Hospice Care Operations Lead - RN Assistant Director

AdamsPlace; Lenoir City (TN); On-site; USD 78,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Bonus eligibility

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible scheduling

Mileage reimbursement

Paid training

Job summary

Caris HealthCare is seeking an RN Assistant Director of Nursing to support the Director of Nursing in coordinating patient and family care within the hospice program. You will help facilitate communication among care teams and ensure high-quality service.

This role offers a competitive salary and benefits package, with opportunities for professional growth in a supportive, patient-centered organization.

Qualifications

• Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of operation.
• One (1) year experience in patient care skills in hospice or palliative care, oncology or home health preferred.
• A working knowledge of the objectives, framework, organization, and function of a hospice program as well as programs offered by different payors including Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, is preferred.
• Basic computer knowledge/skill.

Responsibilities

• Assist with coordination of the patient care aspects of the Hospice Program and the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).
• Ensures referral/admission process is completed within Caris HealthCare’s customer service standards.
• Assist with assignment of patient care staff. Monitors scheduling of patient care staff.
• Assist with supervision of periodic reviews of patient medical records, employee visits, and daily activity reports to assure conformance with agency standards, licensure requirements, and professional community health nursing standards. Checks documentation for accuracy, and consistency with payor requirements and company policy.
• Assist with arrangement of hospice and supportive services
• Assist with recruitment, hires, and directing the training of field staff.
• Responsible for compliance with the Caris safety and disaster plans
• Ensures employees are trained on occupational exposure
• Assist to handle staff, physicians, patient, inter-departmental complaints, and problems, providing accurate and timely follow-up, and documents problems and complaints per company policy.

Skills

RN/LPN licensure

Patient care

Basic computer skills

Job description

Caris HealthCare is seeking an RN Assistant Director of Nursing to support the Director of Nursing in coordinating patient and family care within the hospice program. You will help facilitate communication among care teams and ensure high-quality service.

This role offers a competitive salary and benefits package, with opportunities for professional growth in a supportive, patient-centered organization.