Residential Home Health and Hospice
Lisle, IL, USA
SUMMARY Maintain a number of responsibilities for the ongoing daily operation of the Agency. Serve as the primary interface to the Agency’s referral sources such as physicians, Hospital SWs and discharge planners, hospital RNs, and all staff in the acute care setting. Obtain complete and accurate information from the patient medical records upon request for our hospice services. Ensure a safe transition from one level of care to another. Gather and share complete information on these complex patients. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned as necessary. • Complete an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs, including a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es) • Obtain complete/accurate demographic information and medical history, including diagnosis for care and primary care physician information • Introduce the Agency to the...