RN Clinical Supervisor - Hospice

Acacia Health (Palliative, Home Health, & Hospice); Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Acacia Health is seeking an RN Clinical Supervisor to support the Director of Patient Care Services in Palm Desert, CA. This role provides clinical leadership, oversees staff, and ensures regulatory compliance across hospice operations.

The position emphasizes guiding an interdisciplinary team, maintaining high-quality patient-centered care, and driving survey readiness while delivering compassionate service in an in-office setting.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in California.
• Current CPR/BLS certification required.
• Minimum two years hospice nursing experience.
• Supervisory or management experience in hospice, home health, palliative care, or related healthcare setting preferred.
• Strong clinical leadership experience with hospice regulations, clinical documentation, quality standards, patient safety practices, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily hospice clinical operations and support high-quality patient care.
• Provide clinical leadership, guidance, coaching, and support to nursing and interdisciplinary team members.
• Coordinate patient care services, admissions, recertifications, discharges, and complex clinical cases.
• Oversee clinician scheduling, visit assignments, and care coordination to ensure timely patient service.
• Monitor clinical documentation, physician orders, and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and timely billing.
• Support quality assurance initiatives, chart audits, and performance improvement activities.
• Participate in IDG collaboration to promote effective patient care planning.
• Resolve patient, family, physician, and staff concerns with exceptional customer service.
• Drive survey readiness and ensure ongoing compliance with hospice regulations and accreditation standards.
• Collaborate with leadership, case managers, scheduling teams, and physicians for operational success.
• Conduct field visits, staff mentoring, and training to promote clinical excellence and professional development.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Time management

Coaching

Problem solving

Education

Graduate of accredited nursing program

BSN preferred

Job description

We at Acacia believe in a patient first approach. You must be compassionate, caring, and work with your heart. We are more than just a team as we treat each other as family. If you are looking for a home health, palliative and hospice agency that treats patients & team members like family, then Acacia is for you. www.acaciahealth.net

The RN Clinical Supervisor - Hospice assists the Director of Patient Care Services (DPCS) with daily clinical operations, workflow oversight, staff supervision, and interdisciplinary team support. This role provides clinical leadership and guidance to field and office-based staff, promotes regulatory and documentation compliance, and helps ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered hospice care. The role also assists in monitoring clinical performance metrics, including SIA, SSVI, and HVLDL-related processes, to support quality care delivery and operational effectiveness.

RN Clinical Supervisor Job Responsibilities:

• Lead daily hospice clinical operations and support the delivery of highquality patient care.
• Provide clinical leadership, guidance, coaching, and support to nursing and interdisciplinary team members.
• Coordinate patient care services, admissions, recertifications, discharges, and complex clinical cases.
• Oversee clinician scheduling, visit assignments, and care coordination to ensure timely patient service.
• Monitor clinical documentation, physician orders, and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and timely billing.
• Support quality assurance initiatives, chart audits, and performance improvement activities.
• Participate in and lead interdisciplinary team (IDG) collaboration to promote effective patient care planning.
• Assist with resolving patient, family, physician, and staff concerns while maintaining exceptional customer service.
• Drive survey readiness efforts and ensure ongoing compliance with hospice regulations and accreditation standards.
• Collaborate closely with leadership, case managers, scheduling teams, and physicians to support operational success.
• Conduct field visits, staff mentoring, and training to promote clinical excellence and professional development.
• Participate in weekend oncall rotation to provide clinical leadership and operational support when needed.

Qualifications:

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California.
• Current CPR/BLS certification required.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program; BSN preferred.
• Minimum two (2) years of hospice nursing experience required.
• Supervisory or management experience in hospice, home health, palliative care, or a related healthcare setting preferred.
• Strong clinical leadership experience and knowledge of hospice regulations, clinical documentation, quality standards, patient safety practices, and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing patients with chronic and terminal illnesses, including symptom management and care coordination.
• Excellent leadership, communication, critical thinking, problemsolving, coaching, and teambuilding skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced healthcare environment.
• Commitment to providing compassionate, culturally sensitive, patientcentered hospice care.

Position: Full time

Type: In Office

Location: Palm Desert

Pay Range: $110K-115K