Clinical Liaison

Overview

CLINICAL LIAISON - Emory Hospital Based

Affinity Hospice is actively looking for a Clinical Liaison who is passionate about giving exceptional care to our hospice patients. Affinity Hospice one of the fastest growing, privately held hospice organizations in the country. We are passionate about patient and family care. We believe the care we provide truly matters. This is an excellent opportunity to join a nationally recognized team.

Paid 4 PTO weeks in the first year. Paid Car Allowance Health and Dental Insurance Employee Assistance Program Internal Company Advancement Free end of life training Tuition reimbursement for qualified team members. 401K

Responsibilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, is known for follow through and is outstanding at building lasting professional relationships.

• Facilitates the admission process to and from hospital and long-term care-based referral sources.

• Assesses referred patient's clinical needs and disease status and confers with patient's attending physician and hospice physician regarding assessment to establish eligibility.

• Facilitates patient discharge from hospital to home by establishing initial needs and coordinating, DME, medication needs, supplies, and coordinate admission.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Help develop new ideas, protocols, and efficiencies for maximizing marketing resources to grow market share.

• Develop a collaborative partnership with the Operation and Clinical Leadership team.

• Create and support a shared vision for growth between Sales and Operations.

• Proactively implements all company initiatives.

• Brings real solutions to all challenging situations.

• Develops, presents, and utilizes reports, which are designed to support the organization in the attainment of admission goals.

• Any other tasks that are assigned.

Qualifications

• Active and unencumbered Registered Nurse license, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse, in state(s) of employment required.

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Nursing highly preferred.

• Two (2) to three (3) years of related experience required.

• Hospital and/or long-term care clinical experience highly preferred.

• Experience in healthcare marketing preferred.

Physical and Mental Effort

The physical requirements described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made. The worker deals with office and/or medical equipment at or within arm's reach. Must be able to see to drive and to create, complete and read documentation. Requires the ability to plan and perform a wide variety of duties requiring extensive knowledge of policies and procedures. Requires considerable judgment to work independently toward general results, devising methods, modifying, or adapting standard procedures to meet different conditions, making decisions based on precedent and policy.