Blossom Ridge has an exciting opportunity to add a Director of Hospice to our Sacramento team!
If you are looking for an opportunity advance your career in the Healthcare Industry and grow your skillset in Hospice, while working with a supportive team of professionals to help you along the way, then Blossom Ridge is the place for you!
Salary: $160k- 190k/year DOE!
Sign-On Bonus: up to $10,000 DOE!
Benefits include:
- Executive Paid Time off plan
- 100% medical benefit coverage for the employee
- 401k + matching
- FSA + Matching
- and much more!
About Us:
Blossom Ridge is a 4-star Medicare rated Home Health and Hospice Agency and was listed as one of the fastest growing companies in Sacramento! We are looking for dedicated staff to join our mission in ethically providing quality care to our patients as if they were our very own family members!
Job Summary:
Assume primary responsibility for clinical services provided by the Agency. Direct, coordinate and supervise all clinical functions. Maintains compliance with federal and state regulations as they apply to the provision of home visits to patients. Assure compliance with Agency Policy and Procedures. Monitor job performance and completion of evaluations and counseling of clinical staff.
Responsibilities/essential functions:
The person in this position must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations. * Essential Job Function
1. The Director of Patient Care Services shall demonstrate sufficient background knowledge and expertise in clinical decision-making for the patient population of the home health agency to meet the needs of his or her patients, and to contribute to Quality Management review and evaluation. Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care primarily to the geriatric population, and to a lesser degree, the adult population.
2. Demonstrate professional demeanor and appearance.
3. Demonstrate excellent oral and written skills.
4. Demonstrate organizational and leadership skills.
5. Assure compliance with company policy and all federal, state, and local regulatory bodies.
6. Supervise all clinical activities and staff related to nursing.
7. Assist with recruiting, hiring, orienting and ongoing in-service education of all nursing staff.
8. Remain informed of home health regulations and standards as well as management issues.
9. Accountable for all clinical issues. *
10. Provide guidance and support for supervisory, field and office staff.
11. Conduct employee performance evaluations. Assists with development of new job standards as needed.
12. Counsel staff appropriately and in a timely manner concerning areas of deficiency as well as areas of excellence and quality
improvement.
13. Ensure coordination of care by all disciplines. *
14. Assure that a reassessment of a client’s needs is performed by the appropriate health care professional (i.e. when there is a significant health status change in the client’s condition at the physician’s request or after hospital discharge).
15. Ensure compliance with The Conditions of Participation. *
16. Participate in review, analysis and appraisal of the effectiveness of the total agency program. *
17. Participate in short and long range planning for the agency and implement specific measures for agency growth. Increase market share through education of physicians and other community and referral sources.
18. Participate in the evaluation of agency programs
19. Participate in state, local and national organizations, meetings, seminars, workshops and activities relating to the home health profession and health care services.
20. Work with other agencies and promote good community relations through involvement in community events.
21. Assure service satisfaction through client visits and other measures, as appropriate. Investigate and resolve agency complaints related to nursing or other department if required.
22. Ensure care delivery meets the needs of the patients and follows professional practice standards.
23. Develop, implement, review and revise policies and procedures to guide care delivery. *
24. Monitor compliance with applicable Federal, State and Local laws, Professional Standards and principals, established policies and procedures and the plan of care. *
Qualifications/Educational Requirements:
1. A registered nurse with a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing or other health related field with three years of experience within the last five years in a home health agency, primary care clinic or health facility, at least one year of which was in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or
2. A registered nurse with four years’ experience within the last five years in a home health agency, primary care clinic or health facility, at least one year of which was in a supervisory or administrative capacity.
Blossom Ridge Home Health Agency is an equal opportunity employer and does not deny benefits to, or exclude, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability or age in admission, treatment or participation in its program, services and activities, or in employment.