Clinical Manager

Compensation: $130,000 - $135,000 annually plus additional bonus opportunities.

Schedule: Monday-Friday | 8:30 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m., with rotating on-call responsibilities

Location: Davis, CA

When you join Yolo Cares, you're joining one of California's highest-rated nonprofit hospice organizations, where compassionate professionals are empowered to provide exceptional patient care.

• Ranked in the Top 1% nationally and in California for hospice quality
• Nationally recognized by Modern Healthcare as a Best Place to Work five times, with
  95% of employees saying they’re proud to work at Yolo Cares
• Competitive annual compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Company-issued laptop and cell phone

Yolo Cares offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance.

• Comprehensive health insurance for employees (up to 100% employer-paid, depending on plan), with additional support toward covering dependents.
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Retirement plan with company matching
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Training and professional development opportunities

As a community-founded and community-grounded nonprofit with a nearly 50-year track record of caring for people living with life-limiting illnesses, Yolo Cares is committed to providing compassionate, innovative, and patient-centered care. Our commitment to this mission is reflected in our accomplishments:

• First California healthcare provider accepted into the prestigious National Partnership for Healthcare & Hospice Innovation.
• Opened the West Coast's first community housing program for individuals living with a terminal illness who are also experiencing homelessness.
• Created a unique five-star adult day program in Davis, California.

Our team of professionals sees their work not simply as a job, but as a human response to an inner voice. For many, it is a calling—a vocation dedicated to serving patients and families with compassion, dignity, and respect.

You will join a highly skilled, compassionate, interdisciplinary clinical team dedicated to providing patient- and family-centered hospice care. Yolo Cares' clinical team includes registered nurses, hospice aides, social workers, spiritual care counselors, nurse practitioners, and physicians who work collaboratively to support patients and families through every stage of the hospice journey. The team is grounded in clinical excellence, mutual respect, and thoughtful coordination, with a shared commitment to dignity, comfort, and individualized care.

As Clinical Manager, you will lead an interdisciplinary team in delivering exceptional, patient-centered hospice care. In partnership with the Chief Clinical Officer, you will oversee daily clinical operations while coaching and developing clinical staff to build a collaborative, high-performing care team. As a member of the clinical leadership team, you will also participate in a shared administrative after-hours on-call rotation, providing leadership support outside of regular business hours.

• Provide coaching, mentorship, and performance feedback to clinical team members.
• Support staff development through orientation, education, and ongoing competency building.
• Conduct regular ride-along visits with clinical staff to reinforce best practices, evaluate performance, and promote consistent standards of care.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Provide clinical guidance for complex patient situations, symptom management, and hospice care planning.
• Ensure appropriate hospice eligibility practices using Medicare guidelines, Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs), and Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) criteria.
• Support timely, coordinated care delivery for patients and families.
• Promote evidence-based hospice and palliative care practices.

• Oversee staffing, scheduling, and workload distribution to ensure patient care needs are met.
• Monitor census, staffing needs, and clinical resources to support efficient operations.
• Assist with patient care coverage and RN case management responsibilities as needed.
• Maintain appropriate utilization of hospice resources.

• Ensure clinical documentation meets regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards.
• Support compliance with Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation, Joint Commission standards, and California hospice regulations.
• Participate in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve clinical workflows, communication, and patient outcomes.
• Facilitate effective communication among interdisciplinary team members, physicians, patients, families, and…