LVN Hospital Liaison, Home Health

Sutter Health • Saratoga, CA

9d • $42 - $55

About The Position

This position, in cooperation with Primary Care Physician, hospitalist and hospital staff, facilitates the Home Care and/or Hospice admission process. This position is responsible for attending hospital rounds, facilitating orders, assessing patient needs, including level of care, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), comfort medications and transportation. This position enters referral into electronic medical record and completes referral process and admits patient as appropriate. This position forwards hospital documents to hospice and communicates with hospice and hospital staff. This position provides education to hospital staff and physicians. This position is able to make home visits to provide patient care coverage as the business need requires.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited licensed vocational nursing school
• LVN-Licensed Vocational Nurse
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare
• DL-Valid Drivers License Class C or B
• AUTO-Automobile Insurance
• 5 years recent relevant experience
• Must have clinical knowledge of disease entities common to hospice/home health.
• Commitment to teamwork and customer service, both internally and externally
• Collaborative and problem-solving skills with customers and management.
• Organizational skills.
• Must have telephone, interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Attending hospital rounds
• Facilitating orders
• Assessing patient needs, including level of care, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), comfort medications and transportation
• Entering referral into electronic medical record and completes referral process and admits patient as appropriate
• Forwarding hospital documents to hospice and communicates with hospice and hospital staff
• Providing education to hospital staff and physicians
• Making home visits to provide patient care coverage as the business need requires

Benefits

• Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.
• Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed