Home Care RN Liaison - Columbia Memorial Hospital

Company: Trinity Health Corporation
Location: Troy
Posted on: June 6, 2021

Job Description:

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Qualified applicants may submit a resume to Talent Acquisition Partner Adam Zak at adam.zak@sphp.com for expedited consideration.

RN Liaison (Home Care) - Eddy Visiting Nurses and Rehab Association at Columbia Memorial Hospital

If you are looking for a unique RN position in home care and hospice, to meet a full time schedule, this could be your opportunity. Here at St. Peter's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places.

Eddy Visiting Nurse Association has a unique opportunity for a full time RN Liaison to work as part of our Liaison team out of Columbia Memorial Hospital, located in Hudson, NY. This non-direct patient care position could be your opportunity. There will be some overlap and assistance with the Columbia/Greene area Hospice team. Here at St. Peter's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places.

Position Highlights:

• Top Quality Care: Eddy VNRA in ranked for the eighth year within HomeCare Elite's list of top 25% home care agencies and reached top 500 four of those years!
• Commitment to safety: Through Trinity Health's distribution network, the team has never ran out of PPE and has increased their safety training in the face of COVID
• Future of health care: Keep patients in their homes and out of the hospital setting
• 1 on 1 care: Care for one patient at a time
• Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
• Advancement: Strong orientation program, tuition assistance and career development
• Growing team: Home care is a growing specialty as more and more patients are looking to have their care done at home
• Flexible schedule: Work schedule is flexible with typical hours Monday - Friday with minimal weekend commitment
• Supportive environment: Access to clinical nurse specialists, in-depth computer training, assistance obtaining insurance authorizations and RN supervisors who are only a phone call away
• Close to home: Cases in multiple counties keeping close to home

What you will do:

• Coordinate smooth patient transitions of care to home health services from Columbia Memorial Hospital

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates referrals for appropriateness for certified home health agency services
• Describes services to patients/families to obtain agreement with services
• Coordinates with the hospital team to ensure a smooth transition home with home health support
• Contacts the patient's primary care physician for orders
• Communicates and works closely with CMH case managers and the other RN liaison
• Ensures referral information is complete for the admitting clinician
• Assist with Hospice cases 2-3 days a week in the Columbia/Greene area

What you will need:

Required:

• A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of New York
• Diploma of nursing or Associate's degree in nursing from an accredited program
• Valid driver license
• 2 years or more of recent experience as a RN ideally in home care, ED, ICU or oncology

Preferred:

• 2 years or more of experience in a home care / community health setting
• Bachelor's degree of nursing
• Registered Nurses at Eddy VNRA must possess a passion for caring for patients and demonstrate a respectful, caring, professional demeanor
• The RN must have excellent time management and organizational skills
• The RN must be able to communicate effectively, verbally and written and possess strong critical thinking skills to problem solve

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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