Patient Care Manager

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the development, implementation and review of the Plan of care for each patient/family.
• Serves as the Alternate Administrator in the absence of the Administrator/Executive Director.
• Leads and supervises weekly Interdisciplinary Team meetings.
• Participates in interview process, hiring, and orientation of clinical staff.
• Supervises and evaluates clinical staff based on performance standards as outlined in written job descriptions.
• Ensures competencies of nursing staff.
• Cultivates relationship with nursing home staff.
• Participates in the budgeting for patient care expenses and monitors expenses related to patient/family services.
• Participates in state and national hospice organization activities.
• Serves as a resource person and liaison for the patient care providers, social workers, volunteer coordinator and bereavement coordinator.
• Participates in ongoing education programs.
• Demonstrates familiarity with policies of the Hospice and state(s) and federal regulations pertaining to nursing services.
• Participates on Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) committees and special projects and other related duties as assigned.
• Develops management skills through individualized studies, in-services, seminars and video tapes.
• Plans and participates in in-services for hospice staff and/or as hospice and community service.
• Serves as a backup for the on-call position.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse currently licensed in the state in which the care is being provided.
• Previous experience in hospice, home health, geriatrics or general medical/surgical nursing.
• Demonstrated commitment to the hospice philosophy of care.