Director of Hospice Clinical Services - RN

Hospice & HomeCare of Reno County Full Time Equivalent (FTE)

1 Job position summary

Clinical lead for Hospice Program.

The benefits have never been more rewarding. Here are a few things we offer

• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Holiday premium pay
• Shift and weekend differential pay
• 401k with a 6% employer match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Employee assistance program

Here is a look at the full job description

Director of Hospice Clinical Services - RN Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Manages the overall hospice clinical operations including but not limited to: maintaining policies, assessing competencies, ensuring regulatory compliance, monitoring quality, and establishing improvement plans based on current best practices.
• Improves the quality of patient care through staff education and development, physician, patient/family satisfaction promotion, performance improvement activities, staffing facilitation and scheduling.
• Aids in the agency’s goal of retaining quality staff by appropriately hiring, orienting, training, evaluating and disciplining staff within established policy.
• Ensures orientation, training and competency are based upon evidence based, best practice and industry standards, are developed, provided and documented for nursing and HHA staff.
• Ensures staff ability to perform patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
• Assists in administrative staff availability 24 hours per day by participating in after hour call coverage.
• Collaborates with medical and professional staff to plan/coordinate joint patient and management objectives.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current Medicare, Medicaid and third-party payer requirements for hospice and home care reimbursement.
• Possesses understanding of applicable state and federal regulations as applicable to hospice and HomeCare and communicates updates to staff.
• Possesses understanding of the HOPE and OASIS data collection and reporting process.
• Maintains regulatory requirements, including all federal, state, local regulations and accrediting organization standards.
• Ensures agency compliance with organizational, program specific policies/procedures, safety and health standards, and state/federal regulations.
• Act in accordance with the established mission, vision, and values.
• Abide by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability privacy and security regulations regarding all aspects of Protected Health Information (PHI).
• Maintain effective communication and professional working relationships with patients/clients and their representatives, team members, contractors, physicians, peers, outside agencies, and the public.

General Responsibilities

• Perform other duties as assigned.

People Management Responsibilities

Does this position have people management responsibilities?

x Yes No

“Yes” indicates that this position entails overseeing and guiding team members, encompassing employment decisions and/or suggestions, as well as conducting formal performance assessments.

"No" indicates that this position does not involve managing team members.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 3+ years of leadership experience

Required License/Certifications/Registrations

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Kansas or compact state.
• Current BLS/CPR card from approved provider within 30 days of hire or by the end of orientation, whichever comes first.
• Kansas State Driver’s License
• Auto Insurance equal to or greater than the Kansas insurance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Education and Experience

• BSN
• Certified as Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse.
• Managerial experience in hospice or home health.
• Previous hospice and/or home health experience.
• OASIS Certification

Preferred License/Certifications/Registrations

• N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Leadership skills.
• Ability to drive strategic direction.
• Decision-making skills.
• Detail oriented. Attentiveness.

Physical Requirements

• Light Work: Occasionally exerting up to 25 lbs - frequently exerting up to 10 lbs. 11-25% of the day may be standing or walking.

We provide equal employment opportunities

Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

We participate in E-Verify

We will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, we are required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before we can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. We will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed form I-9.