Director of Clinical Services - RN - Hospice - $10k Hiring Bonus

Laurus • Akron, OH

1d • $0 - $112,000 • Onsite

About The Position

CorsoCare Hospice Ohio is seeking a Director of Clinical Services - RN with in-home hospice experience at the director level. This is a full-time, salaried position with a hiring bonus of $10,000. The role involves participating in developing standards for safe and effective patient and family services, implementing hospice objectives, and managing staffing patterns. The Director is responsible for recruiting, hiring, evaluating, and terminating service personnel, as well as planning employee orientation and arranging for staff consultation needs. This role requires maintaining and implementing policies and procedures that meet Medicare, Medicaid, accreditation standards, and state and federal laws. The Director also coordinates interdisciplinary team services, ensures ongoing assessment of patient/family needs, and assures physician approval of care plans. They will provide support concerning job-related stress, organize hospice operations, and coordinate services with other community agencies. The position requires serving as a role model, observing confidentiality, and fulfilling job requirements. The Director acts as a resource person, communicates effectively with physicians, investigates and reports patient care issues, and reports accidents or unusual occurrences. They attend continuing education programs, assist with budgetary requirements, monitor equipment, and oversee the Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement (QAPI) and Emergency Preparedness programs. The Director ensures patient plans of care are developed, implemented, and evaluated, conducts case conferences and meetings, and ensures necessary supplies and equipment are available. They are generally available at all times, may designate a temporary replacement, and ensure compliance with all rules and standards in patient care aspects. The Director also oversees staffing and assignments and addresses patient concerns.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing, RN
• Currently licensed as a registered nurse to practice in the state of Ohio.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in hospice in home care
• At least 2 years of leadership experience in a similar role.
• Active patient contact within the past three years.
• PREVIOUS HOSPICE EXPERIENCE AT A DIRECTOR LEVEL REQUIRED

Responsibilities

• Participates in developing standards which ensure safe and therapeutically effective service to patients and families.
• Has joint responsibility with the Administrator for seeing that standards are met.
• Participates in developing objectives for Hospice.
• Is responsible for seeing that objectives are implemented.
• Consults with the Administrator to determine a staffing pattern which will accomplish stated objectives and promote maximum level of utilization of personnel.
• Is responsible for recruiting, hiring, evaluating, and terminating service personnel.
• Participates in planning for the orientation of new employees.
• Plans and arranges for consultation needs of staff; prepares and maintains current policies and procedures which meet Medicare, Medicaid, accreditation standards, state, and federal laws, etc. and implements; revises concurrently.
• Displays a willingness to support the policies and procedures and uses appropriate channels for change of such policies; establishes criteria and procedures for selection, promotion and termination of employment of service personnel.
• Participates in establishing the functions and qualifications for each service position; coordinates interdisciplinary team services.
• Assures ongoing assessment of patient/family needs and implementation of interdisciplinary group plan of care.
• Assures physician approval of plans for continuity of medical care.
• Provides individual or group support concerning job related stress or issues.
• Organizes Hospice to delineate and delegate authority, functional responsibility, lines of relationship and communication to provide safe and therapeutically effective service.
• Participates in coordinating Hospice's services with services of other community agencies.
• Serves as a role model for all colleagues by setting an example of high standards in dress, conduct, cooperation and job performance.
• Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient related information.
• Accepts responsibility for regular attendance and punctuality, fulfills job requirements without regard to time involved.
• Serves as a resource person to employees.
• Develops a cooperative relationship and communicates effectively and professionally with the physicians.
• Investigates and reports any problem relating to patient care or conditions which might harm the patient and/or employee well-being.
• Immediately reports any accident, incident, lost articles or unusual occurrence to the Administrator.
• Attends pertinent continuing education programs other than routine in-services and shares information with staff.
• Works with Administrator in identifying budgetary requirements and determining appropriate use of allocations.
• Monitors equipment for appropriate use and take steps to keep misuse to a minimum.
• Oversees Hospice's ongoing Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.
• Oversees Hospice ongoing Emergency Preparedness Program.
• Ensures that patients� plans of care are developed, implemented and evaluated.
• Conducts patient case conferences, in-services, staff meetings and maintains documentation; participates in community education projects.
• Ensures that all necessary supplies and equipment are available.
• Is normally available at all times during and after operating hours; may designate a qualified temporary replacement if he/she will not be available.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local rules, accreditation standards and Hospice policies in all patient care aspects of the Hospice.
• Oversees staffing and assignments.
• Addresses and corrects all patient concerns.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including Medical (BCBS), Dental, Vision and HSA
• Continued Growth and Education from training, supportive leadership, and collaboration
• A company provided tablet with 24/7/365 IT support
• Generous PTO/Holiday (20 days first year)
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $2500 per year
• health, dental, vision, 401(k), income protection, and extraordinary work-life benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree