Director, Capital Caring Kids
About The Position
The Director of Capital Caring Kids serves as the key ambassador for the pediatric hospice program across Capital Caring Health service areas. The Director builds relationships with hospitals and outpatient clinics serving large pediatric populations and provides leadership and operational support for the pediatric clinical team. The position supports excellence in patient care, service planning, quality improvement, and the supervision of pediatric staff, volunteers, and interns. It maintains a visible presence with patients, families, and staff; coordinates referrals and timely admissions; and helps facilitate interdisciplinary team meetings. The Director coordinates complex care for pediatric patients in accordance with concurrent care guidelines and provides administrative, clinical, operational, and logistical support for pediatric programs and services. The role reports to the direction of the Vice President, Pediatric Services and works in partnership with the Vice President, Capital Caring Health. It includes direct supervision, mentorship, and guidance for pediatric staff, community partnership development and maintenance, grant-related involvement and reporting, and other assigned duties. The Director leads business development outreach and education, works with prospective patients’ families on hospice services and care needs, and coordinates referrals, documentation, consents, admissions, and care with providers, vendors, Financial Case Managers, and Capital Caring Health teams. The position provides administrative and logistical support for Virtual Pediatric Consultative Rounds and other pediatric programs, supports quality standards and improvement initiatives, and contributes to policies, procedures, training, reporting, strategic goals, and cost-saving efforts. It also collaborates with internal departments and external providers, payers, community organizations, and families to educate stakeholders and promote pediatric hospice and palliative care services. Compensation range: $96,103.54–$143,040.51. The position requires consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer and ongoing compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy. Employees performing services for Florida affiliates are subject to background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse after a conditional offer and must maintain ongoing eligibility.
Requirements
- Consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer of employment and ongoing compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.
- For services performed for Florida affiliates, eligibility verification through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse after a conditional offer and ongoing eligibility.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the key ambassador for the pediatric hospice program across Capital Caring Health service areas.
- Build relationships with hospitals and outpatient clinics with large pediatric patient populations.
- Provide leadership and operational support for the pediatric clinical team and supervise, mentor, and guide pediatric staff, volunteers, and interns.
- Coordinate referrals, admissions, complex care coordination, and ongoing communication with providers, vendors, and Capital Caring Health teams in accordance with concurrent care guidelines.
- Meet with families of prospective pediatric patients to discuss services, philosophy of care, and home care needs; facilitate consent, start of care, and coordination with Financial Case Managers as appropriate.
- Provide administrative and logistical support for Virtual Pediatric Consultative Rounds and other pediatric-directed programs and supportive services.
- Coordinate Virtual Pediatric Consultative Rounds with outside partners, including Children’s National Medical Center, INOVA Fairfax, Georgetown, and Johns Hopkins.
- Research and assist with development of pediatric best-practice standards, protocols, quality standards, and metrics in consultation with appropriate clinical leaders.
- Participate in quality improvement activities, identify quality measures, and propose performance improvement initiatives.
- Assist with developing protocols and training to ensure interdisciplinary team members demonstrate required patient-care skills and competencies.
- Gather business, financial, service, and operations information to support strategic goals, quality improvement, performance enhancement, and cost-saving efforts; prepare periodic reports as needed.
- Assist in developing, coordinating, and implementing pediatric policies, procedures, and productivity standards across service areas.
- Monitor pediatric hospice and palliative care trends and relevant state and federal regulatory changes.
- Collaborate with internal departments, outside providers, and payers to educate stakeholders and provide resources on concurrent care and pediatric services.
- Orient and educate referral sources on use of Capital Caring Health services; identify needed educational programming and coordinate external educational offerings and events.
- Create and deliver pediatric palliative and hospice presentations to providers, community organizations, and parents; collaborate with Communications on marketing and educational materials.
- Participate in pediatric-related conferences, educational events, networking groups, and associations as appropriate.
- Coordinate with staff in contract bed facilities regarding hospice plans of care and standing orders, and assist with implementing plans to address identified needs.
- Track neighborhood features, outcomes, and market trends relevant to pediatric census building.
- Assist with fundraising events and grant proposals through research and reports as needed.
- Serve on committees or teams as appointed by the Vice President, Pediatric Services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
