Job Title: Home Care & Hospice Clinical Liaison RN or LPN
Department: Mozaic Home Care & Hospice
Supervisor: Director Home Care & Hospice
Job Objective:
Under the direction of the Director of Home Care & Hospice the Registered Nurse (RN)/Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides services in accordance with agency policy. Provides nursing care to assigned clients under the direction of a RN Case manager where applicable. Provides nursing care as defined within the Nurse Practice Act and Mozaic Home Care policies. Supports patient care with intake and referrals meeting with clients and families and addressing client and provider concerns.
Job Standards
to provide excellent customer service.
computer organizational oral and written communication skills.
to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks.
either independently or as an active team member.
to manage interpersonal relationships with various personalities.
Essential Job Functions
1. Intake and Referral: Takes new client and patient referrals from hospitals senior living communities nursing homes physicians families and others. Establishes and maintains effective interpersonal relationships with clients and families nursing staff and other disciplines to effectively start services and/or address changes in care needs.
2. Customer Service: Work with team to provide superior customer service including communicating with clients families providers and team members on new referrals care needs and/or issues. Support Coordinator Home Care with referral support including data entry followup calls and other duties as needed.
3. Nursing Care: Provides direct nursing care personal care treatment and administration of medications to assigned patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Complies with infection control standard precautions and safety instructions. Documents clinical notes in an efficient and accurate manner. Provides direct nursing care personal care treatment and administration of medications to assigned patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse.Provides accurate information to health care professionals involved in the total care of the client. Keeps current with CEUs per states regulation.
4. Other duties as assigned by Director Home Care & Hospice.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. Current valid RN/LPN license with the State Board of Nursing. Must meet all continuing education hours and education requirements. Ability to read write and communicate in English.
Experience: Minimum of one years work experience as an RN/LPN; home health/hospice experience preferred
Licensure: RN/LPN State of Connecticut and Valid CT Drivers License
(EOE/EEO)