Clinical Manager Hospice - Wellsboro/Williamsport

UPMC Family Hospice is hiring a full-time clinical Manager to support the Kane, Cole, Wellsboro and surrounding areas.

The Clinical Manager position is an on-site position that is accountable and responsible for the overall quality of service, overseeing the planning, developing, organizing, integrating, of clinical care and coordination of assigned patients and designated teams, in support of the organizational goals and commitments. This position requires 50% travel and is a Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM position and has a required administrative on-call requirement as well as rotating holiday and weekend shifts.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for effective performance and follow-through of all assigned responsibilities and for completing responsibilities within designated (or agreed upon timeframes. Completes responsibilities in a manner consistent with organizational policy, goals, and values.
• Facilitates patient care coordination and operations including organization and management within established policies, procedures, standards of care, budgetary parameters, and strategic objectives.
• Provides personnel management functions of all assigned staff, including evaluation of performance and implementation of disciplinary actions as appropriate
• Supervises and monitors productivity expectations for assigned staff, ensuring coverage of services
• Participates with the hiring/orientation of qualified employee to meet patient care needs
• Participates in the after hours on-call process to ensure client care policies and procedures are followed and staffing issues resolved
• Leads regularly scheduled Clinical meetings and Case Conferences
• Communicates effectively with assigned staff, to monitor the changing needs of the patient and family
• Recommends, implements, and interprets policies and procedures relevant to the provision of patient care services
• Plans, directs, and participates in the delivery of client care services, including case assignment and visit scheduling activities
• Ensures patient care is delivered according to established care guidelines, Plan of Care, physician orders, agency policies and procedures and meets insurance and payor requirements
• Supports teamwork and collaboration among colleagues, staff, and other stakeholders to ensure efficient and effective strategic plan implementation and success
• Current Registered Nurse (RN license in PA. BSN Required.
• OR Licensed Physical Therapist (PT in state of PA and/or (LPT where applicable, required. Member of the American Physical Therapy Association preferred.
• OR Licensed Occupational Therapy License in PA required. Certification by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT preferred. Member of American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA preferred.
• OR Speech Language Pathologist. If SLP, Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech language pathology is also required.
• Management experience preferred.
• Minimum of one-year recent home healthcare experience required; three years preferred.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and JC regulations
• Knowledge of continuous quality improvement, and leadership process knowledge and skills
• Effective customer relationship skills, interest, and willingness to create and maintain relationships with key customers, particularly physicians and payers.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

NOTE: If BSN not at time of hire, must be enrolled in a program within one year of hire/transfer date and completed within three years of enrollment.

• If Speech Language Pathologist, Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech language pathology is also required.

• Automotive Insurance

• Basic Life Support (BLS OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR

• Driver's License

• Occupational Therapist (OT OR Physical Therapist (PT OR Registered Nurse (RN OR Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP

• Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran