Clinical Manager - Full Time

Affinity Hospice•Valdosta, GA

About The Position

Affinity Hospice is seeking a full-time Clinical Manager to oversee the overall direction of hospice clinical services and ensure that patient care is coordinated, delivered, and managed appropriately. The role supports clinical personnel in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient and family or caregiver care, while ensuring the quality, safety, and regulatory compliance of hospice services. The Clinical Manager also oversees clinical staffing, performance, education, documentation, and operational effectiveness. The position involves collaboration with intake and marketing staff, patients and families, associates, and regulatory agencies. The schedule is 40 hours per week.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse licensure to practice professional nursing in the state where the agency is located.
Bachelor's degree in nursing from a program accredited by the National League for Nursing.
Three years of leadership management experience in a hospice or related health care organization.
Two years of direct hospice field experience.
Demonstrated ability to supervise and direct professional administrative personnel.
Ability to market and deal tactfully with customers and the community.
Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and auto liability insurance.
Ability, using effective body mechanics, to lift 40 pounds from floor to waist, lift 10 pounds from waist to shoulder, lift and carry 40 pounds, and push or pull 40 pounds.
Ability to lift, turn, move, and position patients, or assist with these tasks.
Ability to ensure clinically competent and qualified staffing appropriate to patient needs.
Ability to ensure efficient, appropriate, and cost-effective clinical operations.
Ability to modify or approve clinical paperwork, perform chart audits, and provide associate education when necessary.
Knowledge of hospice Medicare, state and governmental regulations, and ACHC and JCAHO standards, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical personnel with support in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient and family or caregiver care.
Interpret operational indicators to identify census and volume changes that may affect staffing, revenue, or expenses.
Assist with hiring, evaluating, and terminating clinical personnel.
Oversee the content and compliance of clinical notes, orders, practices, and processes produced or performed by clinical staff.
Orient new organization personnel.
Participate in planning, developing, and implementing in-service and continuing education programs for organization personnel.
Assist with evaluating organizational performance through performance improvement activities, productivity monitoring, and quarterly and annual reviews.
Ensure the quality and safe delivery of hospice services.
Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws regarding personnel licensure and certification, and maintain compliance with ACHC Hospice Care standards.
Promote hospice referrals within the health care community.
Hold clinical staff accountable for productivity and quality standards.
Conduct joint visits with associates at least semi-annually and document their performance.
Coordinate on-call, weekend, and vacation schedules for clinical staff.
Ensure patient care follows agency policy and regulatory and state requirements.
Respond to patient complaints in a timely and thorough manner, document complaints, and communicate with associates as appropriate.
Assist with chart audits in response to Adverse Event and OBQI reports.
Participate in regulatory agency reviews.
Counsel and develop associates to help them meet job expectations.
Work cooperatively with intake and marketing staff to accept new referrals.
Perform visits and admissions as needed to provide coverage during staffing shortages, vacations, or illness.
Collect and trend required data for the performance improvement program using appropriate forms, and submit quarterly results to the Compliance and Quality Manager.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.