RN Hospital Liaison (part-time)
About The Position
Hospice of the Piedmont seeks a relationship-focused Registered Nurse to serve as a clinical partner to patients, families, and hospital teams. The Hospital Liaison helps ensure that patients with serious illness have timely access to hospice care through education, care coordination, and compassionate guidance. The role builds hospital referral partnerships and supports seamless transitions of care to advance the agency’s mission and improve patient and family experience. This is a part-time position scheduled for three 8-hour shifts per week, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The schedule is primarily on weekdays, with occasional weekend coverage. The position works in a hospital setting and may sometimes require work beyond scheduled hours to ensure adequate patient care.
Requirements
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Two or more years of relevant nursing experience in terminal care, health team service coordination, documentation, and/or case management.
- Driver’s license, personal automobile, and current automobile liability insurance.
- Ability to work in a hospital setting.
- Ability to communicate by phone, writing, typing, and speaking.
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in hospice, home health, health care sales, or marketing.
- Strong knowledge of hospice regulations and reimbursement issues surrounding hospice care.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain a Hospice of the Piedmont presence in hospitals by attending rounds, care conferences, in-service meetings, committee meetings, and new staff orientations as appropriate.
- Coordinate discharge plans for newly referred patients with hospital case managers, patients, families, and hospice staff, providing consultation and follow-up.
- Inform hospital patients and their families about Hospice of the Piedmont services.
- Educate and consult hospital medical professionals about agency services, pain management, hospice care, and reimbursement; advise the Hospital Relations Manager on community needs.
- Contribute to marketing and business development plans.
- Ensure census growth.
- Demonstrate familiarity with agency policies and state and federal hospice regulations.
- Promptly transfer patient information from hospital systems to the Hospice of the Piedmont EMR.
- Advocate for current hospice patients admitted to the hospital or emergency room.
- Participate in research, quality improvement, or other end-of-life care studies.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff, and the agency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
