Clinical Liaison - Infusion

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Melrose Wakefield Hospital time type:
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Posted Todayjob requisition :
R21176
** Clinical Liaison - Home Infusion
**** Job Profile Summary
** This role focuses on providing pharmacy related services in a hospital or retail setting. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Pharmacy Services duties:
Delivers pharmaceuticals. Includes professionals who are trained and sometimes licensed to dispense medicine/controlled substances. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education.

An experienced level role that applies practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works independently with general supervision, problems faced are difficult but typically not complex, and may influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies and practices.
** Job Overview
** The Clinical Liaison serves as an expert clinical consultant to hospital staff and clinical educators. Advocates for patients with the goals of raising awareness about the benefits of home infusion and optimizing the transition of care for patients referred to Tufts Medicine Home Infusion Therapy (HIT).
** Job Description
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* Minimum Qualifications:

** 1. Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Nursing.
2. Licensed Pharmacist, Registered Nurse (RN), or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).3. Three (3) years of Home Infusion Therapy or Home Health experience in healthcare or pharmacy environment.
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* Preferred Qualifications:

** 1. Healthcare sales/marketing experience.
2. Specialty infusion experience.
3. Home health care experience.
4. Proficient computer skills.
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* Duties and Responsibilities:

** The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
1. Educates patients, physicians, case managers, and all customers regarding disease states, infusion therapy, transitional care management, and other Tufts Medicine HIT programs and services at clinical sites throughout the health care system.
2. Develops and supports systems to facilitate timely placement of discharged patients requiring home infusion or enteral services by gathering preadmission data and collaborating with hospital discharge team including initial patient set-up/training and ongoing patient/caregiver education.
3. Interfaces in-person and virtually with healthcare professionals and hospital staff in an effort to strengthen partnerships and grow business through referrals.
4. Effectively and positively represents Tufts Medicine while executing the full scope of services offered to patients, caregivers, hospital case managers, physicians, nursing agencies and other clinicians.
5. Facilitates patients’ successful clinical coordination of care from the prescribing provider into the home setting.
6. Provides and uses clinical expertise and skills to assist clinicians, their staff, and patients with:
* the identification of appropriate candidates for home infusion or home health care.
* the assessment of a patient’s or caregivers’ ability to provide care.
* patient education regarding therapy and supplies, as well as clarifying expectations of care in the home.
7. Coordinates and communicates all discharge planning activities for new patients and prescribing providers, including, but not limited to:
* Intake* Clinical Operations:
Pharmacy, or Nursing coordination
8. Appropriately and accurately documents coordination of care activity in compliance with professional and Tufts Medicine standards, including:
* Home infusion or nursing services.
* All communication with patients, caregivers, physicians, physician staff, and partner.
* Patient or caregiver education.
9. Consistently…