Hospice Homecare Manager (La Crosse)
Agrace · La Crosse, KS · 1 mo ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting.
The posting includes:
- Location: La Crosse, WI area Full-time | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 7:30am-4:30pm Includes on call (every 13th week) rotation
- Title: Homecare Manager (implied). Not to repeat job title as heading.
- "Make a lasting impact with Agrace Join Agrace..." This is about the role? Could be "About the role". We'll include a paragraph.
- "How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)" then description of essential functions. Could be part of Responsibilities.
- Then "Key Responsibilities" with bullet-like paragraphs (though not bullet list). We need to convert any list of duties/requirements/benefits into
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting.
The posting includes:
- Location: La Crosse, WI area Full-time | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 7:30am-4:30pm Includes on call (every 13th week) rotation
- Title: Homecare Manager (implied). Not to repeat job title as heading.
- "Make a lasting impact with Agrace Join Agrace..." This is about the role? Could be "About the role". We'll include a paragraph.
- "How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)" then description of essential functions. Could be part of Responsibilities.
- Then "Key Responsibilities" with bullet-like paragraphs (though not bullet list). We need to convert any list of duties/requirements/benefits into - . The posting has paragraphs but we can treat each sentence as list? Better to identify actual bullet points? The text uses paragraphs but we can still wrap each responsibility as
- . However instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to detect lists. The posting doesn't have explicit bullet characters but we can treat each distinct responsibility as list item.
- Then "Management of Staff and Employee Engagement" etc. That's also responsibilities.
- Then "Financial Performance" etc.
- Then "Other Duties".
- Then "You Bring (Qualifications)" with list of qualifications.
- Then "Benefits" section with bullet list.
- Then "About Agrace" (company description) maybe not needed as a section? Could be "About the role"? Actually "About Agrace" is company overview; could be omitted as not required heading? The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. We have content for About the role (the initial paragraph). Responsibilities (key responsibilities etc). Qualifications (You Bring). Benefits. Pay? The posting mentions "Competitive salary with mileage reimbursement" under Benefits. No explicit pay number. So we should not create Pay section because no specific salary figure. Schedule? The posting includes schedule info: Full-time | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 7:30am-4:30pm Includes on call (every 13th week) rotation. That's schedule info. So we should include a Schedule section with that detail.
We should not include Pay section.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. So we will not have heading for Homecare Manager.
We need to use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Schedule. Possibly Requirements? The qualifications could be considered Requirements. But we already have Qualifications heading. The instruction says use those headings; we can choose to use Qualifications for the "You Bring" section. Requirements could be omitted if no separate content. Skills? Could be part of Qualifications; but we have no separate skills list. So we omit Skills.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Schedule.
Now we need to extract content.
About the role: The paragraph after "Make a lasting impact with Agrace Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are looking for a manager position that helps support meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!" That's about the role. We'll put that in
.
Responsibilities: Need to capture all responsibilities text. Could combine "How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)" and the subsequent sections: Key Responsibilities (Daily Operations Management...), Management of Staff and Employee Engagement..., Financial Performance..., Other Duties...
We'll create a
with each distinct responsibility as - . We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to break into items but keep the detail. Could create one
- per paragraph/sentence grouping. Let's parse.
From "How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)" paragraph: "The Homecare Manager, under the supervision of the Regional Director, provides leadership, guidance, and direct supervision for all aspects of daily operations for the Homecare team, to include management of staff, ensure staffing to meet patient needs and coordination of care. This position will ensure high quality and safe care delivery while promoting a positive and innovative culture through coaching, facilitation, decision-making, problem-solving, census building and regulatory expertise. Responsibilities include coordinating direct and indirect patient care using interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach within a complex and changing environment. This position maintains accountability for quality outcomes, financial performance, and the growth and development of the team."
That's a chunk; we could make it one
- but it's long. Could split into multiple
- but risk losing nuance. Probably okay to keep as one
- .
Then "Key Responsibilities Daily Operations Management..." Actually the heading "Key Responsibilities" then a paragraph with many sentences separated by periods. Could split each sentence as
- . Let's extract sentences:
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels and allocation for services based on census/family needs.
- Ensure appropriate assignment of new admissions/transfers to ensure consistency in care group caseloads and meeting patient/family needs through use of stablished business models and in collaboration with other leadership supporting the region.
- Provide oversight and guidance on the management of complex/acute patient cases.
- Assist clinical staff in the need to facilitate coordination of care. (e.g., partner coordination, appropriate level-of-care utilization).
