Clinical Integration Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Clinical Integration Specialist – Palliative Care

Visiting Nurse Health System (Visiting Nurse) is seeking a Clinical Integration Specialist for our Palliative Care team who will serve as a strategic partner with the CEO, Executive Director, and Business Development leadership to promote and streamline internal referrals. The Clinical Integration Specialist (CIS) impacts the overall enterprise-wide clinical integration strategy, focusing on care coordination and collaboration, enhancing effective communication, and developing and implementing standardized protocols and guidelines. The CIS also fosters data sharing and analytics.

VNHS needs a calm, compassionate, and empathetic professional who cares for the patient and the family. This role is not just about obtaining referrals; it's about being a significant part of our patients’ journey, representing Visiting Nurse's values of Respect and Integrity, Excellence, Stewardship, and Care.  The ideal candidate sees their role as a calling and will choose VNHS Palliative team at our corporate headquarters in Dunwoody, GA 30346.

Who is Visiting Nurse Health System...
Serving the Atlanta Area for over 77 years, Visiting Nurse is a leading provider of home healthcare, long-term care at home, hospice, and palliative care services, helping patients and their loved ones receive care at home following an illness, surgery, or hospital stay.

Our vision is to be the first choice for patients, families, payers, and other healthcare providers when they need home healthcare services. To achieve patient and employee satisfaction scores and clinical outcomes within the top 10 percent of all home healthcare providers in the U.S. To continue to invest in our strong community partnerships, coordinated care solutions, top-performing workforce, and innovative technologies to improve affordability throughout the healthcare continuum. To be a financially strong organization that healthcare professionals prefer to work for. For more information about Visiting Nurse, please visit vnhs.org.

 

In this position...

• Impacts the reduction in Home Health hospitalization rates through proactive care coordination and referrals
• Utilize analytic data (Acclivity and Bamboo) and provide education to internal and external customers and stakeholders on the value of Hospice and Palliative Care.
• Serve on the Clinical Integration Committee and participate in the committee’s effort to advance the strategic goals.
• Increase internal Home Health referrals to Hospice and Palliative Care by 10% month-over-month.
• Increase cross-departmental utilization of Palliative Care by 10% quarterly, with a baseline of 2.43% overall across all clinical units.
• Meet the referral to admission conversion of 85%

 

Do you have....

• Graduate of an accredited Practical Nurse Degree, Associate Degree, BSN in Nursing or MSW
• Current RN or LPN License, or a Licensed MSW
• 2-5 years of Hospice and Palliative Care experience. Prefer 1 year of clinical experience
• Must have reliable transportation, a GA valid driver's license, and current vehicle insurance

Compensation: $65,600 - $98,400

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount
• Flexible Schedule
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life insurance
• PTO and 9 Holidays
• 403b w/company match

 

Visiting Nurse is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on based on race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, military and veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making, lawful off-duty use of marijuana, any other characteristic protected by law, or any combination of two or more of the characteristics listed here. If you need an accommodation to complete an online application, please contact Visiting Nurse at View phone number on us.fitly.work.