New Gilchrist Lifecare Institute - Seabrook, MD, United States - Luminis Health

Description

The Mobile Hospice Response and Liaison Nurse generates & facilitates patient admissions from hospital-based referral sources, promotes growth of admissions, performs clinical assessments of possible patients, and is responsible for meeting LHGLI goals for successful relationships with area hospitals.

Identifies needs of the patient and family and provides supportive care, care plan development, case management and education to hospital nursing and medical staff.

The Mobile Hospice Response and Liaison Nurse establishes and nurtures external professional relationships, maintains awareness of local medical markets, provides clinical assessments of prospective patients when necessary, and represents Gilchrist and its spectrum of services in a competent, professional manner consistent with the organization's goals.

Admits patients accepted into the Mobile Hospice Response beds and continues to case manage throughout the GIP hospital stay and will foster and collaborate with hospital staff on appropriate discharge planning.

• Must possess current Maryland State license as a Registered Nurse.
• Valid driver's license and safe driving record and an automobile that is insured.

• Ability to market to and deal tactfully with customers (e.g. physicians, social workers, nurses, etc.), other possible referral sources, and the community.
• Excellent professional communication, negotiation, presentation and public relations skills.
• Self-directed with the ability to work with little supervision in a rapidly changing environment.
• Flexibility in scheduling and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong clinical assessment and documentation skills.
• Strong computer skills including, e-mail, EMR, Word and PowerPoint applications.
• Knowledge of the practice of infectious disease precautions, universal precautions and employs safe practices for self-protection
• Ability to coordinate with multiple departments including; admissions, IPU staff, hospital staff and hospice physicians.

• Actively develops and fosters area hospital referral source acceptance and allegiance with AAMC and DCMC.
• Effectively implements strategies and tactics to increase admissions from referral sources.
• Maintains awareness of changing medical environment and industry competition.
• Represents LHGLI with professionalism at all times & responds in a timely manner to referral source questions or requests for presentations.
• Maintains current knowledge of each facility's discharge planning process and builds relationships with key institutional referral sources.
• Professionally and compassionately interacts with patients, families and hospital referral sources to explain end-of-life care services.
• Delivers effective "in-services," "lunch & learns" and other presentations to relevant parties educating the medical community on LHGLI, end-of-life care, hospice philosophy and other related topics.
• Maintains current knowledge of Hospice Medicare Benefit and other applicable insurance information and communicates related information when needed.
• Tracks success of liaison efforts, partners with other Admission & Business Development team members to discuss current procedures, and suggests improvements and new ideas for Admission and

• Provides assessment of patient at time of referral and refers to appropriate level of care
• If patient will be enrolled to a Mobile Response hospice bed for GIP care, completes admission process.
• Directs quality nursing care for patients with life limiting illness in conjunction with the AOHR and hospital team, to maintain the highest level of care for the patient and family.
• Participates with the hospice AOHR and hospital staff in the development of a coordinated plan of care
• Consults with the hospice AOHR, as needed.
• Evaluates interventions with the patient and family and modifies the plan of care with the AOHR accordingly
• Provides patient, family and hospital nursing staff with education and support to maintain the highest level of quality care at the end of life
• Documents on appropriate charts and forms in an accurate and timely manner to document course of care
• Accurately documents daily acuity assessment of all patients
• Attends to patient