2 years of recent nursing experience.
Discharge planning, care coordination, infusion, or home health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages patient referral list, including accepting new referrals, initiating onboarding process and communication with appropriate team members.
Assists infusion nurses with patient intake.
Monitors patient progress toward admission to service collaborating with providers, referral sources, community agencies, and organization personnel to ensure safe plan of care and establish mutual goals.
Documents in electronic medical record per organizational policies and procedures.
Confers with stakeholders (physicians, patient/family, health care personnel, etc.) during the onboarding process to establish mutual goals.
Assists the Infusion Nurses with monitoring the status of patients readmitted to hospital and documents appropriately.
Participates in the evaluation, problem identification, planning, and implementation functions for patients who are referred to, or who may be referred to UW Health Care Direct.
Communicates effectively with referral sources and patients regarding patient financial responsibilities and insurance coverage for home care services.
Communicates patient information (including but not limited to insurance and authorization status) to team members in a timely manner.
Serves as a resource/consultant to on-service patients, home health agencies, and other external stakeholders when coordinating discharge from a healthcare facility.
Assists infusion nurse staff with operational tasks as delegated and appropriate.
Acts as a preceptor to new staff.
Successfully completes initial and ongoing organizational and department education, training, and competency requirements.
Understands, demonstrates, and follows organizational infection control guidelines (CDIC).
Focuses on improving processes and champions efficiency in daily work activities.
Promotes a culture of safety by taking accountability for individual actions, including but not limited to, promptly reporting errors or near misses via the organization’s occurrence reporting system and participating in developing improved safety processes, as appropriate.
Takes on special projects by the supervisor and performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision coverage - Competitive premiums!
401K matching - we match 100% on the first 3% you contribute and then match 50% on the next 2% you contribute!
Employee Assistance Program - A great resource when facing different situations in life! Confidential!
PTO - Generous PTO! 10.49 hours accrued biweekly for a fulltime position (80 hours per pay period)
Flex Spending Account
Dependent Care
Short Term Disability - Employer Paid!
Long Term Disability - Employer Paid!
Basic Life Insurance & AD&D - Employer Paid!
Voluntary Life Insurance