Hospice Care Consultant LVN - Weekends
Eugene, OR
$70K/yr – $75K/yrFull time
Posted 5 days ago
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Job Description
Why Brighton:
At Brighton/Suncrest Hospice our goal is to change the expectation of hospice care in your area by providing exceptional care and service to our patients. This is achieved by allocating the resources to increase our staff to patient ratios, thereby increasing clinical visits while lowering clinician caseloads. We are proud to be a Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) certified hospice. If you have a commitment to providing the highest quality of care to patients and their families, we would like to hear from you!
Benefits:
- Actual Work/Life Balance
- Competitive Pay ($70,000 - $75,000)
- Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401k plan with employer match and 100% vesting after 90 days of employment
- A culture with an emphasis on appreciating and valuing the team member
- The opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing national company, with possible position upgrades
Brighton Eugene – Weekend Liaison (Job Description)
POSITION SUMMARY
Assist weekday liaisons with referral follow-up and patient support, allowing them to focus on strategic marketing initiatives and KPI attainment.
Provide consistent weekend coverage and continuity for referral sources, ensuring hospitals and community partners always have a clear and reliable point of contact.
Responsible for supporting the coordination of referrals in collaboration across Brighton functions(including Sales, Admissions and Clinical). Navigate clinical conversations and answer clinical questions from the patient/family and referral source. Assist the patient/family and referral source in navigating the health system and be a hospice advocate.
Apply a consultative approach to educate medical professionals, patients and families about hospice services; meet customer, patient and family needs by providing end of life care solutions to improve timely access to care. Responsible for identifying opportunities to improve collaboration with different departments and increase access to hospice services within the community.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
All duties and responsibilities are to be performed in accordance with Brighton Hospice policies,
procedures, guidelines, contractual commitments and governmental regulations.
- Working a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday schedule
- Be the subject matter expert on Medicare Hospice Benefit, Brighton Hospice service offerings, disease specific clinical criteria and evidence-based medicine.
- Take ownership of Pathway patient follow-ups, ensuring accurate and timely documentation and tracker updates.
- Responsible for care coordination and communication to members of the assigned health system, Brighton team, and other community / post-acute entities regarding patient status including referral process, discharge process, and hospital readmissions/ hospice revocations.
- Ensures performance metrics are met (including at hospitals) for our referrals to maintain good standing, in collaboration with the Sales department.
- Participates in the information gathering and documentation of findings in the Pre-Admit Evaluation while supporting patients, families and admission nurse through the admission process.
- Facilitate hospice presentations, obtain consents and start Pre-Admission Evaluations when needed.
- Escalates clinical, referral management, customer service and partnership concerns and
opportunities to the Area Sales Director immediately
- Be able to acknowledge, clarify, answer, confirm, and transition the conversation to help best direct the patient/family and community partners
- Supports account, patients & families who readmit to the hospital/ER by care coordinating with Brighton team.
- Utilize direction and judgement in determining an approach to create, develop and sustain a consultative relationship in assigned accounts and other potential referral sources, by making effective customer contacts and exhibiting excellent customer service skills.
- Extensive experience in healthcare sales, especially home care and/or hospice
- Ability to market aggressively while simultaneously maintaining positive industry relationships
- Demonstration of good communication, negotiation, and public relations skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with referral sources
- Must be willing to drive with reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and auto insurance
Brighton Hospice
Brighton Hospice is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service, which is one of the main reasons for our exemplary reputation in the industry.Getting hired by Brighton is tough–and that’s the way it should be. An intensive screening process followed by extensive training creates a team of skilled professionals who are dedicated to providing only the best in hospice care.These dedicated health care experts remain with Brighton far longer than industry averages, providing patients with the finest in continuity of care. Brighton Hospice hires only the most skilled and passionate people in the industry. We seek out our team and focus on members who love their work and have a special skill set.
