Hospital Liaison
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Job Location:
Greenwich, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary
Responsible for the overall coordination of community resources for patients served. Acts as a liaison between physicians hospitals patients nurses community resources and parent agency to assure continuity of care and smooth interaction and communication between all involved in patient care activities.
Responsibilities
- Pre-screens patients referred by physicians for home health needs eligibility and homebound status if appropriate.
- Communicates patient needs to physician and appropriate community resources and follows up to ensure assistance is rendered.
- Coordinates donations of food and clothing from agency to patients served.
- Answers phone inquiries and refers callers to appropriate resources. Liaises with hospital discharge planners and visits with patients in hospital as requested to assure smooth transition from hospital to home.
- Assists non-homecare patients served by physicians/hospitals in geographic area with nursing home placement community resources etc. as requested by patients their families physicians and hospital discharge planners.
- Visits with physicians discharge planners and others requesting information regarding services provided by the parent agency branch or workstation.
- Works closely with agency staff to help coordinate needed services for patients and passes messages to staff physicians and other referral sources.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Projects concerned professional attitude/appearance toward agency staff referral sources and general public.
- Participates in the QA program attending staff meetings and committee meeting as assigned
Qualifications
- Must be a CT licensed nurse therapist social medically-trained equivalent with a minimum one (1) year experience in services coordination for patients with medical and/or socioeconomic needs.
- Must have a criminal background check.
Key Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Time Management
- Clinical Research
- Communication skills
- GCP
- Infusion Experience
- Managed Care
- Hospice Care
- Conflict Management
- Clinical Trials
- Research Experience
- Home Care
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