Manager, Hospice Home Care in Kirkland, Washington at EvergreenHealth
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Description
Wage Range: $134,326 - $214,926 per year
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Who We Are
AwardedEmployer of the Year2022from theHospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)EvergreenHealth Hospice is proud to provide the highest quality of life possible for our patients. Collaboration is key to the best possible patient experience and our interdisciplinary teams are adept at balancing symptom management and all the varied needs of a family anticipating the loss of a loved one.To learn more and hear from our staff click here:Join EvergreenHealth Hospice & Home Care
Our Team
As an interdisciplinary team we work together to enrich the health and wellbeing of every life we touch. Our care teams are composed of the following:
- Physicians-The patients Attending Physician continues to provide oversight of care and Hospice Physicians consult with hospice staff and the attending physician.
- Nurses (RN or LPN)
- Social Workers
- Certified Nursing Assistants (Home Health Aides)
- Spiritual Care (Chaplains)
- Pharmacists
- Trained Volunteers- offer companionship for patients and respite for families
Job Summary
Role will manage a multi-disciplinary team in a designated geographical area comprised of RN's, LPN's, Social Workers and Home Health Aide/CNAs. Role will assume 24-hour accountability and provision of quality of care and service for patients at end of life. Responsible for planning, developing, organizing, integrating, and overseeing programs, staff, and budget in support of the organizational goals and commitments.
Primary Duties:
- Responsible for service line(s) to include, but not limited to, Medical and Psychiatric nursing, rehabilitative and social work services.
- Ensures that operations follow established policies and procedures and comply with all applicable standards and regulations to include, but not limited to: licensure, Medicare Conditions of Participation, JC, OSHA regulations and accepted standards of practice. Ensures, promotes, and assesses compliance with regulatory agency standards and acts as resource to staff to answer regulation based questions.
- Facilitates patient care and operations including organization and management within established policies, procedures, standards of care, budgetary parameters and strategic objectives.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
REQUIREDfor the position:
- Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW)
- One of the following credentials is required: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or Licensed Advanced Social Worker (LASW)
- Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire
- An understanding of financial management, budgeting skills, and a commitment to the provision of cost-effective care
- Knowledge of Federal, State, and JC regulations and requirements
- Knowledge of continuous quality improvement, and leadership process knowledge and skills
- Effective customer relationship skills, interest and willingness to create and maintain relationships with key customers, particularly physicians and payers
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
- Demonstrate ability to communicate clinical/education knowledge to staff, patients, and families
- Demonstrate or acquire skills to complete clinical skills/competency assessment checklist
- Verbal and written language skills, visual and aural skills in order to communicate and ensure and deliver safe patient care, and to provide a legal record of this care
- Current Washington State Drivers license and proof of insurability
DESIREDfor the position:
- Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degree in Health care field that licensure is in.
- 2 years of Home Health and/ or Hospice experience
- Supervisory experience
- Named one of Americans 50 Best Hospitals in 2024, one of the only hospitals in the Seattle* area (Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, WA CBSA) to receive this designation
- Named by Becker's Hospital Review among the nation's 100 great community hospitals for 2024 for improving the health of their communities, staying focused on personalized care and clinical excellence.
- In 2023 EvergreenHealth was one of two hospitals that received the Patient Safety Excellence Award throughout the states of WA, ID, OR, MT, and Alaska
Choices that care for you and your family
- Medical, vision and dental insurance
- On-demand virtual health care
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Paid Time Off/Vacation
- Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
- Paid holidays
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft protection
- Voluntary legal insurance
- Pay in lieu of benefits premium program
- Free parking
- Commuter benefits