RN Clinical Alignment Specialist

Primary City/State:

Greeley, Colorado

Department Name:

Hospice-East Routine

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Nursing

Primary Location Salary Range:

$33.74 - $56.24 / hour, based on education & experience

In accordance with State Pay Transparency Rules.

Health care is constantly changing, and at Banner Health, we are at the front of that change. We are leading health care to make the experience the best it can be. We want to change the lives of those in our care – and the people who choose to take on this challenge. If changing health care for the better sounds like something you want to be part of, we want to hear from you. 

Banner Hospice and Palliative Care is a fully integrated provider of high-quality, compassionate advanced illness and end-of-life care serving patients across the Metro Phoenix area and in Northern Colorado. Banner Hospice is ranked among the Top 100 U.S. Hospice providers. Banner Palliative Care and Hospice consistently outperforms the national benchmarks and other regional hospice agencies in the CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program publicly reported metrics.  We are interconnected across the Banner Health system serving as Banner’s advanced illness resource partner to our hospitals, clinics, health plans, and other service lines. Banner Palliative Care and Hospice is proud to provide medical care lead by a team comprised entirely of physicians board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 

As an RN Clinical Alignment Specialist at Banner Hospice, you will have the privilege of utilizing appropriate resources to collaborate and educate families and hospital discharge planning services about Banner Hospice.  A team devoted to build a successful transition program and provide comfort to patients at the end of their lives.  The position will be working Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Banner Hospice have been providing high quality end of life, palliative care for many years in the Northern Colorado communities. The goal is to support quality of life, honor the wishes of patients, maintain the dignity of the individual and support the family through the end of life and grieving journey. Inpatient care is also available for caregiver respite as well as complex symptom management. The Banner Hospice Team can provide comfort to the patient and family by alleviating symptoms, by providing meaningful help and by creating an environment to develop truly special final memories.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for providing ongoing information on Banner Homecare services and referral coordination for assigned program(s) and facilities. Upon receipt of a referral, meets with patient/family, completes assessment, determines patient needs and assists with correct patient alignment of post-acute services. For hospice appropriate patients, this position will admit and follow patients receiving care within the acute care facilities they are responsible for. Assists branch operations in clinical coordination and communication with referral sources. Works in collaboration with Homecare and Hospice intake teams to facilitate timely admissions and further develop key accounts. Must possess ability to prioritize, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, knowledge of post-acute governmental regulations, Medicare eligibility requirements, comprehensive understanding of potential care plan needs for the patient and coordination of necessary resources.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Develops and maintains relationships with key hospital, skilled nursing, and assisted living facility staff to provide ongoing updates regarding Banner Homecare services available in the market. Increase admissions within the assigned accounts and meets or exceeds targets.

2. Develops a Homecare and Hospice presence within facilities. Provides education and/or continuing education programs for referral sources within guidelines of facility and company policy. Utilizes appropriate company resources to maintain and develop business opportunities. Maintains market awareness and prepares competitive updates as directed.

3. Maintains and follows patients/referrals while in the facility, ensuring that patients receive smooth transitions of care. This work is ideally accomplished through onsite presence but may require need to remotely assist other facilities as needed.

4. For patients deemed appropriate for hospice conducts required assessments and routine nursing care including but not limited to: inpatient admission, daily visits, and IDG participation according to the established protocol.

5.  Functions as liaison between referral source and Homecare. Assesses needs of patient/family, assuring that clin