Hospice House Director

Heart to Heart Hospice•Houston, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hospice House (IPU) Director is responsible for overseeing the interdisciplinary team in developing and implementing plans of care for residents. This role involves reviewing patient records, coordinating with healthcare professionals for admissions and discharges, and managing regulatory reports. The Director also oversees the onsite pharmacy, directs nursing staff to ensure quality and safety, and promotes the agency's policies. Additionally, this position involves supporting employee and patient education, providing coaching and evaluations to team members, and monitoring the QA/PI program.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
Current State license as a Registered Nurse
Current State Drivers License
Two years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a skilled nursing setting, inpatient care center preferred
Demonstrated ability to supervise
Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice
Strong critical thinking, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
Must be highly motivated, self-directed, flexible, and able to work well and participate in a multidisciplinary group setting
Possess good organization, people and problem solving skills and the ability to multi-task many projects and strategies simultaneously

Responsibilities

Responsible for interdisciplinary involvement in the development of plans of care to meet each resident’s needs
Review patient records to analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the care provided by the unit
Communicate and coordinate with physicians, discharge planners, or appropriate facility representatives from healthcare facilities regarding resident admissions, transfers and discharges as needed
Review any/all regulatory reports (2567, Quality Monitoring reports, Quality Indicators, etc)
Oversight of onsite pharmacy and drug reconciliation
Oversee, direct and coordinate nursing staff; assumes responsibility for continuity, quality, and safety of service of care delivered in compliance with State and federal regulations
Promote the philosophy and administrative policies of the Agency, in an effort to ensure quality of patient care
Supervise and provide direction to nursing staff and team members, in an effort to ensure quality, compliance with Plan of Care, assessment and reassessment of patient's needs and continuity of services by appropriate health care personnel
Supports employee and patient education to enhance knowledge, skills and achieve quality experiences.
Continuously trains nursing staff to retain employees with the highest quality of patient care
Provide coaching, development, feedback and annual evaluations to team members in a professional and timely manner
Monitor QA/PI Program and assures appropriate corrective measures are performed