Hospice Clinical Manager (RN)

Description

Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a Hospice Clinical Manager with Wellspring. As a statewide nonprofit serving families, children and seniors in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services — because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.
As the Hospice Clinical Manager with the Wellspring hospice team, you’ll be part of a team that is committed to delivering exceptional services to seniors and their families in Frankenmuth, Saginaw and the surrounding areas. You must hold a current, valid license in the State of Michigan as a Registered Nurse (RN). Experience in health services management with at least one year of supervisor experience in hospice, home health care, long-term care or a related healthcare program is preferred.

As a Hospice Clinical Manager, you will:

• Provide oversight of all patient care services and personnel.
  
• Schedule patient visits with appropriate personnel assignments in collaboration with the scheduler
  
• Coordinate referrals and patient care with multiple disciplines
  
• Assure patient needs are continually assessed & individualized care plans are develop, implemented and revised as necessary
  
• Oversee hospice, MSW, nutritionists and agency services, through orientation activities, consultation, case conferences, clinical in-services, Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) and other meetings
  
• Perform coaching/training visits with staff
  
• Share in the supervisory extended hour on-call rotation for weekends and after hours (5-6 week rotation)
• Participate in individually assigned committees and associations
• Review and ensure accurate, complete comprehensive assessment and completion of client/family record at time of admission, change of condition, resumption of care, in-patient stay, re-certification and discharge
  
• Respond to phone calls from field staff, payers, physicians, clients and families
  
• Chair hospice nurse meetings and case conferences - IDT meetings
  
• Facilitate hospice nurse on-call coverage after hours and on weekends
  
• Provide back-up visits when necessary
  
• Monitors patient and staff incidents, adverse outcomes, patient/family satisfaction and equipment/service problems pertaining to the delivery of patient care service
  
• Perform internal audits and inspections to ensure compliance with organization practices and procedures, State and Federal regulations and clinical practice standards
  
• Respond to ADR requests
  
• Monitor organization compliance with regulatory & professional standards
  
• Complete field visits with clinical staff at least annually and as needed
  
• Schedule patient visits with appropriate personnel assignments in collaboration with patient needs and CMS guidelines
  
• Oversee hospice clinical staff and agency services through orientation activities, consultation, case conferences, clinical in-service, Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) and other meetings as necessary
  
• Provide back-up visits when necessary; Routine and Emergent
  
• Provide Start of Care visits (Admissions) for new patients, as needed

Why Choose Wellspring?
You may be wondering why Wellspring would be a good option for you. Here are some of the benefits to being part of the Hospice team with Wellspring:

• You'll be part of a dedicated and caring team of nurses, caregivers, social workers, therapists and administrative staff
• You'll work in a small team and collaborative environment
• You'll connect with the team through weekly meetings and trainings
• You'll receive supervision, support and training
• Your starting salary range will be $83,000 - $91,500 / year, based off professional experience and licensure
• You'll work full time, 40 hours / week
• You'll be working on-site, Monday - Friday (8:00am - 4:30pm)
• You'll have occasional travel to patients homes (as needed)
• You'll receive mileage reimbursement for work-related travel
• You'll be a part of the on-call rotation
• You'll be able to enroll in our benefits, such as Health, Vision & Dental insurance, 403b Retirement plans, PTO, Paid Holidays
• You'll have the flexibility to be paid on demand with DailyPay
• You'll have access to Wellspring SupportLinc, which is an employee assistance plan

Your reporting office will be the Wellspring Frankenmuth Office:
Wellspring Lutheran Services
100 Mayer Rd
Frankenmuth, MI 48734
Full Job Description available during the interview.