Clinical NurseLiaison

Company: Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
Location: Myrtle Beach
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

$5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR REGISTERED NURSES!!
About our Organization
At Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, our Mission is to provide access to the highest quality LifeCare, education, and supportive services to our patients, their families, and communities we serve. Our Vision is to enrich the lives of those we serve through excellence in LifeCare.
Our Locations and Service Areas
We proudly serve patients and families in private homes, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and our care centers located in Wilmington, Bolivia, and Whiteville, North Carolina. Our service area includes Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Onslow and Pender Counties in North Carolina; and Horry, Georgetown and Marion counties in South Carolina. Our corporate office is in the coastal community of Wilmington, NC.
Compensation, Benefits & Work-Life Balance
To attract, reward, motivate and retain good people, Lower Cape Fear LifeCare offers a flexible work environment, a generous Paid Time Off Policy, competitive salaries at a minimum of twelve dollars per hour, sign-on bonuses for staff CNA's and RN's, and an outstanding benefits package to include a 403B retirement plan with employer match, and company paid Long Term Disability and Life Insurance to eligible employees. Please visit our website for additional employment opportunities and more information on the variety of benefit options available to our employees.
Join us in making a difference in someone's life!
We are currently seeking a Clinical Nurse Liaison to join our group of dedicated and experienced professionals.JOB SUMMARYWorks under the supervision of the Director of Business Development with clinical supervision from Patient Access Manager. Develops well-informed, responsive relationships through business development efforts and marketing with referral sources. Facilitates referrals by gathering and interpreting medical and financial data, meeting with patients/families/case managers/providers to ensure optimal transition to LCFL services, coordinating transfers and discharges, assessing appropriateness, and beginning admission if appropriate. Acts as a resource/consultant to assess patient needs, through effective communication and education regarding the various programs offered by LCFL. Works to develop and maintain business partnerships, increase census and length of stay. Generates referral growth through effective sales contacts, calls, and presentations. Participates in various aspects of outreach, marketing, education, networking, and community relations. Responsible for meeting set goals. Responsible for overall development and referral growth of assigned territory. Supports the development and execution of agency marketing and engagement plan. The Professional Registered Nurse is also responsible for continuing his/her own personal development to enhance practice and the profession of Nursing. Works with Palliative Care Nurse Practitioners and Physicians. Performs other duties as assigned.
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES 1. Acts as a marketing, sales liaison, and referral source to physicians, facility staff, hospital staff, patients, and families when appropriate, and other health care providers regarding end-of-life issues and palliative care. 2. Acts as a resource for referral partners to assist with assessing patients for appropriateness of admission to LCFL programs. 3. Coordinates transition of hospital inpatients, facility patients, and home care patients to the appropriate LCFL program.4. Analyzes trends and patterns in referrals and admissions to identify needs and to develop marketing strategy. 5. Actively identifies barriers to service in the community, physician offices, facilities, and hospitals; takes an active role in solutions/resolutions by providing excellent customer service. 6. Acts a liaison between LCFL and referral sources by providing service information to physicians within hospital, long term care and assisted living settings as well as patients and families and other providers of health care. 7. Coordinates engagement strategies and activities for consistent community outreach, education, awareness, and involvement. 8. Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently. 9. Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance program performance. 10. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the team and works in conjunction with the Physician/Nurse Practitioner. 11. Maintains and promotes customer satisfaction 12. Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision, and values of LCFL daily.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS 1. Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, either through an AD, Diploma or BSN program. Degree in business, marketing, or related field preferred. 2. Licensure / Certifications: Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of North Carolina or South Carolina depending on position location 3. Experience: Two years experience. Prefer hospice or home care. Prefer experience in marketing, public affairs, community relations or hospital liaison nurse. 4. Essential Technical / Motor Skills: Ability to speak clearly to communicate with patients, families, physicians, and staff. Good command of the English language. Computer experience helpful. 5. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to develop positive interaction with patients, families, physicians and staff and other health professionals to effectively communicate and educate about hospice services and end-of-life care. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Highly self-motivated and self-disciplined. Flexible. 6. Essential Physical Requirements: Ability to move freely. Ability to work long hours and manage stressful situations. 7. Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Requires higher level of mental faculties accompanied by short and long-term memory. 8. Essential Sensory Requirements: Touch, sight, hearing, ability to organize thoughts, facts, and ideas. Ability to translate the written word. 9. Exposure to Hazards: May be exposure to blood and body fluids, infectious diseases, needle puncture wounds. May encounter patients and other situations which present a potential threat to personal safety.10. Hours of Work: Exempt position, flexibility with schedule required. Weekends, holidays, evening, and early morning hours will be required from time to time.11. Population Served: Physicians, RN's, facility administrators, discharge planners, social workers, other health professionals, insurance specialists, public, community leaders, vendors. All patient populations from infants through geriatric with life limiting illness. Horry County 12. Must have a valid North Carolina or South Carolina driver's license and reliable transportation.
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