Nursing Supervisor, RN- Hospice (CovenantCare)

Covenant Living•Turlock, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Supervisor, CCAH Hospice is responsible for ensuring that patient care is coordinated and managed appropriately. The Nursing Supervisor, CCAH Hospice is responsible for ensuring that care and services are delivered appropriately and for the supervision of clinical personnel.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent
RN License and CPR, if required by state
3+ Years Experience
Excellent observation, communication, attention to detail, time management and organizational skills.
Understands principles of pain/symptom management and hospice philosophy and issues of death/dying.
Knowledge of medical practices and terminology.
Ability to stand, sit, talk, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight up to 100 lbs.
Ability to operate various equipment base on department.
The ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., machinery alarms, medical codes or alarms. Four hearing requirements listed: In person speech, Telephone, Other remote speech and other sounds.
Clarity of Vision: For near visual acuity Clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including use of computers.
For far visual acuity, Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more. This is not just the ability to see a person or object, but the ability to recognize features as well.
For peripheral vision, observing an area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s Degree

Responsibilities

Receives case referrals.
Reviews available patient information related to case, including home visits, to determine hospice/home care needs.
Assigns appropriate hospice personnel to case as needed.
Conferences with Medical Director regarding any questions about an individual's eligibility for services.
Reviews and evaluates each case through a variety of means such as home visits, conferences, record review and the services provided by clinicians; discusses and verifies impressions, instructs and guides clinicians to promote more effective performance and delivery of quality home care services; and is always available during operating hours to assist clinicians as appropriate.
Reviews patient's medical diagnosis, prognosis, medications, procedures and clinical course.
Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term therapeutic goals, in setting priorities, and in developing plan of care.
Attends case conference meetings with hospice personnel to facilitate coordination of care and discussion of interdisciplinary group involvement.
Conducts quarterly record reviews and communicates findings and recommendations to Clinical Director and hospice personnel.
Assists in the screening and interviewing process of new employees and makes recommendations for employment of individuals.
Assists in the orientation of new employees.
Assists Clinical Director and other supervisory hospice personnel in the planning, implementation and evaluation of in-service and continuing education programs.
Assists in the formulating, revising, implementing, and evaluating organization policies, procedures, goals and objectives, both short and long range.