Clinical Manager

At Pathways Hospice, our associates are our most valuable asset. Each associate provides a service that directly or indirectly affects patients, families, other team members, and the public. We strive to excel in providing the highest quality healthcare and customer service possible, which is incumbent upon the excellence and commitment of our leaders and caregivers.

We are excited to be able to contribute to this grow in this amazing healthcare direct-community with our newly formed company, contributing to all patients with a continuum of care and long-term care services. It is our goal to DELIVER excellent and patient experiences to every patient and resident family member.

Hospice Clinical Manager (RN)

Shift Available: Full Time

Service Area for Coverage: Greater Houston

Job Summary

Responsible for the planning, coordination, and delivery of quality interdisciplinary hospice care services. Will ensure compliance to federal/state standards and clinical best practices.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, monitors, and ensures competencies and performance of assigned hospice care team(s)
• Supervises ongoing case management of all patients ensuring an accurate evaluation and treatment plan, maintaining our quality model, and utilizing services appropriately to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Reviews electronically submitted documentation and provides feedback to clinicians regarding deficiencies or OASIS corrections (with feedback from Quality Review Specialist) to ensure the medical records reflect compliance with medical necessity, homebound status, visit utilization, and documentation of individualized patient assessment and transition (discharge) planning.
• Reviews agency assigned team outcome data, participates in and facilitates improvement activities for agency quality and outcome performance.
• Reviews patient schedules to ensure appropriate coordination of care and clinical needs and ensures efficiency of clinical associates.
• Serves as an educator and mentor for assigned home health care team regarding home health documentation, including addressing deficiencies in clinical documentation, inconsistencies, clinical standards of care, and compliance.
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance & LTD/AD&D
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurances (Hospital Indemnity, Cancer Policies, Legal Plans, & More!)
• 401(k) with company match
  
  

Who would be an excellent fit for this role? Someone who…

• Loves interacting with people on a daily basis
• Has a passion for nursing and teaching
• Has outstanding communication skills (written, verbal and non-verbal)
• Who is autonomous and self-motivated
• Believes in a team approach to problem-solving
• Freely shares their ideas and visions and stands up for what they believe in
• Enforces policies, procedures, regulations, and laws but explains the 'whys' when there are questions or issues
  
  

Must-have's To Be Considered For This Position

• 2 years experience, as Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor
• Supervisory Experience in Hospice
• Can reliably commute to the Branch/ Work out of Branch
• RN in the State of Texas
• Experience with HCHB EMR (preferred)
• Knowledge of Home Health regulations and general healthcare compliance
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.