Nurse Liaison - Post Acute Care (Remote - Morristown, NJ) Sign on Bonus
Company: CareCentrix
Location: Denver
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for
shaping the future of healthcare? As a Nurse Liaison you will be an
expert in resource management, a master of utilization review and a
compassionate partner for patients and their support network. You
will be responsible for an assigned caseload at acute and
post-acute care facilities. You will conduct in person, on site,
face to face outreach, with patients to introduce the Post-Acute
program. You will gather patient demographics and collaborate with
hospital clinicians, patients and their family to develop a
discharge plan of care and will coordinate post-acute care services
for the patient and collaborate with Post-Acute homecare agencies
on post-acute care plan of care, authorizing services as medically
necessary. The Post-Acute Care program helps to reduce hospital
readmissions of patients and has aspects of education and coaching
to assist patient---s transition home after a hospital stay. The
program works directly with patient treatment plans, facilitates in
home health care services to accomplish the treatment plan, patient
goals and patient education/coaching along with
adherence/compliance monitoring. In this Job, you will: Determine
the optimal site of care for patients post hospital discharge in
collaboration with hospital discharge planners, case managers and
hospitalist. Manage and influence the transition of assigned
Post-Acute Care patients from acute care setting to the SNF, IRF,
LTACH or home setting utilizing face to face and/or telephonic
outreach. Facilitate home health physician orders for home care
upon a patient---s discharge to home. Contact referral sources to
advise and relay updates to the appropriate individuals. Partner
closely with the PAC Medical Director in reviewing discharge plans
and length of stay status to ensure optimal outcomes. Communicate
customer service/provider issues to supervisor for logging and
resolution. Engage and coach the patients/caregivers for performing
standard assessments, patient care plans, and document progress in
the HomeBridge platform. Document all interactions, problems, goals
and interventions to meet documentation guidelines. Work closely
with the home health agency nurse to facilitate education and
adherence to establish health care goals and care plan. Act as a
clinical resource for unlicensed staff, to provide clinical
expertise and help with referral source directives, clinical
questions and issues. Participate and contribute to ongoing quality
assessment/improvement activities, performance, data collection,
analysis, operational process activities and prepares reports.
Assist team in implementing and maintaining standardized
operational processes to ensure compliance to company policies,
legal requirements and regulatory mandates. Participate in
implementing / maintaining operational processes to ensure
compliance to company policies, legal requirements and regulatory
mandates. Participate in special projects and perform other duties
as assigned. This is the job for you if: You are willing to travel
75% of the time to hospitals, SNF, IRF, LTACH and physician offices
within assigned geography locations. You can work independently,
utilizing sound clinical judgment and critical thinking skills
under minimal supervision. You have a strong commitment to quality
and standards. You should get in touch if: (Education, skills and
experience) You hold a current and unrestricted Registered Nurse
license. (Required) You have a minimum of five years RN experience
(Required- preferably with a geriatric population). You are an
expert in Utilization Management and have knowledge of URAC & NCQA
standards. You have a broad knowledge of health care
delivery/managed care regulations, contract terms/stipulations,
prior utilization management/case management experience, and
governmental home health agency regulations. (Required) You possess
negotiation, communication, influencing, problem solving and
decision making skills. (Required.) You possess a high level
clinical knowledge, communication, customer service and problem
solving skills, as well as, the ability to effectively interact
with all levels of management and a highly diverse clientele. You
have excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal skills
and are able to effectively manage and prioritize tasks. You are
willing to travel 75% of the time to hospitals, SNF, IRF, LTACH and
physician offices within assigned geography locations. What we
offer: Full range of benefits including Health, Dental and Vision
with HSA Employer Contributions and Dependent Care FSA Employer
Match. Generous PTO, 401K Savings Plan, Paid Parental Leave, free
on-demand Virtual Fitness Training and more. Advancement
opportunities, professional skills training, and tuition
Reimbursement Great culture with a sense of community. CareCentrix
maintains a drug-free workplace. We are an equal opportunity
employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made
without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or being a
qualified disabled veteran or qualified veteran of the Vietnam era
or any other category protected by Federal or State law.
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