Hospice Patient Care Team Manager

Overview

Picture yourself happy at work, surrounded by teams and people who are like family. At Capstone Hospice, purpose is at the heart of our employee experience, empowering you to make a meaningful impact on patients and families during this most crucial time in their life. We live a simple mission; to bring peace and comfort to those we serve.

Capstone Hospice is privately owned and services the Metro Atlanta community. As a growing company we strive to maintain an employee‑centric hospice company. Our belief is simple;
Inspired, proud and pleased employees will deliver a level of customer satisfaction that consistently exceeds expectations. We realize that timely and accurate responsiveness is of the highest importance. Our company structure lends itself to a flexible, prompt and efficient response from our staff. The needs of our patients are our utmost priority.

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As a Patient Care Manager, you are a member of the dedicated clinical management team that is responsible for providing management and leadership of the respective clinical hospice team. The team consists of Registered Nurses (RN) and Certified Hospice Aides who provide hospice services in a designated territory. This position is responsible for leading interdisciplinary group meetings and participate in the development of the nursing team.

This position is primarily in the office, with expectations of being in the field when needed. Candidates should have leadership skills with experience and knowledgeable in hospice policies and procedures.

This is a salaried exempt position working Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. The clinical management team rotates On Call AOC responsibilities during the week.

• Graduate from accredited school of nursing.
• Currently licensed as a registered nurse (RN) to practice in the state of Georgia.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a registered nurse.
• Direct hospice experience within the past 2-3 years.
• Clinical management experience of more than 5 direct reports.
• Must understand the coordination of hospice services, policies and procedures.
• Must have a current valid driver's license, auto liability insurance and reliable transportation.

• Experience with management/leadership of a team.
• Ability to work independently make accurate, and at times quick judgements.
• Ability to perceive, understand, and manage one's own emotions and relationships.
• Ability to manage your own emotions effectively, especially in challenging situations.
• Ability to manage relationships and communicate effectively.
• Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting.
• Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes.

• Supervise the planning, coordination and delivery of the interdisciplinary group interventions.
• Assign patient/family to appropriate clinical team member.
• Participate and provide leadership in the team for regular interdisciplinary group meeting, the development, review and revision of the patient/family plan of care, facilitation of problem‑solving sessions and delivery of team support.
• Implement and monitor compliance with all policies and procedures.
• Supervise the maintenance of medical records assuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with licensing regulations, certification standards, legal and ethical standards.
• Provide supervision of support and clerical staff in cooperation with other members of the management team.
• Oversee the clinical supervision of nursing personnel, Hospice Aides and Homemakers.
• Conduct appropriate supervisory visits which allow for clinical observation of performance of assigned team members.
• Provide information for inclusion in written performance evaluations for all staff assigned to team in cooperation with appropriate members of the management team.
• Provide leadership and counsel to nursing personnel to measurable enhance staff development.
• Identify need for staff education and assist in the development of in‑service programs for interdisciplinary group.
• Assist in education/training programs.
• Participate in orientation of new personnel as appropriate to team…