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Form of workTransitions LifeCare is hiring immediately. As one of the community’s industry leaders, we provide exceptional home health, hospice, and palliative care services throughout our 8-county territory. Transitions LifeCare’s goal is to care for individuals and families with compassion, support, and expertise as they navigate the end of life or life changing illness.
The schedule for this position is 1030-1900; Manager On-Call; occasional weekends
Why you should join Transitions:
- **$2,000 sign-on bonus for Full-Time**
- **6 weeks of paid time off (PTO) for 40 hour per week employees**
A Successful Clinical Team Leader has the following:
- Caring and compassionate attitude with true concern for people
- Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to connect with patients, families, and internal/external partners
- Strong ability to problem-solve and communicate complex issues; ability to work collaboratively with all co-workers
- Exhibit ability to make responsible choice and decisions that are in patients’ best interest
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate interviewing/hiring and orientation of new clinical staff.
- Manage various personnel actions including, but not limited to hiring, orientation, performance appraisals, promotions and scheduling; counseling / mentoring, and implementation of formal discipline of clinical staff, as needed. Ensures Timecard completion and approval for assigned staff.
- Manages staff schedules in collaboration with the Senior Administrative Assistant to ensure adequate staffing coverage for all shifts. This includes enforcement of PTO and Holiday policies, Low census protocol, and appropriate staffing ratios based on the needs of unit.
- In collaboration with the Hospice Home IPU Clinical Manager and AVP of Hospice, Develop and implement processes to enhance clinical operations and practices for ongoing quality improvement.
- Oversee medication room operations and regulatory compliance related to narcotics and other medications.
- In collaboration with the Clinical Manager of the Hospice Home, sets expectations for daily admissions / census goals based on staffing and collaborates with the Charge Nurse and the Admissions Coordinator to ensure patients get timely access to care at the IPU.
- Oversee clinical compliance with all regulatory and accreditation needs of the agency. This includes collaboration with the Quality Team to follow up on audit findings. Participates in PIPs and or Quality Improvement Projects as needed.
- Ensure staff documentation of patient care is complete, timely, and accurate in accordance with TL processes, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Co-hosts IDG weekly and ensures that all necessary disciplines are represented, and that all documentation is complete for each patient record.
Requirements:
- RN with current N.C. license.
- Two years of previous supervisory experience preferred.
- 5 years recent clinical experience with hospice, home health, or equivalent.
- Current CPR certification.
- Thorough understanding of Hospice clinical interventions and protocols.
- Knowledgeable about reimbursement sources, Medicare/Medicaid regulations, licensing laws and accreditation standards.
- Must submit and pass all applicable pre-employment and annual tests and meet all training and other applicable state and federal guidelines
What you can expect from us:
- Hiring manager or Human Resources will contact you within 1-3 business days of your application submission
- Complete 1-2 interview(s) with the hiring manager via virtual video, or in-person
- Upon receiving the job offer, review job description, and complete new-hire tasks and paperwork (via Paycor)
- Complete New-Hire Orientation and clinical skills training
- Receive continuous training from our team as you continue to provide exceptional care to our patients
Essential Functions:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