- In collaboration with other members of leadership, monitor team performance ensuring continuous quality improvement and high levels of patient, family, and partner satisfaction while reinforcing established clinical, quality, and regulatory expectations.
- Ensure clinical staff provide quality, consistent, efficient, and cost-effective hospice services while maintaining regulatory compliance and practicing within the scope of their discipline.
- Direct the clinical practice of the home care team and standardizes processes, with other home care leaders, to ensure consistency across care delivery.
- Proactively work with team members to address patient/family concerns and safety issues (patient or staff).
- Collaborate with Volunteer Services to ensure that home care staff are adequately trained to effectively utilize volunteers in supporting patient needs.
- Provide leadership support and guidance to 24/7 operations in on-call capacity as needed.
That's a good list.
Then "Management of Staff and Employee Engagement" paragraph: many sentences. Let's split:
- Participate in recruitment process, make hiring decisions, and develop training plans for new team members.
- Assess staff performance and provide feedback, coaching, and/or correction.
- Complete performance evaluations per agency protocols.
- Coach staff to work within established job description guidelines and maintain boundaries.
- In conjunction with the Clinical Education and Quality/Compliance team, identifies educational needs of team and facilitates their development and knowledge into practice.
- Work with preceptors to evaluate readiness of new staff to work independently.
- Promote culture of learning, recognize concerns, resolve fears, and motivate the team for engagement.
- Assist the Clinical Education team to ensure all team members complete all required competencies timely and successfully.
- In conjunction with compliance HNS team, ensures regulatory visits are completed in accordance with regulatory requirements and Agrace policy.
- Develop and direct engagement plans to ensure high levels of team engagement and retention in collaboration with other leaders and staff
- Engages and empowers direct clinical care staff in improving care delivery and systems.
Note there is a typo: "Engages and empowers" maybe should be "Engage". We'll keep as is.
Then "Financial Performance" paragraph:
- Monitors team financial performance against established standards; identifies the underlying cause of financial performance variances and takes corrective action as needed.
- Review staff productivity and create action-plans for addressing issues and needs.
- Coach staff to understand financial implications of care and ensure following of formularies (pharmacy and durable medical equipment) and policies related to care delivery.
- Interpret operational indicators to detect census changes and fluctuations in volume that could impact staffing levels, revenues, or expenses.
Then "Other Duties" paragraph:
- Participate in internal work groups, meetings, and committees relative to position responsibilities.
- Develops and strengthens partnerships within the community in an effort to provide education, deliver high quality services and continuously focus on increasing census and meeting community need (ie hospitals, clinics, health care facilities, schools and vendors).
- Effectively teaches staff to create partnerships, recognize business development opportunities and actively participates in outreach activities that lead to agency referrals.
- Ensure compliance with Agrace policies and protocols, state, federal, and other regulations.
Now Qualifications: "You Bring (Qualifications)" list. Let's extract each bullet (they are separated by line breaks or periods). The text:
- Bachelor’s degree with clinical background, preferred.
- Current unrestricted RN License or SW License in state(s) of assigned work, preferred
- 5 - 7 years clinical leadership and/or a healthcare administrative role, required; hospice environment, preferred
- Five years progressively responsible supervisory experience
- Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle
- Remote management experience preferred
- Must be detail oriented, with a demonstrated ability to work independently and organize a demanding workload with accuracy
- Must have excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Knowledge of and experience with health care delivery systems, policies, accreditation standards, laws, regulations, and reimbursement practices required; hospice-specific knowledge and experience, preferred
- Experience in hiring, leading, educating and/or coaching an interdisciplinary healthcare team in the provision of holistic care
- Experience conceiving, designing, developing, executing, and maintaining project plans and administrative policies and procedures for compliance with regulations
- Ability to communicate financial/business/technical/clinical information to all levels within and outside the organization including group presentation skills
- Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills
- Experience using electronic health record software
- Ability to use proper body mechanics and standard precautions
We'll make each as
- .
Benefits: list after "Benefits". The text:
- Competitive salary with mileage reimbursement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE +)
- Retirement plans with employer matching
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off
- Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development
We'll make each
- .
Schedule: The location line includes schedule: "Full-time | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 7:30am-4:30pm Includes on call (every 13th week) rotation". We'll put that in a
under Schedule heading.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
We'll structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... (essential functions paragraph)
- ... (each of the daily operations sentences)
... etc.
