Clinical Manager

Bella Terra Home Health & Hospice•Beaumont, CA

20d•$120,000 - $135,000

About The Position

Bella Terra Home Health and Hospice is seeking a Clinical Manager/Field Nurse to support its Coachella Valley and Moreno Valley service areas. The position combines clinical management responsibilities with field nursing duties. It ensures patient care is appropriately coordinated and managed, services are delivered appropriately, and clinical personnel are supervised. The Clinical Manager reviews referrals and patient information to determine care needs, evaluates cases through visits, conferences, records, and clinician-provided services, and guides clinicians in delivering quality home care. The role develops and oversees individualized plans of care, coordinates interdisciplinary assessments and case conferences, provides nursing interventions and education, supports discharge planning, and arranges equipment, supplies, and additional services. It also contributes to clinical quality improvement, personnel hiring and orientation, staff education, policy development, community outreach, and organizational planning.

Requirements

Graduate of a National League of Nursing-accredited school of nursing; a BSN degree is preferred.
Previous experience in a hospice or home-care setting.
Two years of management or supervisory experience.
Proven ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting.
Current registered nurse licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
Compliance with accepted professional standards and practice.
Excellent observation skills, sound nursing judgment, and communication skills.
Understanding of hospice philosophy and issues related to death and dying.
Understanding of pain and symptom management principles.
Licensed driver with an insured automobile meeting state and/or organizational requirements and in good working order.
Current CPR certification.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

BSN degree.

Responsibilities

Receive case referrals, review patient information and home-care needs, and assign appropriate hospice personnel.
Evaluate cases through home visits, conferences, record reviews, and reviews of services provided by clinicians; guide clinicians to improve performance and care quality.
Review patients’ diagnoses, prognoses, medications, procedures, and clinical courses.
Help clinicians establish therapeutic goals, set priorities, and develop plans of care.
Attend case conferences to coordinate care and discuss interdisciplinary group involvement.
Conduct quarterly record reviews and communicate findings and recommendations to the Clinical Director and hospice personnel.
Assist with screening, interviewing, hiring recommendations, and orientation of new employees.
Assist with planning, implementing, and evaluating in-service and continuing education programs.
Help formulate, revise, implement, and evaluate organizational policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
Assess community health needs and assist in developing programs to address them; participate in public relations and community activities.
Promote customer-service orientation among hospice personnel and participate in the quality assessment performance improvement program.
Develop and initiate individualized patient plans of care and lead ongoing interdisciplinary assessments in collaboration with patients, representatives, and caregivers.
Implement physician-ordered preventative, therapeutic, and rehabilitative nursing interventions as outlined in the plan of care.
Educate patients and caregivers about disease management, medications, safety, and home-based care techniques.
Identify discharge-planning needs early and ensure required steps and education are completed before discharge.
Coordinate medical equipment, supplies, and additional services for safe and effective care at home.
Supervise LPNs/LVNs and HHAs to ensure care meets regulatory and organizational standards.
Perform other duties and activities as delegated by the Clinical Director.