Manager, Hospice Home Care

EvergreenHealth•Kirkland, WA

54d•Onsite

About The Position

EvergreenHealth Hospice is proud to provide the highest quality of life possible for our patients. Collaboration is key to the best possible patient experience and our interdisciplinary teams are adept at balancing symptom management and all the varied needs of a family anticipating the loss of a loved one. As an interdisciplinary team we work together to enrich the health and wellbeing of every life we touch. Our care teams are composed of Physicians, Nurses (RN or LPN), Social Workers, Certified Nursing Assistants (Home Health Aides), Spiritual Care (Chaplains), Pharmacists, and Trained Volunteers. Role will manage a multi-disciplinary team in a designated geographical area comprised of RN's, LPN's, Social Workers and Home Health Aide/CNAs. Role will assume 24-hour accountability and provision of quality of care and service for patients at end of life. Responsible for planning, developing, organizing, integrating, and overseeing programs, staff, and budget in support of the organizational goals and commitments.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW)
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or Licensed Advanced Social Worker (LASW)
Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire
An understanding of financial management, budgeting skills, and a commitment to the provision of cost-effective care
Knowledge of Federal, State, and JC regulations and requirements
Knowledge of continuous quality improvement, and leadership process knowledge and skills
Effective customer relationship skills, interest and willingness to create and maintain relationships with key customers, particularly physicians and payers
Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
Demonstrate ability to communicate clinical/education knowledge to staff, patients, and families
Demonstrate or acquire skills to complete clinical skills/competency assessment checklist
Verbal and written language skills, visual and aural skills in order to communicate and ensure and deliver safe patient care, and to provide a legal record of this care
Current Washington State Driver’s license and proof of insurability

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral degree in Health care field that licensure is in.
2 years of Home Health and/ or Hospice experience
Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Responsible for service line(s) to include, but not limited to, Medical and Psychiatric nursing, rehabilitative and social work services.
Ensures that operations follow established policies and procedures and comply with all applicable standards and regulations to include, but not limited to: licensure, Medicare Conditions of Participation, JC, OSHA regulations and accepted standards of practice.
Ensures, promotes, and assesses compliance with regulatory agency standards and acts as resource to staff to answer regulation based questions.
Facilitates patient care and operations including organization and management within established policies, procedures, standards of care, budgetary parameters and strategic objectives.
Performs other duties as assigned.