Hospital Liaison

Lincare-085e31c; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincare seeks a Hospital Liaison in a hospital setting to provide DME and respiratory products and services, while supporting the facility. You will interact daily with case managers and physician referrals to deliver and set up oxygen portability, nebulizers, and small DME items for patient discharge.

You will educate referral sources on products and services offered by Lincare and coordinate with centers for timely home setups and billing requirements.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with patients, physicians and hospital staff on a daily basis.
• Knowledge of basic Medicare coverage guidelines and CMNs.
• Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; use whole numbers and decimals.
• Compute rate, ratio, and percent; interpret bar graphs.
• Apply instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new referral sources.
• Prepare for and participate in trade shows, exhibits, and advertising campaigns.
• Conduct in-service for referral sources and case managers educating them in equipment and services.
• Initiate resolution for complaints from referral sources with the appropriate management.
• Understand and provide information on Medicare procedures, pricing, and product information to referral sources.
• Assist center in ensuring clean paperwork before billing and collections by obtaining prescriptions.
• Make rounds to contact all case managers daily at the assigned facility.
• Communicate with center during oxygen discharges so scheduling is arranged for home setup.
• Explain coverage criteria to case managers and patients as applicable.
• Complete setup paperwork daily for all equipment delivered.
• Assist with getting CMNs and chart notes for billing.

Skills

Communication

Medicare knowledge

Public speaking

Math and measurements

Problem solving

Job description

The Hospital Liaison with Sales responsibilities will work at an assigned hospital to provide DME and respiratory products and services, and also provide support to the facility. The Liaison will interact throughout the day with the case managers and physician referrals to deliver and set up oxygen portability, nebulizers, and small DME items for patient discharge. Liaisons will educate referral sources and case managers on products and services offered by the company.

Job Responsibilities.

• Identify and develop new referral sources
• Prepare for and participate in trade shows, exhibits, and advertising campaigns
• Conducts in-service for referral sources and case managers, educating them in the use and application of equipment and services
• Initiate resolution for complaints from referral sources with the appropriate management
• Understand and provide information on Medicare and insurance procedures, pricing information, and product information to referral sources
• Assist the center in the ensurance of clean paperwork before packages are sent to accounting for billing and collections activities by conducting follow-up visits to the physicians to obtain prescriptions for services
• Make rounds to contact all case managers each day at the assigned facility, reminding case managers of availability to provide patient disarrange equipment needs
• Communicate with center throughout the day on oxygen discharges so that center can schedule Service Rep to complete home setup of equipment
• Understand and communicate coverage criteria to case managers and patients as applicable
• Complete setup paperwork daily for all equipment delivered
• Assist with getting CMNs and chart notes as requested by center daily required for billing

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Qualifications.

• Should have excellent communication skills and be comfortable interacting with patients, physicians, and hospital staff on a daily basis
• Will need to gain knowledge of basic Medicare coverage guidelines and documentation requirements, including CMNs
  • Responsible for gathering this information for reimbursement
• Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Compute rate, ratio, and percent, as well as to draw and interpret bar graphsApply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Education and Experience.

• Previous health care experience preferred

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Lincare is an equal opportunity employer, access and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Lincare provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Because Lincare believes in providing a safe work environment, we conduct drug and background checks in our recruiting/hiring processes. AA/EOE, M/F/Disabled/Veterans