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Clinical Manager - Hospice
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Full Time, Days
- 25,000 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO ACCEPT AN OFFER PRIOR TO MAY 1, 2025!
Why work as a Clinical Manager – Hospice at Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire?
You experience satisfying and challenging work that makes a difference, every day.
You really get to know your patients and become an integral part of their care team.
You are provided broad independence but are also part of a cohesive interdisciplinary team.
You get to be an important part of the community where you live.
You have a work / life balance that can match the flexibility you need.
Benefits include :
Employee Referral Bonuses
Clinical CEUs
Online LinkedIn Learning
Extensive health, dental, and lifestyle benefits that come with being part of the renowned Dartmouth Health system
Locations :
White River Junction, VT
Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH covers more than 70 towns delivering superior nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and personal care services with proven effectiveness, integrity, and compassion. Our only goal is to help the people in our communities. When you join the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH, you’ll become part of a dedicated team delivering outstanding home health and hospice services that enrich the lives of the people we serve.
The Clinical Manager – Hospice coordinates and facilitates the provision of quality care and service for a patient at the end of life. This role will demonstrate commitment to hospice and palliative care, excellence in problem-solving, leadership, communication, fiscal responsibility and teamwork with administrators and other members of the health care team to design, evaluate, and improve patient care systems and processes.
The Clinical Manager – Hospice will :
Participate in the operational, administrative, and personnel responsibilities in providing services in a 24 / 7 work environment.
Direct day-to-day operations in accordance with established standards of practice, policy, and regulatory requirements.
Plan adequate staffing and adjustments on a daily basis.
Contribute to the development of annual budget.
Monitor key performance indicators and create an action plan to improve results.
Oversee the case management process; strategize to improve efficiency and eliminate barriers that impact patient and family-centered care.
Facilitate and monitor activities related to the delivery of patient care.
Monitor and develop strategies to address patient satisfaction.
Participate in event analysis, planning, and corrective actions.
Administer clinical care to patients, as needed, to maintain clinical skills, to assess particular patient requirements or as support to patient care staff.
Collaborate with patients, families, and the health care team to support the patient's plan of care.
Collaborate in planning, implementation, and evaluation of students’ clinical experience.
Collaborate with Clinical Quality, Education, providers, and Human Resources departments to educate, train and develop staff.
Facilitate leadership development among staff.
Maintain membership and involvement in an appropriate professional association that facilitates networking and professional development.
Minimum Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree in professional clinical discipline (RN or MSW) from an accredited college or university or active enrollment, Certification in specialty preferred.
One (1) year of experience in a direct supervisory role preferred.
Experience in a health care setting with working knowledge of medical terminology, electronic medical records, and billing systems / software, preferred.
Must have excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
Software skills : Electronic medical records, Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.
We would love to meet you and tell you more about this engaging and fulfilling part of our healthcare delivery system. Our Hiring Managers can explain the different roles, our service area, the unique aspects of home and hospice care, and the many benefits we can offer your career and personal life.
Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) will never require candidates to provide personally identifying information such as social security number, date of birth, street address, or banking information in order to submit an application for employment. Identifying information will only be requested after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted, for the purposes of security screening and onboarding. If you experience a request for your personal information prior to acceptance of an offer of employment, please contact VNH’s Human Resources Department immediately at 888.300.8853 or EmailHR@vnhcare.org.
As part of Dartmouth Health, Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH is an equal-opportunity employer.
Job ID : 1415
Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
BSN Required
One Year
