Director, Palliative Care and Hospice Services at Shore Medical Center – Somers Point, New Jersey

Summary
The Palliative Care & Hospice Program Director is accountable for the development, management and direct oversight of both the Palliative Medicine and Hospice services at Shore Medical Center. Serves as the principle liaison between Shore Medical Center and the Cancer Center and outpatient Hospice vendors. Performs supervisory and clinical functions in support of Palliative Medicine and Hospice services enhancement.

Responsibilities:
• Serves as Palliative Medicine clinician performing consults as requested by physician staff.
• Facilitates department serving as a clinical and educational resource to others.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates Palliative Care and Hospice programs.
• Develops and implements a Palliative Care and Hospice marketing plan in collaboration with the Community Relations Department.
• Oversees activities associated with the relationship with the Shore Cancer Center.
• Works collaboratively with Shore Cancer Center in developing community education and outreach activities, including advanced directive screening, POLST education and other relevant events.
• Directs the educational activities of the Palliative Care and Hospice Programs to meet regulatory requirements, competency requirements, and personal/professional growth needs of staff.
• Collaborates with the nursing management team to determine palliative and hospice related nursing education and training needs/priorities using a variety of methods based on adult learning principles and appropriate content.
• Presents informational session on Hospice and Palliative Care program for new nurses as a part of new employee orientation.
• Facilitates annual palliative and hospice education

Qualifications:
• Current licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse in the state of N.J.
• CHPN (Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse)
• Valid Driver's License
• 5 years of Palliative Care experience
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a group leader and participant, and has the ability to collaborate with multiple members of the healthcare administrative team
• Organization/ priority setting
• Critical thinking skills
• Budget/planning experience
• Regulatory requirements governing hospitals/ healthcare
• Experience in educating
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop employees
• Strong supervisory ability to lead and communicate organizational goals

Salary Range - $125,000 - $140,000 annually

Additional information
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Shore Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, orientation or expression; marital status, domestic partnership status, civil union status, pregnancy, race, creed, ancestry, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, genetic information, or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.