LVN Hospital Liaison, Home Health, Davis and Amador

Sutter Health•Davis, CA

6d•Hybrid

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
Clinical knowledge of disease entities common to hospice/home health.
Telephone, interpersonal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Home Health experience
Understands the diagnostic criteria for GIP eligibility.
Commitment to teamwork and customer service, both internally and externally
Collaborative and problem-solving skills with customers and management.
Organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Facilitates the Home Care and/or Hospice admission process in cooperation with Primary Care Physician, hospitalist and hospital staff.
Attends hospital rounds.
Facilitates orders.
Assesses patient needs, including level of care, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), comfort medications and transportation.
Enters referral into electronic medical record and completes referral process and admits patient as appropriate.
Forwards hospital documents to hospice and communicates with hospice and hospital staff.
Provides education to hospital staff and physicians.
Makes home visits to provide patient care coverage as the business need requires.