Hospice Navigator (RN, Liaison, Clinical) - HomeCare
Company: Hartford HealthCare at Home
Location: Stamford
Posted on: December 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Location Detail: 765 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport (10411) Start here
at Hartford HealthCare and work where every moment matters!
Hartford HealthCare at Home doesn’t just take great care of our
patients; we take great care of our Registered Nurses too! Our
benefit options at Hartford HealthCare at Home are designed so you
can care for yourself and your family, just as you care for others
when you are here. What our nurses love about HHCAH: • Automatic
enrollment into the Nurse Residency Program for all graduate RNs
with less than one year of experience. • Tuition Reimbursement up
to $5,250.00 after six months of employment and up to 40% tuition
discounts with partnering institutions for colleague AND dependents
• Loan forgiveness for qualifying existing student loans • Employee
assistance and wellness programs including a strong focus on
promoting mental health • Paid time off and health insurance
packages • All clinicians are provided a cellphone and laptop •
Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie
tickets, pet insurance, travel and more! At Hartford HealthCare, we
are focused on supporting our colleagues. Our Registered Nurses
have the opportunity to practice at the top of their license using
research, innovation and evidence-based practices. We offer our
Graduate Registered Nurses clinical instruction and additional
learning opportunities as they complete the Nurse Residency
program. Hartford HealthCare at Home, the largest provider of
homecare services in Connecticut, has been fulfilling our mission
for more than 115 years. Our Person-Centered Care Model allows our
colleagues to learn and grow within our organization, all while
providing integrated support to the patient. As part of Hartford
HealthCare, we leverage cutting edge technology to provide quality
care in our client’s home. Most importantly, our colleagues are
appreciated for the real differences they make in both the lives of
their clients and their clients’ families. The hospice navigator is
a hospital-based representative of hospice care whose primary role
is to provide effective placement of home hospice care for patients
located throughout the hospital. The hospice navigator will work
with hospital staff and the General Inpatient (GIP) team to quickly
identify potential hospice patients and work to get those patients
prepared for a successful transition to home-based hospice care.
Functions as an expert in home-hospice capabilities and answers
questions from providers, patients, and their families to ensure
that the hospice program is well understood and that successful
hospital to home transitions occur wherever possible so that
patients benefit from hospice while simultaneously reducing
acute-care burden. Present home hospice care to patients and
families located throughout the hospital to understand the hospice
benefit and desire to enroll in home hospice care. · Help
facilitate referral and transition of patients from hospital to
home hospice · Evaluate inpatient and emergency department patients
for potential hospice eligibility. · Evaluate GIP patients for the
potential transition to home hospice care. · Be visible and
available in the Emergency Department (ER) and inpatient units to
build relationships with teams in those areas to build awareness of
hospice care and the relationships to call the navigator in early
to assess potential hospice eligibility. · Coordinate with ER and
inpatient social work and case management teams Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in nursing, Master’s Degree Preferred Home-based
hospice care experience required Five years nursing experience
within a hospice agency or related community health program which
included care of the sick at home. Licensure, Certification,
Registration Current discipline licensure to practice in the State
of Connecticut. Hartford HealthCare at Home is part of Hartford
HealthCare, a system that includes 7 acute care hospitals, a
comprehensive Behavioral Health Network, Senior Services, and an
extensive Medical Group network. Hartford HealthCare’s unified
culture enhances access, affordability, equity and excellence. Its
care-delivery system of more than 40,000 colleagues— in more than
500 locations serving 185 towns across Connecticut offers
unparalleled expertise-touching more than 23,000 lives every single
day. Here you’ll learn, grow, and contribute to healing and health
as part of one of Connecticut’s premier health systems. No matter
where you work in the Hartford HealthCare system, you're connected
to the team that's redefining care. Start here, where every moment
matters.
Keywords: Hartford HealthCare at Home, Stamford , Hospice Navigator (RN, Liaison, Clinical) - HomeCare, Healthcare , Stamford, Connecticut
