Hospice Nurse Liaison - Gilchrist Inova

About the role

The Gilchrist Inova Hospice Care organization, formed by National leaders in care Gilchrist and Inova, offers hospice services throughout Northern Virginia. Joining us means being part of a team dedicated to making every moment matter for those they serve. You'll receive competitive pay, benefits, mileage reimbursement, and numerous learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Actively develops and fosters area hospital referral source acceptance and allegiance to Gilchrist Inova.
• Effectively implements strategies and tactics to increase admissions from referral sources.
• Maintains awareness of changing medical environment and industry competition.
• Represents Gilchrist Inova with professionalism at all times and responds in a timely manner to referral source questions or requests for presentations.
• 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 Gilchrist Inova, end-of-life care, hospice philosophy and other related topics.
• Trains new nursing personnel to policies, procedures and practices of Gilchrist Inova and the Hospice Liaison Nurse role.
• Performs job functions in a fiscally responsible manner consistent with Gilchrist Inova policies, mission and vision.
• Performs eligibility and clinical assessment visits for patients and coordinates transition of patients to Gilchrist Inova service for their assigned hospital patients.
• Completes timely electronic documentation of any eligibility visits and/or admissions performed and uses electronic medical record (EMR) systems effectively and efficiently to complete required documentation in a variety of patient care settings.
• Prioritizes urgency of visits & duties when multiple referral sources require Gilchrist Inova services or information, as directed by Gilchrist Inova policies/procedures.
• Keeps all referral sources updated on the status of all patient care interactions, including on-going status reports for patients admitted to services, including death notifications.
• Willingness to perform the duties of an admissions nurse at homes and facilities when needed (e.g. holidays).

Requirements

• Registered Nurse, Associate degree or Nursing Diploma.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience required with hospice, home health, critical care, ER, oncology medical/surgical experience, community outreach or pastoral counseling.

Qualifications

• 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 or psychosocial assessment and documentation skills.
• Strong computer skills including, e-mail, EMR, Word and PowerPoint applications.

Skills

• 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 or psychosocial assessment and documentation skills.
• Strong computer skills including, e-mail, EMR, Word and PowerPoint applications.

Benefits

Includes competitive pay, benefits, mileage reimbursement, and numerous learning opportunities.

Pay

Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.

Schedule

Normal office environment with driving as a large part of the day in the field, which includes visits to patient’s homes, some in unsafe areas (escort provided).

Physical Requirements

• Able to provide patient care or assistance that involves lifting, repositioning, moving patients and includes bending, reaching and twisting.
• Able to travel to patient locations; includes ability to drive, negotiate stairs and walkways, including uneven surfaces at private homes or facilities.
• Able to utilize electronic record keeping systems, computers/keyboards and or laptops and other related equipment.
• Able to read medications, charts, calibration and monitoring devices as appropriate.
• Able to verbally communicate to assess and impart information concerning patient status; to effectively complete patient/family teaching and to interact with internal and external health care teams.

Working Conditions

• Normal office environment with driving as a large part of the day in the field, which includes visits to patient’s homes, some in unsafe areas (escort provided).
• Exposed to adverse working conditions due to performance of patient care activities and exposure to communicable diseases.