Hospice Clinical Manager - Solvang, United States - VNA Health

VNA Health

Verified Company

Solvang, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About Us

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At VNA Health, our mission is to revolutionize healthcare through compassion and innovation, ensuring every individual's well-being is prioritized. We're dedicated to empowering our employees to make a real difference in the lives of our patients and communities, driving positive change in healthcare. Join us in our mission to provide exceptional care and improve the health and dignity of those we serve.

Why Join Us

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Fullypaid insurance premiums including dental, vision, basic life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual from the first day of employment.
Wellness Benefit providing $1,000 annual reimbursement for fitness and wellness expenses.
Financial wellness program with matching 403(b) Retirement Plan and Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
Supportive company culture promoting employee wellbeing through programs like the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and public transportation reimbursement.

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Competitive Compensation:
$56-58 hourly dependent on experience

Job Summary

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The Hospice Clinical Manager is responsible for ensuring that patient care is coordinated and managed appropriately. The Hospice Clinical Manager is responsible for ensuring that care and services are delivered appropriately and for the supervision of nursing personnel, social workers, spiritual counselors and bereavement staff. Assures quality patient care including but not limited to meeting patient needs, ensuring the implementation and updating of the interdisciplinary care plan, facilitating the continuity of patient care, utilizing staff within their competencies, and assisting in designing and implementing measurements to monitor and improve processes for effectiveness and quality. Respects and promotes the mission, values and vision of VNA Health.

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Essential Duties

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Monitors and evaluates patient care through review of nursing and secondary staff documentation, medications, patient care plans and interventions, case conference reports, supervisory visits, and phone consultation. Reviews patient's medical diagnosis, prognosis, procedures and clinical course guiding nursing and other secondary disciplines staff as needed. Will collaborate with RN Supervisor/Director.
Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and longterm therapeutic goals, in setting priorities, and in developing plan of care. Monitors nursing care and patient outcomes for adherence to care plan, meeting patient needs, producing desired outcomes, and interdisciplinary care.
Assists in the screening and interviewing process of new employees and makes recommendations for employment of individuals.
Completes accurate, timely employee performance evaluations on probationary and annual basis. Annual evaluation includes documentation to position and regulatory and accreditation standards.
Encourages employee problem solving, conflict resolution, and improved performance. Seeks appropriate guidance and direction for difficult disciplinary situations.
Develops and implements a preceptor and/or mentoring environment for hospice staff. Preceptors/mentors are selected on identified criteria and evaluated during and at the completion of the mentoring process for effectiveness and suggestions for improvement.
Enhances and maintains nursing orientation for RN case managers, staff nurses, On-Call nurses and secondary discipline staff to ensure initial and annual competencies. Orientation for nursing staff is reviewed/updated at least annually. Individual nursing completion of orientation is documented on a checklist that contains content and skills.
Manages nursing and secondary discipline staff, equipment, and hospice resources to assure that the physical, psychological, spiritual and agespecific needs of patients are met and documentation is timely. Solicits care team members input, perceptions, plans and approaches as appropriate to support improvements in customer service and positive patient/family outcomes.
Holds regular communication meetings with staff to share and receive information regarding compliance, operational challenges, and continuous improvement in staff and patient/family satisfaction concerns.
Works with Hospice management team to maintain and evaluate agency/ program budget; and seeks opportunities to improve operational efficiencies, enhanced revenue and contain program costs.
Attends case conference meetings with hospice personnel to facilitate optimal patient care planning, coordination of care and interdisciplinary interventions. Identifies high risk or at risk patients and assists team in development of care plan that assures patient safety.
Maintains procedures, protocols, processes and communication that facilitates team collaboration, effectiveness of nursing practice, and adherence to standards of practice. Researches "best practices" to assure most current nursing practice is promoted for optimum patie