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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

**Hospice Care Coordinator** role at **St. Francis – Hartford** and **St. Mary Waterbury** :

Hospice Care Coordinator

Location:

+ St. Francis, Hartford

+ St. Mary, Waterbury

Position Purpose:

The Hospice Care Coordinator plays a crucial role in facilitating referrals to hospice and post-acute home care services from the acute care setting. This position also involves educating healthcare staff, including physicians, on the services available from hospice. In addition, the Hospice Care Coordinator may participate in business development efforts related to expanding services or launching new programs.

Key Responsibilities:

+ **Regulatory Compliance:** Maintain a thorough knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws, coverage requirements, as well as organizational policies, including the Integrity Program and Code of Ethics. Ensure compliance and demonstrate honest, ethical behavior in all duties.

+ **Referral Management:** Maintain daily communication with case managers, discharge planners, and hospital units to facilitate patient referrals for hospice or home care services, ensuring a timely and efficient follow-up process.

+ **Interdepartmental Collaboration:** Work closely with healthcare team members to provide information on hospice and homecare services, answer questions, and assist with patient discharge planning from acute care settings.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ **Education:** Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of experience required.

+ **Licensure:** Graduate of an approved clinical education program and current clinical license in the state of employment is preferred.

+ **Experience:** Minimum of two (2) years' experience in an acute care setting, customer service, sales/marketing role, or relevant experience.

+ **Other Requirements:** Must possess a current Driver’s License and have reliable transportation to and from work sites.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

+ **Day One Benefits:** Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

+ **Disability Coverage:** Short and long-term disability insurance.

+ **Retirement Savings:** 403b with matching contributions.

+ **Paid Time Off:** Generous PTO package plus 7 paid holidays.

+ **Mileage Reimbursement:** Coverage for travel between work sites.

+ **Professional Development:** Comprehensive orientation and training.

+ **Tuition Reimbursement:** Up to $5,250 annually for continued education.

This role offers a dynamic opportunity to support patients and healthcare teams, ensuring smooth transitions to hospice or homecare while expanding the organization's presence in the community.

Ministry/Facility Information:

Trinity Health Of New England At Home provides compassionate, exceptional care where people are most comfortable: at home. We are the area's most comprehensive home care provider with trusted quality of care. With new strategy, vision and technology, we are growing and shaping the future of healthcare!

Apply today!

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran