Registered Nurse; RN - Director Hospice

Overview

Gentiva is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Director Hospice for an ongoing staff position in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

$12,000 sign‑on bonus available.

• Provides hands‑on leadership for a hospice program with growth opportunity, accountable for clinical quality, operational performance, and sustainable census expansion. Demonstrates a commitment to excellence through focusing on quality care and/or service.
• Incorporates continuous quality improvement principles in day‑to‑day activities.
• Uses statistical and qualitative information to manage quality.
• Requires employees to exhibit technical knowledge and effective skill education related to their job.
• Promotes and monitors compliance with requirements and standards established by accrediting or licensing agencies, regulatory agencies and state or federal law relevant to areas of responsibility.
• Ensures that policies and procedures are followed.
• Accepts responsibility for remaining current in the latest trends, developments and technologies relative to area of work by actively pursuing self‑development, attending in‑services, and circulating relevant information to appropriate employees.
• Recommends and implements policies and procedures, which have been developed by the Administrator and Governing Body that guide and support the provision of services.
• Manages Human Resources effectively.
• Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Promotes positive communications and keeps employees informed of changes by ensuring meetings with appropriate staff are conducted and documented. Is available to employees when issues arise.
• Promotes/provides core orientation, at the direction of the Administrator, plus location‑specific orientation, in‑service training and continuing education for employees, volunteers and contract personnel.
• Conducts educational programs for outside agencies as deemed necessary.
• Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide services.
• Responsible for the selection, supervision, and evaluation of interdisciplinary team members in collaboration with the Administrator.
• Collaborates with the Administrator, Corporate leadership and employees to establish goals and standards for performance; reviews and monitors progress regularly and redirects efforts where goals are not being met.
• Determines qualifications and competence of employees, in collaboration with the Administrator.
• Completes all performance evaluations in collaboration with the Administrator prior to due date.
• Takes appropriate and timely action in disciplinary situations in collaboration with the Administrator; documents actions taken in accordance with policy.
• Assigns employees in accordance with their personal abilities and limitations; ensures fair and consistent workload distribution.
• Manages Office Operations effectively.
• Directs the multiple teams of the assigned location, if applicable.
• Plans and organizes tasks and resources to achieve strategic goals and objectives.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to recognize, establish and deal with priorities.
• Measures progress towards set goals; takes corrective action on projects, as appropriate. Considers the impact of department/location decisions on the overall functioning of the provider, the company and its hospice affiliates.
• Reviews and analyzes facts of a situation when developing a plan of action; considers all relevant information to make the most informed decision possible.
• Achieves predetermined objectives and goals.
• Participates in selecting outside sources for needed services in collaboration with the Administrator.
• Ensures contract management is maintained for services from outside vendors/providers in collaboration with the Administrator.
• Assesses and improves branch/department performance as well as individual team's performance.
• Ensures documentation of services is accurate and timely.
• Monitors and supervises quality of patients' care of assigned location(s). Processes emergency calls and requests for assistance.
• Assists with problem solving for patients in all settings.
• Prepares, monitors, and reviews monthly bills, supply costs, expense requests, mileage reimbursement,…