Hospice Inpatient Unit Lead

About the role

Make a lasting impact with Agrace Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are looking for a role that helps support meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!

For more than 45 years, Agrace has been an innovator and leader in both caring for patients and their families, and in educating others about death, dying and grief. We are the largest hospice provider in Wisconsin. Well known for end-of-life care, Agrace also serves people across southern Wisconsin who are aging, seriously ill or grieving. At Agrace we are strengthened by the unique experiences, cultures and traditions of our staff, patients and clients. Together, we pursue a vision in which every Agrace staff member is treated fairly, and every patient and client experiences the respectful, individualized care they need and deserve. We foster a culture of belonging that celebrates people’s uniqueness and leads to meaningful, empathetic connections.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the recruitment and onboarding of IPU employees.
• Assist with employee retention and offboarding activities.
• Support the 90-day preceptor review and annual performance check-in processes for IPU staff.
• Lead communication with IPU staff regarding scheduling matters, (i.e. FTE status changes, LOA support).
• Assess staff performance and provide basic feedback, coaching, corrective guidance, and development opportunities.
• Support and facilitate performance-related conversations.
• Complete performance evaluations in accordance with agency protocols.
• Coach staff to perform within established job description guidelines and maintain boundaries; collaborate with IPU clinical leadership Agrace’s Clinical Education, Quality, and Compliance teams, as appropriate.
• Review and approve payroll for direct reports in collaboration with IPU staff and Agrace’s payroll team.
• Support IPU leadership with projects and initiatives.
• Ensure IPU staff complete all required organizational and role specific training.
• Administrative Support: Support IPU staffing matrix, census/admission reporting, financial oversight, analysis of IPU trends, and quality reporting.
• Review and approve payroll for IPU staff.
• Review monthly attendance reports and flex agreement adherence.
• Support the analysis of employee satisfaction