Director, Hospice

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Founded in 1982, Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is a not-for-profit, faith-based Life Plan Community located along the southern shore of Chesapeake Bay. Our scenic, resort-style campus hosts a vibrant community of residents and staff passionate about service, joy, and well‑being.

Mission:
Enriching lives through the power of purpose, belonging, and wellness.

Virginia Beach, VA

Administrator

Exempt/Salaried

The Director, Hospice falls under Senior Options advisory services. Responsible for all aspects of hospice, including hiring, training, supervising the hospice team, leading the interdisciplinary group, ensuring budgeting, and maintaining compliance with regulations.

• Hire, train, supervise and monitor the performance and skills of Interdisciplinary Team members.
• Serve as an accessible resource for clinicians in the field, providing guidance and assistance as needed whenever questions or situations arise.
• Supervise the implementation of the patient’s plan of care, receives referrals, assigns cases, audits, organizes, oversees, integrates and modifies the resources necessary to reach desired outcomes.
• Confer with the Medical Director regarding any questions about an individual’s eligibility for services. Evaluate the effectiveness of the care plan on an ongoing basis.
• Provide ongoing clinical assessment and provide care to clients and families.
• Assure an accurate evaluation of client needs and develop and implement a comprehensive interdisciplinary care plan that addresses those needs.
• Follow current professional standards of practice and agency approved protocols.
• Audit and maintain current and accurate client records through use of laptop computers and EMR chart documentation in accordance with agency policies, federal, state, and local guidelines.
• Assist the Interdisciplinary Team in establishing appropriate goals, priorities, and plans of care. Complete clinical record reviews quarterly. Participate in data collection, analysis and performance improvement projects.
• Collaborate with other disciplines, recommend and/or process internal or external referrals in order to meet the comprehensive needs of the clients.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary team meetings with facilities and/or hospice personnel to promote coordination of care and discussion on interdisciplinary team involvement.
• Manage the hospice budget.
• Supervise and manage employees, including completing employee evaluations and consulting with Human Resources and Administrator to take action regarding disciplinary and performance challenges.
• Ensure organizational compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Assist in managing conflict and complaint management/resolution.
• Ensure Hospice team stays current with clinical information and practices, including hospice Medicare benefit eligibility requirements.
• Direct hospice team in performance of their duties including admission, discharge, transfer, revocation and provision of service to patients.
• Ensure services provided by other agencies are authorized by hospice.
• Ensure collaboration with agencies and vendors for effective management of services.
• Ensure standards of ethical clinical practice are maintained.
• Provide staff development including orientation, in‑service education, continuing education and evaluation of staff.
• Provide professional nursing service as needed.
• Responsible for scheduling a similarly qualified alternate to be available in their absence.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Ability to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and relief of an obstructed airway.
• Ability to climb at least two flights of stairs.
• Ability to stand and/or walk for a period of at least four hours.

Three years of experience in Hospice Care, with at least two of those years in a supervisory role. Knowledgeable of applicable local, state, federal regulations. Must have an unencumbered Virginia license as Registered Nurse, maintain current CPR certification (Basic Life Support),…