Home Infusion RN Hospital Liaison - Baptist Health Floyd

Summary The Registered Nurse (RN) liaison in Home Infusion plays a vital role in bridging the gap between the hospitals and home infusion services. The position is responsible for fostering strong relationships with healthcare providers and local organizations, ensuring seamless transitions for patients from hospital to home. The home infusion liaison advocates for patients and families, coordinates, educates patients, and promotes home infusion services. The role is key in educating stakeholders about home infusion offerings and ensuring compliance with industry standards, ultimately contributing to the well-being and satisfaction of patients receiving care by home infusion. Job Description Baptist Health is looking for a Home Infusion RN Hospital Liaison to join our Home Infusion team at Baptist Health Floyd! Monday -Friday from 9am -5:30pm. On call rotating weekends for new referrals leaving the hospital. Advocate for patients and families, ensuring their home infusion needs are properly identified and met. Educate patients and their families on infusion procedures, medication administration, and how to manage potential side effects. Provide guidance on maintaining a sterile environment and proper use of infusion equipment. Educate patients and their families on managing illnesses or injuries, including post-discharge care and chronic condition management. Maintain accurate, timely, and detailed documentation of all patient care activities in compliance with department and regulatory standards. Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this role. Healthcare workers must be present and punctual for all scheduled shifts to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care. Provide education to hospital staff about home infusion services. Collaborate with the healthcare team, including physicians, pharmacists, and case managers, to develop and implement individualized care plans. Serve as the primary contact between home infusion and the local health care facility. Coordinate patient referrals from hospitals to home infusion, ensuring smooth transitions and timely service. Participate in quality improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of best practices for home health care. Meet established productivity standards by managing caseloads efficiently document appropriately within designated timeframes. Ensure timely and accurate submission of patient care notes, reports, and other required documentation to meet department and regulatory deadlines. Balance patient care needs with productivity goals, ensuring high-quality care without compromising efficiency. Coordinate with the home infusion pharmacy regarding patient care and insurance coverage. Minimum Requirements Associate's degree in nursing, BSN preferred. Graduate of an accredited nursing program. 1 year of job-related experience. Experience with Central Lines, PICC Lines, Ports, and Peripheral IV's. Must have valid Indiana RN license. BLS issued by American Heart Association. Valid driver's license. Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health's eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health's employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health's physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. 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