[ref. y15120402] UChicago Medicine Home Health Nurse Liaison (Hospice) - Full-Time, Days

Job Description:

Join UChicago Medicine as a Home Health Nurse Liaison (Hospice)

The Home Health Nurse Liaison meets with patients and families to facilitate the home health admission process.

Essential Job Functions:

• Evaluates referrals for home health needs and medical necessity
• Provides a complete physical assessment and determines if patient meets criteria for hospice
• Completes an initial assessment of patients to determine home health care needs
• Assesses patients to ensure they meet home health criteria for admission
• Meets with patients and families to discuss goals of care
• Educates patients and families on home health services
• Coordinates with the referring sources and facilitates the home health admission
• Coordinates with hospital case management to facilitate patient admissions to home health
• Performs initial communication with the physician regarding the patient’s needs.
• Provides direct patient care as needed.
• Documents the initial patient and family assessments and interventions.
• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment, medication and other necessary items and services are available.
• Collaborates with the Intake Departments and clinical staff to manage referrals/admissions.
• Customer/Referral Source Management: Primarily works with hospitals and other potential referral sources to facilitates admissions
• Works closely with clinical staff to ensure services are provided timely and efficiently
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current state of Illinois nursing license as an RN.
• Possess excellent collaboration, observation, verbal and written communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Current CPR certification required.
• One to two years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
• Previous Hospice or Home Care experience preferred.
• Nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Possesses and maintains a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance and has personal and dependable mode(s) of transportation to conduct home visits as necessary.

Physical Requirements:

• No heavy lifting and nearly all work is performed in a comfortable, indoor office facility.
• Job frequently requires sitting and handling objects with hands.
• Fine motor control/precision is required for data entry tasks.
• Job requires standing, walking, reaching, talking, hearing, and lifting up to 10 pounds.
• This position requires frequent travel to locations on and off campus, driving is required.
• Vision requirements:
• Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Continuing Education Requirements:

UCM Home Care personnel are expected to participate in appropriate continuing education as may be requested and/or required by their immediate supervisor. In addition, personnel are expected to accept personal responsibility for other educational activities to enhance job-related skills and abilities and as required by licensing standards.

Position Details:

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time
• Shift: Days (8- hour) 0800-1630
• Unit/Department: Home Care- Hospice
• Work Location: Hyde Park
• CBA Code: Non-Union

Why Join Us:

Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.