Hospice Clinical Educator (LVN or RN)

Mission Healthcare•San Diego, CA

5d•$90,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

Mission Healthcare, a large home health and hospice company operating in seven states, is seeking a Hospice Clinical Educator. The company emphasizes its core values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Service (CARES) and is dedicated to taking care of its people. This role offers the opportunity to impact patients' lives daily and grow a career in a collaborative, compassionate, and committed culture. Mission Healthcare is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and every employee feels respected, accepted, and empowered. They are an equal opportunity and veteran-friendly employer, committed to building inclusive, compassionate healthcare teams and ensuring their hiring process is accessible to all.

Requirements

Licensed / Registered Professional in the state of California.
Associate degree or higher from an accredited institution.
Recent clinical experience within Hospice.
Working knowledge of HCHB (EMR).
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team.
Excellent observation, verbal, and written communication skills.
Knowledge of State and Federal regulations in Hospice.

Responsibilities

Maintaining and implementing education for all clinical staff.
Working closely with Branch Directors and Field Staff Supervisors (FSS) to monitor educational standards.
Monitoring documentation and clinical skills.
Setting up workshops for ongoing education.
Working with FSS on clinical orientation processes.
Facilitating consistency of standardized education policies, procedures, and programs.
Partnering with Clinical Operations, Performance Improvement, Compliance, and Service Operations to ensure education and training align with current clinical standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
Developing clinical competencies.
Developing, implementing, and evaluating the orientation program for new personnel, and training programs to expand staff capacity through in-services and continuing education.
Focusing on PDGM (Patient Driven Groupings Model) and HVVBP education.
Implementing practices identified to improve clinical delivery, quality, and service.
Assessing learning needs and competence of staff to improve performance, teaching skills, and quality of care, and assuring compliance with accreditation standards.
Developing curriculum and ability to precept.
Trending and analyzing utilization, outcomes, and quality of program data on an ongoing basis.
Working closely with Branch Directors, Rehab Directors, and Quality Care Managers to monitor educational standards and deficits.
Reviewing clinical documentation and skills for ongoing learning needs.
Ensuring new hire education and ongoing staff training align with current clinical standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
Providing education and support to clinical staff in maintaining quality improvement outcomes and STAR ratings.
Participating in the development, implementation, and evaluation of best practices for Home Care/Hospice.
Assisting Clinical Managers in evaluating the performance of new clinicians.
Regularly evaluating the appropriateness of educational courses assigned to staff.
Facilitating learning experiences for staff through direct and indirect methods.
Ability to work and communicate via electronic communications.
Possess knowledge of HCHB, SHP, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.