What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Director of Clinical Services (RN) position at Dover Hospice?
Can you be a real, true friend? Is it your nature to be open, listen deeply, know your heart, respond genuinely, and care as only a real friend care? If so, we want to meet you.
Dover Health, a regional healthcare provider, seeks a service-minded, career-oriented individual to join our team as a Director of Clinical Services at our Joliet, IL location.
As a Director of Clinical Services, you will have the opportunity to connect with, and positively impact the lives of, our patients daily! You will promote the physical, personal, and emotional well-being of patients and work with the Dover Health teams to strive to deliver compassionate support in this critical time for patients and families.
As a Director of Clinical Services, you will impact the lives of our patients by –
- Coordinating and overseeing all direct and indirect patient services provided by clinical organization personnel.
- Provide supervision and guidance to clinical staff to ensure the quality of services and maintenance of standards.
- Perform chart audits.
- Gather data for QAPI and participates in QAPI activities.
- Appraise clinical staff performance during their probationary period and annually, provides teaching and counseling necessary to enhance the delivery of services and the professional development of nursing and health aide staff.
- Identify and evaluate patient needs and appropriateness of home care by reviewing the initial intake screening from before assignment of direct care staff.
- Oversees the maintenance of patient clinical records and assures compliance with local, state, and federal laws as well as CHAP standards of care.
- Assist with the orientation of new staff.
- See patients in the home setting as needed.
- Participate in audits, IDG meetings and QAPI.
- Maintains adequate and appropriate medical supplies.
- Responsible for ensuring Medicare, State and CHAP regulations are followed by all clinical staff.
- Assume responsibility for self-development by continually striving to improve his / her Nursing / Management practice through formal education, attendance at workshops and conferences, active participation in professional and related organization meetings and / or individual research and reading.
- Other duties as assigned.
To become a Director of Clinical Services, you will need –
When considering a career with Dover Health, please understand that –
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
