Palliative Care RN Leader | Hybrid in the Bay Area

By the Bay Health; Larkspur (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive salary

Collaborative interdisciplinary teams

Meaningful leadership responsibility

Job summary

By The Bay Health, a nonprofit serving Bay Area patients, seeks a Palliative Care Manager to lead and grow the Adult Palliative Care Program in the San Francisco Bay Area. This role blends clinical leadership with operational growth, team development, and cross-functional partnership with healthcare partners.

You will oversee an interdisciplinary team, shape workflows and policies, coordinate referrals, and drive high-quality care while expanding the program’s reach.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Minimum of two years of RN experience in palliative care and/or hospice within the past five years.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day clinical operations of the Adult Palliative Care Program.
• Coach, support, and develop clinical team members while fostering a collaborative and accountable culture.
• Partner with the VP of Palliative Care on the strategic growth and development of the program.
• Help design and implement clinical workflows, policies, protocols, and processes that support high-quality care and sustainable growth.
• Coordinate patient referrals and ensure timely assignment, appropriate staffing, and continuity of care.
• Monitor clinical quality, patient outcomes, documentation, and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with hospitals, healthcare organizations, facilities, contracted partners, and referral sources to strengthen care coordination and access to Palliative Care.
• Identify opportunities to improve the patient and family experience throughout the Palliative Care journey.
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration and help solve complex clinical and operational challenges.
• Support staff education, professional development, and clinical excellence.
• Participate in the Administrative On-Call rotation.

Skills

RN leadership

Supervisory experience

Clinical excellence

Communication

Relationship-building

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

By The Bay Health, a nonprofit serving Bay Area patients, seeks a Palliative Care Manager to lead and grow the Adult Palliative Care Program in the San Francisco Bay Area. This role blends clinical leadership with operational growth, team development, and cross-functional partnership with healthcare partners.

You will oversee an interdisciplinary team, shape workflows and policies, coordinate referrals, and drive high-quality care while expanding the program’s reach.