Hospice Clinical Manager (RN)

UnitedHealth Group • Evansville, IN

5d • $67,716 - $101,574

About The Position

The RN Clinical Manager Hospice provides leadership, supervision, and coordination of therapy services to ensure high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective patient care. The role maintains fiscal responsibility, facilitates patient care communication, and supports referrals, scheduling, patient visits, and documentation as needed. The manager is responsible for the overall quality of patient care and clinical performance of nurses and aides, and organizes clinical operations for the care center.

The role supports referral and admission coordination, scheduling, payor verification, precertification, documentation quality, and development and revision of patient plans of care. The manager may provide direct patient care infrequently during emergencies, participates in the on-call process, assists with staff training, and helps investigate and resolve concerns raised by patients, families, or physicians. The position offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus. Salary ranges from $67,716 to $101,574 annually based on full-time employment.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Current RN license specific to the state(s) assigned to work.
• Current CPR certification.
• At least 1 year of clinical RN experience in home health or hospice.
• At least 1 year of RN management experience.

Responsibilities

• Supports, participates, and works cooperatively with the director of staffing.
• Ensures the overall quality of patient care and clinical performance of nurses and aides.
• Organizes clinical operations for the care center.
• Reviews service requests and determines patient eligibility and suitability for home care services.
• Coordinates patient referrals and admissions with intake.
• Oversees scheduling.
• Oversees payor verification and precertification requirements.
• Reviews staff documentation and ensures missing, incomplete, or untimely documentation issues are resolved.
• Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term patient goals, setting priorities, and developing plans of care.
• Regularly evaluates patient needs and revises plans of care in collaboration with clinicians as necessary.
• May provide direct patient care infrequently in emergencies.
• Participates in the on-call process.
• Assists with staff training to support quality care, compliance, and fiscal responsibility.
• Participates in investigating and resolving patient, family, and physician concerns.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
• 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
• $15,000 sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

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