Hospice Patient Care Manager (RN)

Hospice Patient Care Manager (RN) 

 in Mandeville, LA

Experience the rewards of helping others during a significant stage of life. As a Hospice Patient Care Manager (RN) for Interim HealthCare®, you’ll join an organization that is dedicated to helping patients live out their days in the most comfortable and meaningful ways.

Interim HealthCare, the nation’s first home care company, understands the value of compassionate, in house care. We are looking for a Hospice Patient Care Manager who shares our passion for end-of-life care to help oversee the daily operations of our hospice program, ensuring patients and their families receive the highest caliber of care and support. If you’re ready for a fulfilling career that allows you to make a difference every day, you are made for this!

Our Hospice Patient Care Mangers enjoy some notable benefits:

• Salary: $85,000- $90,000 annually
• Make a positive impact in the lives of others through the work you do
• Family-oriented culture that values people and promotes work-life balance
• Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
• Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
• PTO, Medical/Dental/Vision & 401(k) Benefits

As a Hospice Patient Care Manager, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:

• Assist with the responsibility to ensure that established processes are in place to screen, hire, orient, educate and retain a sufficient number of hospice employees to meet the care needs of the hospice patients/families.

• Assist the Director of Nursing to ensure that effective processes are in place to provide:

  • Adequate and appropriate supervision of hospice employees;

  • Employee access to appropriately qualified supervisory staff during all hours of operations;

  • Oversight of and assistance to clinical supervisors;

  • Ongoing education of hospice employees about: regulations, guidelines, current standards of hospice and palliative care practice, Interim HealthCare Hospice policies and procedures and the quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) program and each employee's role in such.

• Provide initial, first 90-day training, ongoing educational opportunities and in-services to hospice employees to meet quality standards, agency policy and all regulatory standards.

• Completes daily audits according to the agency's written QAPI plan/schedule.

• Regularly communicates with the Hospice Director of Nursing and Administrator regarding: compliance with regulations, guidelines, policies and procedures, standards of practice, activity and results of the QAPI program; respond to and resolve complaints; report and analysis of occurrences of sentinel events.

• Actively participates as a member of the IDG.

• Some field work expectations and managers call, and backup call required. 

A few must-haves for Hospice Administrators:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and active RN license in Louisiana 

• Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience in hospice 

• Minimum of 3 years of management and/or leadership experience 

• Quality assurance experience preferred

• Experience performing quality assurance reviews in a hospice care setting preferred  

• CPR certification  

• Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations 

• Clinical proficiency in nursing specialty, strong communication skills and compassion 

Why Work for Interim HealthCare?

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Hospice Administrators. Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates hospice professionals, and a passion to make the final stages of life a treasured time for patients and their families. Join a nationwide network of Hospice Administrators who are making a significant difference in the lives of others through the compassionate work they do.

Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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