What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Inpatient Unit (IPU) position at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care?
Founded in 1982 as Joliet Area Community Hospice, Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care is an independent, nonprofit healthcare provider licensed in 11 counties in northwest Illinois. We provide exceptional serious illness care, hospice care and grief support for adults and children.
The majority of our direct patient care is in the field with Lightways team members providing care in the home, nursing facility or assisted living facility. We also have a 24-bed inpatient unit in Joliet. Non-clinical staff are based out of our Joliet administrative offices.
We currently have an opening for a full time Director of Inpatient Unit (IPU) who will oversee the IPU operations in Joliet. This position is responsible for the overall operations and clinical compliance which includes:
- Establish, implement and evaluate goals and objectives for inpatient services that meet and promote hospice standards of quality and contribute to the total organization and philosophy.
- Provide daily direction to the team, including all scheduling, care planning, documentation, productivity and all other patient care operations to include direct patient care when staffing issues arise.
- Provide input to establish annual budget for IPU.
- Understand and manage annual budget for the IPU.
- Oversee and implement all unit processes and procedures.
- Hire, train, orient, supervise and evaluate qualified IPU interdisciplinary team personnel.
- Responsible for oversight of education, training, and discipline.
- Responsible for unit needs, including supplies.
- Maintain safe environment for families, patients and employees.
The successful candidate will be an RN with a Bachelor's degree; master's preferred and have a minimum of three (3) years of management experience in hospice or related healthcare organization. Must also have demonstrated clinical assessment skills and the ability to deal with challenging work environment with time demands and occasional conflicting priorities.
This is a full time position eligible for full benefits after 30 days. Lightways offers medical, dental, vision, a generous paid time off (PTO) plan and 401k with a matching benefit.
For additional information on Lightways benefit package, please visit Lightways.org and click on Careers.
