Hospice Clinical Manager (RN)

About the Role

As a Hospice Clinical Manager with Wellspring Lutheran Services, you will play a vital leadership role in creating a compassionate, dignified, and supportive experience for patients and families. You will support a team of clinicians, oversee the quality of care, and ensure every person receives comfort, respect, and individualized attention. Your leadership will help clinicians deliver their best work while fostering an environment where patients and families feel valued and understood.

This role offers the opportunity to multiply your impact through leadership, mentorship, and exceptional patient care, ensuring that comfort, dignity, and support are at the heart of every interaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for the day-to-day operations of hospice clinical services, ensuring high-quality, individualized care for patients.
• Collaborate with nurses, social workers, physicians, nutritionists, and other interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care that reflects each patient’s unique needs, goals, and preferences.
• Serve as a mentor, coach, and resource for clinical staff, supporting their professional growth and ensuring they have the tools to provide compassionate care in the field.
• Strengthen clinical excellence and employee engagement through training visits, case conferences, clinical education, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Monitor patient outcomes, family satisfaction, incident reporting, regulatory compliance, and clinical documentation to ensure care meets federal, state, and professional standards.
• Remain connected to patient care by conducting admissions, supporting clinical visits as needed, and assisting the team in responding to routine and emergent situations.
• Uphold the mission, values, and service standards of the organization while treating every patient, family member, and colleague with dignity and respect.

Requirements

• Current, valid Michigan licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• 1 year of hospice experience (preferred).
• A commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care and supporting interdisciplinary hospice services.
• Experience leading, mentoring, educating, and supporting clinical staff.
• Strong understanding of quality standards, regulatory compliance, clinical documentation, and performance improvement processes.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment, and commit to continuous improvement.

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
• Participation in the nurse on-call rotation.
• Weekend rotation approximately every 4-6 weeks.
• 1 evening per week.
• Occasional travel for patient visits, staff support, and field-based clinical oversight.

Pay

$85,000 - $91,500 salary.

Why Join Wellspring Lutheran Services?

At Wellspring Lutheran Services, we believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. Our hospice team provides comfort, support, and expert care when it matters most, helping patients and families navigate life’s final chapter with grace and peace. When you join our team, you become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to serving others, supporting one another, and making a lasting difference in the lives of those we are privileged to serve.