Hospice Manager | Hospice of Light

At Singing River Health System, caring isn’t just part of the job — it’s in our DNA. Whether we’re saving lives, supporting behind the scenes, or showing up for our community, we bring the energy, heart, and hustle every single day.

With pride, passion, and commitment, we will improve health and save lives in our community every day.

Shift:

Monday - Friday

Location:

Singing River Pascagoula Hospital

Position Overview:
The Hospice Manager utilizes epidemiological principles to meet patient care standards and JCAHO, CDC and APIC requirements in order to improve care quality and reduce or minimize the risk of development or spread of infection. The Hospice Manager directs the day-today activities of Quality and Risk Management for Hospice of Light. He/She initiates activities and provides leadership to facilitate achievement of the organization’s goals and objectives related to quality performance assessment, improvement, and patient safety.

The Hospice Manager is a member of the Interdisciplinary team in order to maximize the quality of life of Hospice patients and families. He/She determines the educational needs of Hospice staff; planning for and implementing appropriate educational activities and orientation activities to achieve identified educational outcomes; and evaluates the effectiveness of staff learning.

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Education:
Must be a graduate of an approved NLN school of nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), preferred.

License:
Current license to practice as a LPN/Registered Nurse in Mississippi.

Certifications:
Must maintain and complete BCLS certification upon hire and/or transfer.

Experience:
A minimum of three (3) of clinical nursing experience is required. Supervisory experience in a home health or hospice setting preferred.

Reports to:
Hospice Administrator

Supervises:
Hospice Health Aides, Social Workers, and Chaplains.

Physical Demands:
Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard. Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels, with or without correction. Must demonstrate the ability to communicate, speak, and enunciate to express/exchange ideas and detailed information in person and on the telephone. Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity, with or without correction, with the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Mental Demands:
Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making skills in the management of financial responsibilities, staff, and/or patients. Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels associated in dealing with employee issues and demands of maintaining effective working relationships with peers, staff, managers, physicians, and other healthcare associates.
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