But we already included essential functions as a separate li; we could also incorporate it into the list. However we need to avoid duplication. The essential functions paragraph is basically a summary of responsibilities; we could keep it as a li. That's fine.
We need to ensure we don't miss any content. Let's compile all responsibilities li items:
1. Essential functions paragraph (the first paragraph under "How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)").
2. Daily Operations Management items (list above).
3. Management of Staff and Employee Engagement items.
4. Financial Performance items.
5. Other Duties items.
Now Qualifications li items as above.
Benefits li items.
Schedule p.
Now check for any other content like "Location: La Crosse, WI area Full-time | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 7:30am-4:30pm Includes on call (every 13th week) rotation" - we used for schedule. Also location itself maybe not needed; but schedule includes location? The location is La
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to detect lists. The posting doesn't have explicit bullet characters but we can treat each distinct responsibility as list item.
- Then "Management of Staff and Employee Engagement" etc. That's also responsibilities.
- Then "Financial Performance" etc.
- Then "Other Duties".
- Then "You Bring (Qualifications)" with list of qualifications.
- Then "Benefits" section with bullet list.
- Then "About Agrace" (company description) maybe not needed as a section? Could be "About the role"? Actually "About Agrace" is company overview; could be omitted as not required heading? The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. We have content for About the role (the initial paragraph). Responsibilities (key responsibilities etc). Qualifications (You Bring). Benefits. Pay? The posting mentions "Competitive salary with mileage reimbursement" under Benefits. No explicit pay number. So we should not create Pay section because no specific salary figure. Schedule? The posting includes schedule info: Full-time | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 7:30am-4:30pm Includes on call (every 13th week) rotation. That's schedule info. So we should include a Schedule section with that detail.
We should not include Pay section.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. So we will not have heading for Homecare Manager.
We need to use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Schedule. Possibly Requirements? The qualifications could be considered Requirements. But we already have Qualifications heading. The instruction says use those headings; we can choose to use Qualifications for the "You Bring" section. Requirements could be omitted if no separate content. Skills? Could be part of Qualifications; but we have no separate skills list. So we omit Skills. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Schedule. Now we need to extract content. About the role: The paragraph after "Make a lasting impact with Agrace Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are looking for a manager position that helps support meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!" That's about the role. We'll put that in
. Responsibilities: Need to capture all responsibilities text. Could combine "How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)" and the subsequent sections: Key Responsibilities (Daily Operations Management...), Management of Staff and Employee Engagement..., Financial Performance..., Other Duties... We'll create a
- with each distinct responsibility as
- . We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to break into items but keep the detail. Could create one
- per paragraph/sentence grouping. Let's parse. From "How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)" paragraph: "The Homecare Manager, under the supervision of the Regional Director, provides leadership, guidance, and direct supervision for all aspects of daily operations for the Homecare team, to include management of staff, ensure staffing to meet patient needs and coordination of care. This position will ensure high quality and safe care delivery while promoting a positive and innovative culture through coaching, facilitation, decision-making, problem-solving, census building and regulatory expertise. Responsibilities include coordinating direct and indirect patient care using interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach within a complex and changing environment. This position maintains accountability for quality outcomes, financial performance, and the growth and development of the team." That's a chunk; we could make it one
- but it's long. Could split into multiple
- but risk losing nuance. Probably okay to keep as one
- . Then "Key Responsibilities Daily Operations Management..." Actually the heading "Key Responsibilities" then a paragraph with many sentences separated by periods. Could split each sentence as
- . Let's extract sentences: - Ensure appropriate staffing levels and allocation for services based on census/family needs. - Ensure appropriate assignment of new admissions/transfers to ensure consistency in care group caseloads and meeting patient/family needs through use of stablished business models and in collaboration with other leadership supporting the region. - Provide oversight and guidance on the management of complex/acute patient cases. - Assist clinical staff in the need to facilitate coordination of care. (e.g., partner coordination, appropriate level-of-care utilization). - In collaboration with other members of leadership, monitor team performance ensuring continuous quality improvement and high levels of patient, family, and partner satisfaction while reinforcing established clinical, quality, and regulatory expectations. - Ensure clinical staff provide quality, consistent, efficient, and cost-effective hospice services while maintaining regulatory compliance and practicing within the scope of their discipline. - Direct the clinical practice of the home care team and standardizes processes, with other home care leaders, to ensure consistency across care delivery. - Proactively work with team members to address patient/family concerns and safety issues (patient or staff). - Collaborate with Volunteer Services to ensure that home care staff are adequately trained to effectively utilize volunteers in supporting patient needs. - Provide leadership support and guidance to 24/7 operations in on-call capacity as needed. That's a good list. Then "Management of Staff and Employee Engagement" paragraph: many sentences. Let's split: - Participate in recruitment process, make hiring decisions, and develop training plans for new team members. - Assess staff performance and provide feedback, coaching, and/or correction. - Complete performance evaluations per agency protocols. - Coach staff to work within established job description guidelines and maintain boundaries. - In conjunction with the Clinical Education and Quality/Compliance team, identifies educational needs of team and facilitates their development and knowledge into practice. - Work with preceptors to evaluate readiness of new staff to work independently. - Promote culture of learning, recognize concerns, resolve fears, and motivate the team for engagement. - Assist the Clinical Education team to ensure all team members complete all required competencies timely and successfully. - In conjunction with compliance HNS team, ensures regulatory visits are completed in accordance with regulatory requirements and Agrace policy. - Develop and direct engagement plans to ensure high levels of team engagement and retention in collaboration with other leaders and staff - Engages and empowers direct clinical care staff in improving care delivery and systems. Note there is a typo: "Engages and empowers" maybe should be "Engage". We'll keep as is. Then "Financial Performance" paragraph: - Monitors team financial performance against established standards; identifies the underlying cause of financial performance variances and takes corrective action as needed. - Review staff productivity and create action-plans for addressing issues and needs. - Coach staff to understand financial implications of care and ensure following of formularies (pharmacy and durable medical equipment) and policies related to care delivery. - Interpret operational indicators to detect census changes and fluctuations in volume that could impact staffing levels, revenues, or expenses. Then "Other Duties" paragraph: - Participate in internal work groups, meetings, and committees relative to position responsibilities. - Develops and strengthens partnerships within the community in an effort to provide education, deliver high quality services and continuously focus on increasing census and meeting community need (ie hospitals, clinics, health care facilities, schools and vendors). - Effectively teaches staff to create partnerships, recognize business development opportunities and actively participates in outreach activities that lead to agency referrals. - Ensure compliance with Agrace policies and protocols, state, federal, and other regulations. Now Qualifications: "You Bring (Qualifications)" list. Let's extract each bullet (they are separated by line breaks or periods). The text: - Bachelor’s degree with clinical background, preferred. - Current unrestricted RN License or SW License in state(s) of assigned work, preferred - 5 - 7 years clinical leadership and/or a healthcare administrative role, required; hospice environment, preferred - Five years progressively responsible supervisory experience - Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle - Remote management experience preferred - Must be detail oriented, with a demonstrated ability to work independently and organize a demanding workload with accuracy - Must have excellent verbal and written English communication skills - Knowledge of and experience with health care delivery systems, policies, accreditation standards, laws, regulations, and reimbursement practices required; hospice-specific knowledge and experience, preferred - Experience in hiring, leading, educating and/or coaching an interdisciplinary healthcare team in the provision of holistic care - Experience conceiving, designing, developing, executing, and maintaining project plans and administrative policies and procedures for compliance with regulations - Ability to communicate financial/business/technical/clinical information to all levels within and outside the organization including group presentation skills - Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills - Experience using electronic health record software - Ability to use proper body mechanics and standard precautions We'll make each as
- . Benefits: list after "Benefits". The text: - Competitive salary with mileage reimbursement - Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE +) - Retirement plans with employer matching - Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off - Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development We'll make each
- .
Schedule: The location line includes schedule: "Full-time | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 7:30am-4:30pm Includes on call (every 13th week) rotation". We'll put that in a
under Schedule heading. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... (essential functions paragraph)
- ... (each of the daily operations sentences) ... etc. But we already included essential functions as a separate li; we could also incorporate it into the list. However we need to avoid duplication. The essential functions paragraph is basically a summary of responsibilities; we could keep it as a li. That's fine. We need to ensure we don't miss any content. Let's compile all responsibilities li items: 1. Essential functions paragraph (the first paragraph under "How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)"). 2. Daily Operations Management items (list above). 3. Management of Staff and Employee Engagement items. 4. Financial Performance items. 5. Other Duties items. Now Qualifications li items as above. Benefits li items. Schedule p. Now check for any other content like "Location: La Crosse, WI area Full-time | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 7:30am-4:30pm Includes on call (every 13th week) rotation" - we used for schedule. Also location itself maybe not needed; but schedule includes location? The location is La