Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Director Hospice, Full-time, Days

This RN Clinical Director Hospice is responsible and accountable for 24-hour operations for the Inpatient and Outpatient Hospice Services. Directly oversees patient experience personnel management fiscal resources performance improvement and interdepartmental coordination/collaboration. Ensures standards of care are met and that relationships with providers and all disciplines are collegial; working together to keep the patient and family at the center of all decisions. Works with the Senior Director of Patient Care Services towards PIH Health strategic goals. Works with respective unit(s) with an emphasis on superior performance and value added strategies with unwavering focus on customer/patient care. Leads by example. This is a management exempt position.

PIH Health is a nonprofit regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Hospital - Whittier PIH Health Hospital - Downey and PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital 27 outpatient medical locations a multispecialty medical (physician) group home healthcare services and hospice care as well as heart cancer womens health urgent care and emergency services. The organization is recognized by Watson Health as one of the nations Top Hospitals and College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as one of the nations top hospital systems for best practices cutting-edge advancements quality of care and healthcare technology. PIH Health is certified as a Great Place to Work^TM. For more information follow us onFacebookTwitter orInstagram.

• Analytical skills knowledge of Joint Commission Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) Condition of Participation Title 22 licensing requirements Center for Disease Control (CDC) and unit specific nursing practice guidelines
• Has ability to articulate to the community of constituents the value range and necessity of Post-Acute Care Services both from acute care and long term care perspectives.
  
• Knowledgeable in county and state regulations regarding unit specific standards and operations.
• Effective written/oral communications
• Problem-solving skills and organization skills
• Knowledge of continuous quality improvement tools Plan Do Check Act performance improvement methodology and techniques
• Personal computer skills and knowledge of applicable software programs
• Knowledge of trends in nursing practice
• Clinical competence
• Demonstrated expertise in unit specific patient care and disease pathology assessment intervention management and education
• Ability to promote team building among multidisciplinary treatment team
• Strong interpersonal communication skills written and verbal
• Independent performer
• Demonstrate leadership abilities focusing on self-direction/empowerment
• Ability to analyze various sources of outcome data