Hospital at Home Liaison (On-Site)

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Educational Assistance Program

Retirement plans with employer match

Job summary

Advocate Health in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Hospital at Home - Cancer Navigator to join the team. This full-time, on-site role requires a 40-hour work week with a 4x10 schedule (7a-5p) across multiple sites, and occasional travel to Cabarrus, CMC, Mercy, Pineville, and University campuses.

The Cancer Navigator educates patients and families on home, palliative, and hospice care, coordinates care with hospital staff, social workers, and external partners, and manages transfers to the Hospital

Qualifications

• Licensed in state the teammate practices – RN, PT, OT or ST license.
• Minimum 2 years of health care related experience.
• Strong understanding of Hospital at Home workflows and payor landscape.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with hospital/clinic caregivers as a resource regarding home care services.
• Educates patients and families on home, palliative, and hospice care.
• Attends outcome facilitation team meetings and advises on home-based services.
• Serves as main communication link between patients, providers and external partners.
• Initiates transfers to Hospital at Home program and coordinates with the care team.
• Coordinates steps for smooth transfers, including logistics and medications/equipment.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Problem solving

Cultural competency

Education

RN/PT/OT/SLP

Job description

Department:

37349 GCMG Adult Hospital at Home - Cancer Navigator

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

currently 4 10 hr shifts 7a-5p on site at various sites(Cabarrus, CMC, Mercy, Pineville, University) will need to be willing to travel based on need for that shift, weekend and holiday requirements

Pay Range:

$38.20 - $57.30

Major Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with both hospital and/or clinic caregivers as a resourceregardinghome care
• services and provides generaleducationofservices.
• Educates patients/families on home care, palliative care, and hospice services and isavailable to answer questions allowing patients to make an informed decisionregardingtheirdischarge plan for post-acute care.
• Regularly attends the outcome facilitation team meetings on the individual hospital units toprovide inputregardingservices that could be provided in the home.Communicateswithsocial workers or case managersoncomplex cases.
• Serve as the main communication link between patients, providers, and external partners.
• Initiate the transfer process to the Hospital at Home program, including provider notification and coordination with the care team. Address any patient and/or caregiver questions and concerns through review of the admission packet.Obtain formal patient consent to the program after medical clearance provided by provider.
• Coordinate and execute the key steps required for a smooth and timely transfer to Hospital at Home. This includes notifying the care team, documenting acceptance, confirming logistics, and ensuring the patient’s needs—such as medications, oxygen, and equipment—are addressed before departure
• Performsassessment ofpatient to includeskin, cognitive, mobility.
• Appliescomprehensivecritical thinking toevaluate the patient wholistically.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the
• ability to assess data reflective of thepatient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’srequirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed asdescribed inthedepartment’spolicies and procedures. Age-specific information isdeveloped further in the departmental job standards.

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

• RN PT,OTor SLP

Certification / Registration / License

• Licensed in state the teammate practices – RN, PT,OTor ST License

Experience

• 2 years of health care related experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Strong understanding of the workflows of Hospital at Home, broad understanding of payors, and able to complete a medical, physical, and cognitive screen of the patient.
• Excellent communication skills.Mustbe able to speak clearly and hear to communicate withpeople in person or over the telephone.
• Good organizational,analyticaland problem-solving skills.
• Proficiencyin clinical skills with the ability towork underdirection and make soundjudgments.
• Demonstrated ability to educate clinical staff and the community.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with physicians and other professionals in a direct andpositive manner.
• Ability to assess data reflecting the patient’s status and the ability to interpret theappropriateinformationneeded toidentifyeach patient’s requirements relative to their specific needs.
• Must have a tolerance for differences and an appreciation of multi-culturalism and diversityof the patients and their families.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Able to lift 50lbs.

Preferred Experience

• 3years

Preferred Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to take initiative, strongverbaland interpersonal skills

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our CommitmenttoYou

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate’s job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.;)

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.