**Weekends 30-for-40 Hospice Liaison/Home Care Coordinator**

**Job ID** REQ_147050 **FACILITY** Rochester Regional Health Home Care **LOCATION** Rochester, New York

**SUMMARY**

As a Home Care Coordinator, your superior assessment ability, customer service and demonstrated compassion allows for the seamless transfer of patients from the facility to home care services. The liaison position is responsible for throughput for patients at end of life, ideally transferring them to other settings such as home, comfort care home and Hildebrandt. The liaison works closely with hospital personnel to ensure adequate hospital bed availability for the community.

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**STATUS: Full Time**

**LOCATION: Rochester, NY**

**DEPARTMENT: Home Care**

**SCHEDULE: Weekend Shifts, work 30 hours paid for 40 hours (day/evening)**

**ATTRIBUTES**

* Five (5) years of experience, with two (2) years of experience in the home care setting, preferred

* BSN from an approved program or an ASN with two years of home care experience, preferred

* Experience in working in partnership with the interdisciplinary healthcare team

* Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills

* Experience utilizing an Electronic Medical Record and Microsoft office

* Demonstrated ability to apply decisive, sound, objective clinical judgment for cases with varying complexity

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

* **Evaluation & Collaboration.** Evaluate eligibility, needs and care resources for patient; obtain insurance information and authorizations for appropriate reimbursement; collaborate with facility care coordinators, social workers and physicians to find solutions for challenging patients requiring home care

* **Assessment & Development.** Complete a comprehensive clinical assessment for home care services and develop a home care plan; coordinate all in-home services, including professional, paraprofessional services, durable medical supplies and equipment

* **Documentation.** Complete all required documentation in patients facility record; gather and analyze data and complete all assigned reports

**EDUCATION** AS: Nursing (Required)

**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS** M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

**LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS** BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA); RN - Registered Nurse - New York State Education Department (NYSED) Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran Location