Hospice Clinical Team Lead - Interdisciplinary Care & Quality

VNS Health; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$15,000 sign-on bonus

Job summary

VNS Health is seeking a nurse manager to lead the hospice care program, coordinating an interdisciplinary team to assess and meet patient and family needs under the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care. You will ensure regulatory compliance and drive quality initiatives across the program, including After Hours coverage.

The role emphasizes clinical leadership, staff development and collaboration with quality improvement, education, and leadership to achieve hospice goals and fiscal targets.

Qualifications

• License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Nurse Practitioner license in New York State and DEA license preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an approved program.
• Minimum of three years clinical hospice experience; strong communication; MS Office familiarity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the interdisciplinary team to provide hospice care aligned with the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care.
• Participate in Hospice Team and IDG management meetings and relevant committees.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with Hospice Conditions of Participation; conduct audits and reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement and education initiatives to meet professional practice standards.
• Initiate and coordinate clinical, regulatory, and fiscal activities to support hospice goals and budgets.
• Manage day-to-day department operations, productivity, and revenue/expenditure targets.
• Oversee staff training, performance evaluation, hiring, promotion and salary actions.
• Facilitate and manage the interdisciplinary group to provide comprehensive hospice services.
• Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical management experience

Oral communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Manages, coordinates, facilitates and supports the members of the interdisciplinary team in provision of hospice care to patient/families of VNS Health Hospice Care Program, including After Hours. Ensures the implementation of clinical/quality improvement initiatives for hospice services in compliance with regulatory requirements. Demonstrates knowledge and commitment to excellence in clinical practice and customer service. Works under general direction.

*This role includes a $15K sign-on bonus, payable in two installments during your first year of employment with VNS Health.

• Ensures the use of an interdisciplinary approach to assess the medical, physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of the patient. Ensures that support and direction to patient’s families are provided in accordance with the patient’s Interdisciplinary Plan of Care/Hospice Care mission, objectives, policies and procedures.
• Participates in Hospice Team meetings, IDG management meetings, and serves on relevant committees for the purposes of information exchange, team collaboration, development of procedures and documentation tools, development of quality and training.
• Ensures full regulatory compliance with Hospice Conditions of Participation and standards through review, monitoring and audit (ad hoc / regular) of files, processes and procedures.
• Collaborates with Quality Improvement/Education in the development and implementation of quality improvement and educational activities to ensure professional practice standards are consistently met for each member of the team. Participates in the design, implementation, evaluation and modification of quality initiatives and educational plans.
• Initiates, coordinates, performs and assists in the analysis of clinical, regulatory and fiscal practice. Assists leadership in achieving Hospice Care goals, objectives, and fiscal targets by providing support with compliance and/or innovation to achieve improvement.
• Manages the day to day operations of the department, which includes effective caseload or visit management, achievement of productivity and revenue/expenditure targets for Hospice Care.
• Completes all work assignments, which includes audits, reports and projects.
• Performs all duties inherent in a managerial role. Ensures effective staff training, evaluates staff performance, provides input for the development of the department budget, and hires, promotes, and terminates staff and recommends salary actions as appropriate.
• Facilitates and manages the interdisciplinary group for provision of an effective and comprehensive hospice services to patient/families of VNSNY Hospice Program.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications:
License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required
Licensed and currently registered to practice as Nurse Practitioner in New York State and DEA license preferred

Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an approved program accredited by the National League of Nursing or Health or Human Services field or the equivalent work experience required

Work Experience:
Minimum of three years clinical experience in hospice required
Effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills required
Clinical management experience preferred
Knowledge of personal computer operations, including MS Office applications preferred

Pay Range

USD $98,200.00 - USD $130,800.00 /Yr.
About Us

VNS Health has been committed to meeting the needs of New Yorkers for over 130 years. We’re one of the largest nonprofit home- and community-based health care organizations in the country, and today, more than 11,500 team members work together to make a difference in the lives of more than 99,000 patients and members on any given day.