Description

Hospice Community Manager - RN

Reporting to the Director of Hospice, the Hospice Community Manager is responsible for supporting the clinical operations of the Community Hospice Program. The Hospice Community Manager manages by planning and priority setting, organizing work, keeping daily operations functioning, setting attainable goals, making decisions based on the mission and services of the agency. The Hospice Community Manager will supervise Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses and other Hospice employees as assigned.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Builds and maintains positive relationships with our customers (clients, applicants, staff members and managers) by readily responding to their questions and concerns.
• Collaborates with the Hospice Medical Director and providers to ensure that patient plans of care (POC) are appropriate for patients in the community Hospice program.
• Provides clinical supervision oversight to the community hospice staff.
• Assists with patient care coordination, problem solving and/or clinical support needs.
• Oversees and participates in the orientation program of new hospice community staff.
• Participates in the investigation of all patient care complaints/concerns to ensure patient care is being delivered at the highest level.
• Facilitates IDG meetings with medical providers and staff to ensure that multi-disciplinary plans of care, goals, interventions and discharge plans are aligned, updated, and coordination between team members.
• Attends and participates in scheduling meetings to ensure adequate staff for the Hospice community program.
• Participates in the interviewing and hiring of hospice staff for the Hospice program.
• Participates in the QAPI program, performance improvement projects and medical review.
• Ensures that hospice community staff meet and maintain agency productivity standards.
• Performs supervisory field visits on direct reports in accordance with agency policy and procedure.
• Assures compliance with all state and federal laws regarding licensure and certification of the agency. Maintain knowledge of the Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospice and an understanding of NH administrative rules related to Hospice.
• Participates in medical review and surveys related to Hospice services
• Participates in identifying and planning for nursing clinical competencies. Ensures that required competencies and in-services are completed timely by direct reports.
• Completes performance evaluations for direct reports as required and as needed. Participates in performance review input for other members of the hospice team upon request.
• Reviews and has knowledge of management statistical reports directly related to the teams' performance.
• Promotes an atmosphere of unity between professional staff, paraprofessional staff, support staff and clients/families. Seeks to diminish conflict by creating an environment that promotes trust and open communication.
• Collaborates with Managers to deliver care in a coordinated manner for all clinical programs.
• Serves as a member of the Agency's Management Team and participates in the development and implementation of overall policies, programs, objectives and goals.
• Demonstrates flexibility in role by accepting other duties as assigned for which qualified.
• Monitors clinical documentation of direct reports to ensure compliance with agency policy and procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Receives and documents reports of incidents, complaints, and grievances according to Policy and Procedure.
• Supervises Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Hospice Care Services Supervisor and other Hospice employees assigned to patients according to federal and state regulations.
• Collaborates and assists the Director of Community Hospice in the development, revision and implementation of program policies and procedures.

Other Job Functions

• Clinically triages unscheduled nursing visits as needed
• Covers nursing visits as needed for staffing gaps and shortages as needed.
• Provides the Education department with input for in-service education needs of the program.
• Develops and implements appropriate plan of care (POC) that complies with referral source orders, specific treatment measures, frequency/expected duration and discharge goals in partnership with the patient, healthcare provider, patient representative (if any) and/or caregiver(s) based on thorough assessment incorporating all aspects of patient limitations and goals, and potential discharge environment
• Documents accurate and ongoing assessment/reassessment, treatment and discharge of the patient: nursing interventions, patient response to care provided, patient/caregiver educational needs, problems, capabilities, limitations and progress toward goals. Documentation includes evidence of appropriate patient/caregiver teaching, and the understanding of these instructions in accordance with agency guidelines
• Engages the patient /caregiver in meaningful education as indicated per care plan.
• Communicates with all physicians involved in the POC and other health practitioners related to the current POC.
• Demonstrates responsibility to effectively coordinate the patient’s POC with members of the Interdisciplinary Team and other health professionals through team/patient care conference.
• Updates patient’s short-term/long-term goals as appropriate based on interdisciplinary team assessments and re-assessments.
• Attends Agency In-service programs.
• Completes educational requirement to maintain clinical licensure and skills.
• Demonstrates flexibility in the role by accepting other duties as assigned for which qualified.

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s in Nursing
2. Three to four years of recent nursing experience with two years in a hospice or palliative care setting
3. Two to four years of supervisory experience
4. CHPN/CHP-SW certification is required within one year of hire