RN Hospice Program Liaison

MJHS; West New York (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MJHS is seeking a dedicated professional to implement hospice and palliative care projects designed to promote goal setting, advance care planning, and hospice eligibility review. The role collaborates with senior management to align project activities with organizational goals and ensure timely patient referrals and enrollment.

The position involves communicating with physicians, patients, and families, coordinating telehealth devices, and developing educational materials to support program

Responsibilities

• Responsible for programmatic implementation of projects intended to promote goal setting, advance care planning and hospice eligibility review and enrollment in populations with advanced illness.
• Effectively collaborates with senior management to ensure project implementation proceeds in alignment with goals and objectives.
• Implements protocols to identify patients appropriate for project.
• Communicates with physicians and other members of treatment team and collaborates with them in the implementation of the project.
• When patient is identified, determines eligibility for the project.
• Communicates with patients and families, and facilitates or engages in goal setting discussions, including advance care planning.
• Performs hospice eligibility review, including discussions as appropriate with the patient's physician and the hospice physician.
• When appropriate, engages in discussions with patients and families about hospice eligibility and enrollment.
• Assists with obtaining the Election of Benefits and in the completion of hospice admissions.
• Ensures timely and accurate implementation of procedures for distribution, tracking, return, turnover, and quality control of telehealth devices.
• Creates and implements patient/family educational materials to support the use of telehealth.
• Tracks and supports programmatic efforts to ensure that patients and families are appropriately identified and evaluated for telehealth, and that device triaging is appropriately performed.
• Assists and problem-solves so that timely and accurate implementation of specific telehealthenabled interventions occur, as determined by clinical need and directed by senior management.
• Maintains Effective Communication within Hospice & Palliative Care & Referral Sources.
• Offers clear direction regarding how to be reached, and when contacted, gives a positive response to requests for information and patient assessments.
• Makes every attempt to respond same day to requests for patient assessment and family meetings.
• Responds to referral sources phone, beeper and e-mail communication in a timely manner.
• Attends and participates in the regular Staff Meetings
• Communicates consistently with MJHS Hospice Access Center Staff regarding new referrals, volume, issues and assistance needed.
• Gathers all information required by the agency to initiate a hospice referral, when appropri

Job description

MJHS is seeking a dedicated professional to implement hospice and palliative care projects designed to promote goal setting, advance care planning, and hospice eligibility review. The role collaborates with senior management to align project activities with organizational goals and ensure timely patient referrals and enrollment.

The position involves communicating with physicians, patients, and families, coordinating telehealth devices, and developing educational materials to support program