Team Manager Nursing Home Job Lakeland area,Florida USA,Nursing

Directs all patient care services for the team, including volunteer and bereavement, and ensures that services are rendered as integrated components of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
Reviews information on all pending patient admissions, all new admissions (assessments and history) and “alive” discharges to assure that eligibility and appropriateness criteria are met.
Collaborates with both the team physician and the attending physician regarding palliative care measures for pain and symptom management.
Assures complete and accurate data and documentation are available to make recertification decisions and further assures that those decisions are made on a timely basis.
Reviews all imminent “alive” discharges to assure effective discharge planning.
Monitors the type and level of team services provided (staffing, medications, HME, supplies, level of care changes to inpatient and continuous care, etc.) to assure that they are appropriate and responsive to patient/family needs and expectations.
Manages the team schedule and assures coordination of services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to all patients on the team.
Facilitates team meeting, assuring interdisciplinary input into the update and revision of the plan of care in concert with the changing needs and expectations of the patient and family.
Participates in on‑call rotation.

Patient Care Services

Directs all patient care services for the team, including volunteer and bereavement, and ensures that services are rendered as integrated components of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
Reviews information on all pending patient admissions, all new admissions (assessments and history) and “alive” discharges to assure that eligibility and appropriateness criteria are met.
Collaborates with both the team physician and the attending physician regarding palliative care measures for pain and symptom management.
Assures complete and accurate data and documentation are available to make recertification decisions and further assures that those decisions are made on a timely basis.
Reviews all imminent “alive” discharges to assure effective discharge planning.
Monitors the type and level of team services provided (staffing, medications, HME, supplies, level of care changes to inpatient and continuous care, etc.) to assure that they are appropriate and responsive to patient/family needs and expectations.
Manages the team schedule and assures coordination of services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to all patients on the team.
Facilitates team meeting, assuring interdisciplinary input into the update and revision of the plan of care in concert with the changing needs and expectations of the patient and family.
Participates in on‑call rotation.

Staff Supervision and Management

Interviews, selects, trains, supervises, evaluates and dismisses team staff in conjunction with the Patient Care Administrator
Assures staff competence and performance levels through making field visits, evaluating documentation and providing team based in services on Vitas values, hospice principles and practices and specific team growth needs.
Acts as a resource and mentor for staff re clinical issues, documentation, inter- and intra- team problem solving and appropriate customer service behavior
Oversees staff and volunteer schedules, scheduling and territory assignments to assure that workload is distributed equitably and that all staff are able to meet overall productivity expectations.
Reviews and approves payroll, assuring that employees have documented accurate time, mileage and additional expenses.

Quality Improvement/Regulatory Compliance

Monitors clinical records and all team activities to ensure that they are accurate, complete and meet required standards in accordance with VITAS…