Hospice Facility Liaison

Hospice Facility Liaison

About Us

Founded in 1913, Cornerstone Visiting Nurse Association is an independent nonprofit home, health and hospice organization serving New Hampshire and Maine.

Cornerstone VNA places great value on transforming the home health care experience and is proud to provide care for all ages, from birth though end of life. We are committed to the philosophy that the needs of each patient are best served by the thoughtful integration of specialized programs and services delivered by a multidisciplinary team of professionals. With our deep commitment to providing high quality care, Cornerstone VNA continues to be recognized for excellence, and many of our clinicians have been recognized with professional awards for their outstanding achievements.

Our work would not be possible without our dedicated clinicians, support staff, volunteers, leadership team, Board of Directors, community members and donors who give in countless ways to make this organization what it is today.

Job Description:

• Responsible for the coordination of patient referrals; ensuring collaboration among referral sources and Hospice triage enhancing communication.
• Offers education to the medical and lay community regarding Hospice & Palliative Care (PC) services.
• Organizes regular visits to referral sources located in Strafford, Rockingham, Carroll & Belknap counties in NH as well as York County in Maine.
• Communicates timely to Hospice/PC Director; problems, concerns or issues.
• Identifies new referral sources that will benefit from liaison visits.
• Develops positive relationships with referral sources/facility staff.
• Provide education and support to Hospice Case Manager assigned to facility patients.
• Promotes effective written/verbal communication.
• Identify the needs of each facility and create work flow to support those needs.
• Create packets/handouts with services specific to each facility.
• Works closely with Advancement Director as it relates to referral sources.
• Completes Hospice informationals as requested.
• Facilitate/support CMs in implementing care plan meetings.
• Attend Care Plan meetings as needed or requested.
• Use collaborative approach in medication management such as comfort kit protocols and standing orders.
• Provide ongoing support to both hospice and facility staff.
• Act as a mediator between all hospice disciplines and facility staff with a goal of maintaining open communication and best practice.
• Work with Hospice Director on program growth and collaborative practice initiatives with facilities.
• Assist in coverage for hospice nurse liaison during vacations as needed.

Qualifications:

• Completes work and documentation with accuracy and within agency time frames.
• Requires minimal supervision and is self-directed.
• Protects and honors customer and coworker confidentiality.
• Meets attendance and punctuality expectations.
• Demonstrates cooperation with scheduling requests to meet agency needs.
• Consistently adheres to agency dress code.
• Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures applicable to own job position. Adheres to agency policies and procedures.
• Maintains agency property, supplies and equipment in manner that demonstrates accountability.
• Works towards resolution of interpersonal conflicts as they arise.
• Develops cooperation and collaborative work efforts that generally benefit all employees.
• Demonstrates a desire to set and meet objectives and to find increasingly efficient ways to perform tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates a strong knowledge of Hospice regulations and philosophy.

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Life Insurance/STD, covered in full for employee
• On-going education/training
• Generous earned time benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• AAA Basic Coverage, free for employee
• Mileage Reimbursement, government rate
• Exceptional and supportive work environment
• 403(B) with employer matching

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