Nurse Manager

About Us:

At VNA Health, our mission is to revolutionize healthcare through compassion and innovation, ensuring every individual's well-being is prioritized. We're dedicated to empowering our employees to make a real difference in the lives of our patients and communities, driving positive change in healthcare. Join us in our mission to provide exceptional care and improve the health and dignity of those we serve.

Why Join Us:

• Fully-paid insurance premiums including dental, vision, basic life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual from the first day of employment.
• Wellness Benefit providing $1,000 annual reimbursement for fitness and wellness expenses.
• Financial wellness program with matching 403(b) Retirement Plan and Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Supportive company culture promoting employee well-being through programs like the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and public transportation reimbursement.
• Competitive Compensation: $55 - 60 hourly dependent on experience

Job Summary:

The Hospice Nurse Manager is responsible for ensuring that patient care is coordinated and managed appropriately.  The Hospice Nurse Manager is responsible for ensuring that care and services are delivered appropriately and for the supervision of nursing personnel, social workers, spiritual counselors and bereavement staff. Assures quality patient care including but not limited to meeting patient needs, ensuring the implementation and updating of the interdisciplinary care plan, facilitating the continuity of patient care, utilizing staff within their competencies, and assisting in designing and implementing measurements to monitor and improve processes for effectiveness and quality.  Respects and promotes the mission, values and vision of VNA Health.

Essential Duties:

• Monitors and evaluates patient care through review of nursing and secondary staff documentation, medications, patient care plans and interventions, case conference reports, supervisory visits, and phone consultation.  Reviews patient's medical diagnosis, prognosis, procedures and clinical course guiding nursing and other secondary disciplines staff as needed.  Will collaborate with RN Supervisor/Director.
• Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term therapeutic goals, in setting priorities, and in developing plan of care. Monitors nursing care and patient outcomes for adherence to care plan, meeting patient needs, producing desired outcomes, and interdisciplinary care.
• Assists in the screening and interviewing process of new employees and makes recommendations for employment of individuals.
• Participates in patient admission cases when needed.
• Completes accurate, timely employee performance evaluations on probationary and annual basis. 
• Develops and implements a preceptor and/or mentoring environment for hospice staff.  Preceptors/mentors are selected on identified criteria and evaluated during and at the completion of the mentoring process for effectiveness and suggestions for improvement.
• Enhances and maintains nursing orientation for RN case managers, staff nurses, On-Call nurses and secondary discipline staff to ensure initial and annual competencies.  Orientation for nursing staff is reviewed/updated at least annually.
• Attends case conference meetings with hospice personnel to facilitate optimal patient care planning, coordination of care and interdisciplinary interventions.
• Maintains procedures, protocols, processes and communication that facilitates team collaboration, effectiveness of nursing practice, and adherence to standards of practice.
• Participates actively in quality management program (QAPI) in identifying improvement indicators for hospice patient/staff and collecting data to measure and quantify progress toward targets. 
• Demonstrates effective planning by assuring there is sufficient staff to perform the duties and responsibilities of the program.
• Ensures appropriateness of patient eligibility for hospice services on patient admission and recertification
• Coordinating appropriate follow-up on patient/ family/ physician needs, concerns or complaints
• Participates in on-call duties as defined in the on-call policy.
• The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job.  The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description. All clinical staff are expected to participate as needed in variable shifts, including weekend rotation per staffing needs and departmental holiday rotations.

Position Qualifications:

• Current and active California RN license.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferred.
• Two years management or supervisory experience in health care setting, preferably hospice/home care. Proven ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting.
• Current CPR certification.
• Licensed driver with insured automobile - in accordance with state and/or organization requirements.
• Complies with accepted professional standards and practice.
• Demonstrates excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills.
• Bilingual – Spanish preferred, but not necessary

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to push/pull 50 lbs.
• Ability to stoop, bend, and squat.
• Ability to walk up one flight of stairs.
• Ability to walk one mile.
• Ability to sit for one hour, minimum.
• Visual and audio acuity.

Apply today to be considered for our Nurse Manager role or email [email protected] with your resume.