Director of Hospice Care At Home Tufts Medicine

Job Title : Hospice Care Manager

Care at Home is the region's most trusted provider of home health and hospice care for infants, children, and adults. Our care teams proudly serve 110 cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley, northeastern Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire.

Job Overview

Under the direction of the Vice President / Chief Clinical Officer, this position is responsible for all community and hospice house performance metrics and program functions that include ensuring the quality of all services to meet / exceed industry standards; the agency meets / exceeds budgeted ADC goals for growth, GIP revenue, operating income, and patient satisfaction.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Massachusetts RN Licensure.
• Three (3) years of experience in community hospice clinical operations and management.
• Experience in progressive healthcare management.

Preferred Qualifications :

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Physical Requirements :

Skills & Abilities :

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Home Care Nurse duties : Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients or provides nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient's plan of care as directed. Provides professional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs, and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. A role that manages experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments. Responsibilities typically include : policy and strategy implementation for short-term results (1 year or less), problems faced are difficult to moderately complex, and influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices, and procedures.