Clinical Liaison

Clinical Liaison - LPN

Are you searching for a Purpose? PurposeCare is Bringing Healthcare Home, and we want you to join our family!

PurposeCare and its affiliate companies are looking for a qualified, dependable, honest, and reliable, Clinical Liaison to support the needs of our clients. We have an immediate opening for a Clinical Liaison who can build relationships and support care coordination for our community's most vulnerable.

PurposeCare is a leading provider of home care and home health services in the Midwest and provides home-based care services to more than 3,000 clients a month carefully coordinated to keep clients healthy and safe at home. With excellent caregivers and innovative technology, PurposeCare ensures that our most vulnerable are provided with the support necessary to live full lives in their community. Your Care is Our Purpose.

Positive Overview:

The Clinical Liaison is a field-based nurse responsible for coordinating existing Homecare (typically Medicaid) patients that exhibit a change in condition that necessitates a Home-Healthcare (typically Medicare/other) episode. This coordination allows for continuity of care for patients that are Dual Eligible in a facility/short hour and home/long hour situation. The Clinical Liaison works closely with PurposeCare agency Director of Nursing (DON), Director of Care Transition (DCT), Care Transitions Coordinators (CTC), and Marketing to ensure eligible patients receive appropriate credentials for Home-Healthcare, i.e., Doctors Order, Dx, H&P, and F2F.

Position Objectives and Responsibilities

Main tasks and responsibility

• Coordination of Dual Eligible (DE) patient care and coordination between Agencies.
• Ensure patient care and caregiver services are aligned to PurposeCare guidelines, local, state and CMS regulations.
• Develop the coordination with Facilities (ALF, Rehab etc.) and Hospitals to ensure patients are evaluated for Home Healthcare. Ensure that Dr. Order, F2F, Dx and H&P are provided to the Agency for a Home Healthcare episode.
• Partner with agency Administrator and DON on any surveys or audits from regulating bodies or accrediting agencies.
• Must have an in-depth working knowledge of current home health care practices/procedures.
• Must have above average verbal and written communication skills,
• Must have the ability to think, react quickly and have good judgment in case of emergency,
• Must have the ability to work independently with little supervision,
• Must be able to work long hours and maintain flexibility to meet scheduling needs of Agency,
• Must possess diplomacy and social skills; and enjoy working with geriatrics,

Essential skills

• Attention to detail: Attention to detail is a skill that can help quality assurance nurses perform their duties effectively. It can also help you identify any issues with the quality of care that you observe during your assessments.
• Communication skills: Communication is the act of conveying information from one person to another. As a quality assurance nurse, you may be communicating with patients, other medical staff and patients' families. Effective communication can help you to relay information accurately, answer questions and resolve issues.
• Computer proficiency: Computer proficiency, especially with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems is an essential skill that quality assurance nurses.
• Critical thinking: Critical thinking is the ability to analyze a situation and determine the best course of action. As a quality assurance nurse, you may be required to conduct investigations into the quality of care provided. This may require you to analyze the processes and procedures and determine if they are effective. You may also be required to conduct investigations into patient outcomes and determine if the Clinicians care was the cause. Critical thinking can help you make sound decisions when evaluating a situation.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (BS) in Nursing, or Licensed Practical Nurse with minimum of 5 years of experience
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current license with state board of nursing<