RN Director of Hospice - Interim Assignment

Job Description

RN Director of Hospice needed to support organization in Missoula, Montana for long term assignment. Housing, travel, benefits offered to the qualified candidate. '..Responsibilities include operations, strategic planning, fiscal management, employee and patient safety, quality of care, service delivery, business development and community relations for the program. You will oversee the development and operations for the full range of services under the Hospice and Palliative business lines. She/he supervises the palliative care provided by nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, and office staff . The Director of Palliative Care is available at all times during operating hours (or appoints a similarly qualified alternate) and oversees the daily operations of the program. This position reports directly to the CEO.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial Scope of Duties:

Responsible for quality and financial performance outcomes.

Develops and oversees budgets for all Hospice and Palliative clinical operations and aligned programs.

Compliance Scope of Duties (in coordination with the Director of Quality and Compliance):

Complies with applicable laws, regulations and accreditation standards.

Develops and maintains policies and procedures to ensure adherence to best practices in professional and legal standards, quality of service, fiscal control, and customer relations.

Maintains knowledge of CMS regulations and Conditions of Participation for Hospice and Palliative programs.

Responsible for continual survey readiness.

Utilizes industry resources on the state and national level to maintain up-to-date clinical, regulatory, industry, and information system knowledge and provides interpretation of knowledge and direction to staff.

Program Scope of Duties:

Develops and monitors departmental KPls and addresses trend variances with actions items.

Establishes patient care standards utilizing current evidence-based practice in the Hospice and Palliative industry.

Refines and maintains efficient processes to ensure timely service delivery and balances effective patient care with efficiency goals.

Responsible for new program initiatives including policies, procedures, business plans, and operations budgets. Collaborates with internal business experts to address program infrastructure. Partners with third party community members and organizations as needed to bring programs online and oversee the successful establishment of these programs (e.g., Hospice House, Palliative Care, etc.).

Talent Management Scope of Duties:

Evaluates Hospice and Palliative Program resources and staffing to ensure clinical needs and objectives are met.

Establishes performance standards and guides staff in meeting those standards.

Identifies success pathways for staff to achieve performance goals.

Develops and sustains an environment that supports excellence. Leads positive change through process improvement with a focus on team engagement and morale.

Establishes safe work practices and work environments Company Description

Continuum Medical Staffing is a boutique national staffing firm with a big purpose. Our mission and passion is to cultivate talent in the healthcare field and connect exceptional talent with meaningful and rewarding employment opportunities. We help our elite candidates achieve their career goals through personal attention and ongoing support by taking a consultative approach delivering innovative solutions that meet your individual needs. Our clients trust us to develop long-term relationships and continually send them highly qualified talent who exceed their expectations.

Continuum Medical Staffing employs and places healthcare professionals such as Senior Leader Management, Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Therapists (PT, OT, SLP), Interim Leadership, Heath Information Managers, Medical Coders and more. Continuum has over 30 years of staffing experience and is recognized as an exceptional leader in the industry. Continuum provides travel / contract assignments, temp to hire

Full-time