Hospice Clinical Manager (RN)

Mission Healthcare, located in seven states, is the largest home health and hospice company in the western United States. We have a critical mission—to take care of our people. We provide a comprehensive array of services that meet the needs of patients and families across the healthcare continuum. We believe our people, partners, patients and their families deserve care delivered with Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service (CARES), Mission Healthcare’s core values.

Benefits

Mission Healthcare offers competitive benefit packages designed to support the well-being of our team.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Benefits for Employees Regularly Scheduled 30+ Hours per Week:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Disability, life, and AD&D insurance
• Pet insurance

Pay

Pay range (depending on experience): $120,000 - $135,000

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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 available at all times 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.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
• Previous experience in hospice/home care setting and with two (2) years management or supervisory experience.
• Proven ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting.
• Has excellent observation, good nursing judgment and communication skills.
• Understands hospice philosophy and issues of death/dying.
• Understands principles of pain/symptom management.

Location

Irvine, CA