Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Liaison | HomeHealth at ChristianaCare

ChristianaCare Benefits:

Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

We also provide tuition assistance for degreed programs, and for some Nursing programs we offer pre-pay. Our medical/dental/vision benefits are available to our caregivers on their first day of employment! And we offer two different mechanisms toward planning for your retirement, a 403(b) and a defined contribution plan. Finally, we provide a tablet and leverage Matrix Care to document patient records.

• Provides assistance to referral sources electronically or onsite to review patient information to obtain demographic, insurance and relevant clinical information.
• Meets with patient/family to settle home care needs resources to assist with safe discharge to home setting.
• Acquires, enters, and updates consents, Advance Directive Information, Patient Payment responsibility and Medicare Secondary Payer information, insurance authorization and pre-authorization
• Receives, documents and communicates physician orders for HomeHealth Supports the intake process by interacting with discharge planners, case managers and follows patients throughout patient care transitions.
• Coordinates with appropriate departments to schedule the start of care to meet patient needs Serve as subject matter authority to referral sources on HomeHealth services including virtual visits, private pay and adult day program

ChristianaCare HomeHealth is seeking a Full Time LPN Liaison. As a  Nurse Liaison for ChristianaCare HomeHealth you will work in the Wilmington and Newark Hospitals, identifying home care needs of patients to ensure a smooth transition from acute care and post acute care settings.  The Nurse Liaison supports the intake process by interacting with discharge planners, case managers and patients.

Requirements:

• LPN licensed in the State of Delaware, or an appropriate State based upon work to be conducted within the State of Delaware.
• 1 year experience in home health, hospice or care coordination preferred
• Knowledge of ChristianaCare HomeHealth service lines.

About Christiana Care Health System

ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most complex health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. Christiana Care includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. We rank 21st in the nation for hospital admissions and 6th for admission of stroke patients.

ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with our outstanding, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.

Working for Christiana Care offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality public and private schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City – all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.

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