Associate Director of Community Nursing Services

About the Role

The Associate Director of Community Nursing provides oversight, coordination, and clinical leadership for community-based hospice services. This position ensures that care is delivered in accordance with hospice philosophy, professional standards, organizational policies, and applicable regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate is a confident clinical leader who can balance compassionate patient care with sound clinical judgment, staff leadership, regulatory compliance, and operational decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Patient Care

• Provide clinical oversight and guidance to community nursing staff to promote safe, effective, and compassionate hospice care.
• Review patient information, diagnoses, prognoses, medications, and clinical needs to support appropriate care planning and staffing.
• Evaluate patient cases through home visits, clinical conferences, record review, and collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Guide clinicians in developing individualized Plans of Care and establishing appropriate short- and long-term goals.
• Support coordination of Face-to-Face visits and patient status reviews with hospice physicians, nurse practitioners, and RNs.
• Address patient, family, and caregiver concerns and intervene when necessary to promote positive outcomes.
• Facilitate weekly interdisciplinary group (IDG) meetings and promote effective communication and coordination of care.

Team Leadership & Staff Development

• Provide direct supervision to Community RNs, LPNs, and Hospice Aide Specialists.
• Coach, mentor, and support staff in achieving clinical and service excellence.
• Participate in recruitment, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and orientation of nursing personnel.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing feedback and professional development.
• Address performance concerns in accordance with HOSC policies and procedures.
• Plan and facilitate in-service and continuing education opportunities for nursing staff.
• Oversee staffing schedules, on-call coverage, weekend coverage, PTO, and holiday schedules.

Quality, Compliance & Operations

• Monitor clinical documentation for quality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance.
• Support Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives, including data collection, record review, and analysis of clinical outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve clinical processes, workflows, and patient care delivery.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation, The Joint Commission standards, and HOSC policies and procedures.
• Stay informed regarding regulatory and industry changes affecting hospice and palliative care.
• Review staff payroll documentation for accuracy and timely submission.
• Participate in organizational committees, staff meetings, educational programs, and community activities.
• Provide leadership coverage and participate in the Administrator on Call rotation as assigned.
• Collaborate with the Director of Community Nursing, Chief Clinical Officer, and other members of leadership to address clinical and operational priorities.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, with flexibility to support organizational needs

Pay

$105,000 - $115,000 (Annualized)