Clinical Manager

We are currently seeking a dedicated, compassionate Nurse-Leader to join our Team! This position is Full-time with a schedule of 40-hours per week, Monday - Friday. Weekend rotation and minimal holiday hours are required.

Want to join our Team? Are you an RN looking for a first-level Management role?  As a Clinical Manager, Functions as a role model in area of clinical specialty, demonstrating competency in clinical judgment, selected technical skills and appropriate knowledge base to lead and guide staff. Demonstrates clinical expertise in the execution of the nursing process and directs staff in its application to promote safe, effective, and appropriate care. You will work with your team’s Case Mangers, Social Workers, Chaplains, and CNAs, as well as our Hospice Physicians, to ensure that staff is familiar with and adheres to HOC policies and procedures. We empower our Clinical Managers to serve as a resource to your staff on care continuity and quality.

Main Responsibilities:

• Serves as a marketing presence for all nursing homes and assisted living centers who partner with Hospice of the Chesapeake (HOC). In cooperation with Business Development, creates and implements opportunities for increasing facilities market share in Anne Arundel County. 
• Develops and implements educational programs to meet the needs of the facilities staff in cooperation with Facilities Liaison/Social Worker and/or Business Development staff. 
• Analyzes referral source patterns, determines reasons(s) for the referral and develops targeted marketing plans(s) to maximize the further development of the hospital referral sources.  
• Identified opportunities to improve the level of service provided by HOC.
• Performs ongoing evaluations of current systems and processes and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Functions as a role model in area of clinical specialty, demonstrating competency in clinical judgement, selected technical skills and appropriate knowledge base to lead and guide staff. Demonstrates clinical expertise in the execution of the clinical process and directs staff in its application to promote safe, effective and appropriate care.
• Hires, supervises, evaluates, and mentors staff assigned to their team, including creating and overseeing a plan of professional development for each staff member to ensure up-to-date credentials and compliance with certification and licensure requirements. Prepares and delivers staff evaluations in a timely manner.  Establishes and oversees completion of individual performance improvement plans as necessary.
• Conducts patient visits to offer support and expertise to the nursing staff, patients and families. Serves as a resource, ensuring that patient problems are addressed and resolved in a timely manner.
• Evaluates the quality of patient care through direct staff observation and review of nursing documentation, review of medical records and patient feedback.
• Ensures that staff understands and exhibits the hospice philosophy of palliative care through education and role modeling.
• Assists in the development and administration of the team budget to provide efficient and cost-effective utilization of resources. 
• Other duties as assigned by the VP of Hospice Operations or the Chief Operating Officer.

About Hospice of the Chesapeake

At Hospice of the Chesapeake, we create meaningful experiences for those in the communities we serve who are experiencing serious advanced illness and loss. We believe truly meaningful experiences come from a partnership between highly skilled and compassionate professionals, our healthcare partners and the patient and family with a primary focus on living each day to the fullest extent possible.  We develop care plans to mini