RN Home Care Liaison

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Port Washington, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The RN Home Care Liaison is responsible for collaborating with hospital and/or clinic caregivers as a resource regarding home care services, providing general education of services. This role educates patients/families on home care, palliative care, and hospice services, answering questions to allow informed decisions regarding their discharge plan for post-acute care. The liaison regularly attends outcome facilitation team meetings on individual hospital units to provide input on home-based services and communicates with social workers or case managers on complex cases. They build relationships with physicians, nurses, social workers, case managers, and community partners through effective communication regarding patient transitions. Prior to discharge, the liaison visits patients to ensure they meet CMS regulations and understand provider orders for home care, palliative care, or hospice services. They collect and record relevant medical, social, and reimbursement data and follow up on Aurora At Home patients readmitted to the hospital to evaluate their need for further services. Collaboration with caregivers and patients/families regarding financial coverage of services is also a key responsibility. The role requires the ability to provide age-appropriate care, demonstrating knowledge of growth and development principles and the ability to assess and interpret patient data relative to age-specific needs.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Associate's Degree in Nursing.
Typically requires 3 years of experience in clinical nursing including experience with discharge planning and/or case management.
Excellent communication skills.
Must be able to speak clearly and hear to communicate with people in person or over the telephone.
Good organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.
Proficiency in clinical skills with the ability to work under direction and make sound judgments.
Demonstrated ability to educate clinical staff and the community.
Demonstrated ability to work well with physicians and other professionals in a direct and positive manner.
Ability to work in a team based environment and participate on multiple teams.
Must have a thorough understanding of home care reimbursement to include Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance or ability to learn criteria.
Ability to assess data reflecting the patient's status and the ability to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their specific needs.
Must have a tolerance for differences and an appreciation of multi-culturalism and diversity of the patients and their families.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with both hospital and/or clinic caregivers as a resource regarding home care services and provides general education of services.
Educates patients/families on home care, palliative care, and hospice services and is available to answer questions allowing patients to make an informed decision regarding their discharge plan for post-acute care.
Regularly attends the outcome facilitation team meetings on the individual hospital units to provide input regarding services that could be provided in the home.
Communicates with social workers or case managers on complex cases.
Builds relationships of mutual respect with hospital and clinic based physicians, nurses, social workers, case managers, and community partners by providing good communication regarding patient transitions.
Visits patients prior to discharge to ensure patients meet criteria for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations and has an understanding of provider orders for home care, palliative care, or hospice services upon patient selection of Aurora At Home as the provider of choice.
Collects and records medical, social, and reimbursement data from the hospital and/or clinic record pertinent to initiating Aurora At Home home care, palliative, hospice, DME, RT, enteral, and infusion services.
Follows Aurora At Home home care, palliative, and hospice patients readmitted to the hospital and evaluates their need for further services.
Collaborates with hospital and/or clinic caregivers and patient/family regarding financial coverage of all Aurora At Home service lines, and if available, provides information prior to hospital discharge.
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Benefits

Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program