Weekend Liaison Nurse - Gilchrist Inova

National leaders in care, Gilchrist and Inova have come together to form a new hospice organization offering serves throughout Northern VA. Our team is full of kind, dedicated people who believe in making every moment matter – for those we have the privilege to serve. When you join us, you’ll receive competitive pay, awesome benefits, mileage reimbursement, lots of learning opportunities, and a workplace where collaboration and respect are part of the job description. If you’re looking for a career that fills your heart and fuels your purpose, come join the Gilchrist Inova family! Together, we make every day count.

The Gilchrist Inova Weekend Liaison Nurse generates & facilitates patient admissions from hospital-based referral sources, promotes growth of admissions, performs or coordinates clinical assessments of possible patients, and is responsible for meeting Gilchrist goals for successful relationships with area hospitals.

The Weekend Liaison Nurse establishes and nurtures external professional relationships, maintains awareness of local medical markets, provides clinical or psychosocial assessments of prospective patients when necessary, and represents Gilchrist its spectrum of services in a competent, professional manner consistent with the organization’s goals.

Education:
Registered Nurse, Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
Licensures/Certifications:
• Must possess current Maryland State license as a Registered Nurse
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record and an automobile that is insured in accordance with Gilchrist requirements
Experience:
Minimum of three (3) years’ experience required with hospice, home health, critical care, ER, oncology or medical/surgical experience
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

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Account Management Responsibilities
• Actively develops and fosters area hospital referral source acceptance and allegiance to Gilchrist
• Effectively implements strategies and tactics to increase admissions from referral sources
• Maintains awareness of changing medical environment and industry competition
• Represents Gilchrist with professionalism at all times & responds in a timely manner to referral source questions or requests for presentations
• Maintains current knowledge of each facility’s discharge planning process and builds relationships with key institutional referral sources
• 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, end-of-life care, hospice philosophy and other related topics
• Maintains current knowledge of Hospice Medicare Benefit and other applicable insurance information and communicates related information when needed
• Tracks success of liaison efforts, partners with other Admission & Business Development team members to discuss current procedures, and suggests improvements and new ideas for Admission and Business Development team and specific roles
• Prepares for and attends required meetings and contributes valuable feedback and relevant suggestions
• Ensures all HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations, Medicare Conditions of Participation and all other Joint Commission and other regulatory/compliance requirements are understood and followed
• Assists with “Share Days” for prospective employees and in orienting new nursing personnel to policies, procedures and practices of Gilchrist and the Liaison Nurse role
• Performs job functions in a fiscally responsible manner consistent with Gilchrist policies, mission and vision
Direct Patient Care Services
• Performs eligibility and clinical assessment visits for patients and coordinates transition of patients to Gilchrist services for their assigned hospital patients
• Discusses clinical findings with hospital representatives when required
• Explains Gilchrist services to patients and families in situation-appropriate manner resulting in the admission of appropriate patients and positive impression of Gilchrist
• 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
• Oversees pending patients (referrals) and partners with Hospice Admission RNs and other Admission team members in admission process
• Prioritizes urgency of visits & duties when multiple referral sources require Gilchrist services or information, as directed by Gilchrist 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
• A willingness to perform the duties of an admissions nurse at homes and facilities when needed (e.g. holidays)
• Other duties as reasonably required

Pay Range

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

Equal Employment Opportunity

Gilchrist Inova and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.