Hospice Director directs, supervises, and governs the hospice program including inpatient care, home care and bereavement follow-up. Administers and maintains quality assurance, environmental, and infection control policies in accordance with facility objectives. Being a Hospice Director prepares reports for hospital administration on activities of the facility operation. Develops hospice related educational and informational programs. Additionally, Hospice Director requires a bachelor's degree of nursing. Typically reports to top management. The Hospice Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Hospice Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Job Description Summary
The Clinical Director/Director of Patient Care Services is responsible for the overall direction of hospice clinical services. The Clinical Director/Director of Patient Care Services establishes, implements and evaluates goals and objectives for hospice services that meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to the total organization and philosophy.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
1. Coordinates and oversees all direct and indirect patient services provided by clinical
organization personnel.
2. Provides guidance and counseling to coordinators and Clinical Supervisors/Nursing Supervisors to assist them in continually improving all aspects of hospice care services, provided through organization personnel.
3. Assists Clinical Supervisors/Nursing Supervisors in managing clinical teams and planning.
4. Provides help in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient and family/caregiver care to all clinical personnel as indicated.
5. Assists the Executive Director/Administrator in the preparation and administration of the organization’s budget.
6. Interprets operational indicators to detect census changes and increases or decreases in volume that could impact staffing levels, revenues or expenses.
7. Evaluates performance of Clinical Supervisors/Nursing Supervisors.
8. Assists Clinical Supervisors/Nursing Supervisors to develop skills and techniques in evaluating the performance of clinicians.
9. Hires, evaluates, and terminates organization personnel.
10. Conducts annual evaluations on clinicians, or more frequently if indicated.
11. Oversees the maintenance of patient clinical records, statistics, reports and records for purposes of evaluation and reporting of organization activities.
12. Assures proper maintenance of clinical records in compliance with local, state and federal laws.
13. Responsible for the maintenance of adequate and appropriate inventory supplies and equipment for the provision of patient services.
14. Develops, implements and evaluates the orientation program for new organization personnel. Responsible for orientation of new organization personnel, directly or delegated.
15. Plans and implements inservice and continuing education programs to meet education and training needs of organization personnel at least quarterly.
16. Assists with the evaluation of organization performance via quality assessment performance improvement program, productivity, quarterly and annual reviews. Assures for the quality and safe delivery of hospice services provided through the Organization.
17. Assists in the development of organization goals. Develops, recommends, and administers Organization policies and procedures.
18. Assures compliance with all local, state and federal laws regarding licensure and certification of organization personnel and, maintains compliance to the Joint Commission Home Care standards.
19. Stays informed about changes in the field of nursing and hospice care; shares information with appropriate organization personnel.
20. Promotes hospice referrals in the health care community.
21. In the temporary absence (in excess of twenty [20] consecutive working days) of the Director of Patient Care Services, a Registered Nurse shall be designated, in writing, as responsible for fulfilling the duties of the Director of Patient Care Services.
22. Any vacancy in the Director of Patient Care Services position shall be filled within sixty (60) days of the vacancy and the Department will be notified of the replacement.
23. In the absence of the Executive Director/Administrator, the Clinical Director/Director of Patient Care Services will become the acting Executive Director/Administrator and will be vested with authority to act in behalf of the Executive Director/Administrator.
24. Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director/Administrator.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year
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