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UW Health Care Direct
Clinical Infusion Liaison
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What they do
A Registered Nurse provides medical care and treatment, educates patients about their conditions, and provides emotional support to patients and families. Works in hospitals, schools, clinics or community health centers. Works under the supervision of a physician or other specialist, and serves as the primary point of care for patients in a hospital setting. May specialize in emergency room work, or treatment for a particular condition, or specialize in working with infants, the elderly or other patient groups. May work as an advanced practice specialists and prescribe medications in addition to offering specialty care.
$75,784 / year median in Wisconsin
+3% projected growth
Job Description
Clinical Infusion Liaison UW Health Care Direct
- 3.
- based home health services to Chartwell from UW Health and Unity Point Health leading to the establishment of UW Health Care Direct.
Benefits Include:
Health, Dental, and Vision coverage- Competitive premiums! 401K matching
- we match 100% on the first 3% you contribute and then match 50% on the next 2% you contribute! Employee Assistance Program
- A great resource when facing different situations in life! Confidential! PTO
- Generous PTO! 10.49 hours accrued biweekly for a fulltime position (80 hours per pay period) Flex Spending Account Dependent Care Short Term Disability
- Employer Paid! Long Term Disability
- Employer Paid! Basic Life Insurance & AD&D
- Employer Paid!
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for the referral intake process including collection of patient data, processing and coordination of services for patients with nursing, pharmacy, operations, and reimbursement staff as well as external hospital, clinic, physician, and home health providers.ESSENTIAL JOB KNOWLEDGE
Manages patient referral list, including accepting new referrals, initiating onboarding process and communication with appropriate team members. Assists infusion nurses with patient intake. Monitors patient progress toward admission to service collaborating with providers, referral sources, community agencies, and organization personnel to ensure safe plan of care and establish mutual goals. Documents in electronic medical record per organizational policies and procedures. Confers with stakeholders (physicians, patient/family, health care personnel, etc.) during the onboarding process to establish mutual goals. Assists the Infusion Nurses with monitoring the status of patients readmitted to hospital and documents appropriately. Participates in the evaluation, problem identification, planning, and implementation functions for patients who are referred to, or who may be referred to UW Health Care Direct. Communicates effectively with referral sources and patients regarding patient financial responsibilities and insurance coverage for home care services. Communicates patient information (including but not limited to insurance and authorization status) to team members in a timely manner. Serves as a resource/consultant to on-service patients, home health agencies, and other external stakeholders when coordinating discharge from a healthcare facility. Assists infusion nurse staff with operational tasks as delegated and appropriate. Acts as a preceptor to new staff. Successfully completes initial and ongoing organizational and department education, training, and competency requirements.Infection Control:
Understands, demonstrates, and follows organizational infection control guidelines (CDIC).Quality:
Focuses on improving processes and champions efficiency in daily work activities.Safety:
Promotes a culture of safety by taking accountability for individual actions, including but not limited to, promptly reporting errors or near misses via the organization's occurrence reporting system and participating in developing improved safety processes, as appropriate. (ADM023 and Mission Statement). Takes on special projects by the supervisor and performs other duties as assigned.JOB REQUIREMENTS
Licenses:
Valid driver's license in the state of Wisconsin State of Wisconsin professional licensure as aRegistered Nurse Education:
Minimum of Associate's degree of nursing (required) Bachelor's degree of nursing (preferred)Experience:
Minimum of 2 years of recent nursing experience. Discharge planning, care coordination, infusion, or home health experience preferred.Miscellaneous:
CPR/BLS certification required. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills required. Learn more about UW Health Care Direct on ourCareer Site:
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