Vitas Healthcare

Hospice House Director

Vitas Healthcare • $80K — $95K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program (Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate)
  • Current Registered Nurse license in the state
  • Valid state driver's license
  • Two years nursing experience in skilled nursing or inpatient care
  • Ability to supervise nursing staff effectively
  • Strong critical thinking and interpersonal skills
  • Highly motivated and self-directed with flexibility

Responsibilities

  • Lead interdisciplinary teams to create individualized care plans for residents
  • Analyze patient records to evaluate care effectiveness and efficiency
  • Coordinate care with healthcare providers regarding admissions and transfers
  • Review regulatory compliance reports to maintain standards
  • Oversee pharmacy operations and medication reconciliation
  • Direct nursing staff to ensure quality and safety in patient care
  • Provide education and training to staff to promote quality patient experiences

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • 401k with up to 4% employer matching
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Company car provided for qualifying individuals
  • Mileage reimbursement
Full Job Description
Hospice House (IPU) Director

What You Must Have:

  • Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
  • Current State license as a Registered Nurse
  • Current State Drivers License
  • Two years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a skilled nursing setting, inpatient care center preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to supervise
  • Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice
  • Strong critical thinking, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
  • Must be highly motivated, self-directed, flexible, and able to work well and participate in a multidisciplinary group setting
  • Possess good organization, people and problem solving skills and the ability to multi-task many projects and strategies simultaneously


Full Time Employee Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays
  • 401k with up to 4% employer matching
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Company car for qualifying individuals
  • Mileage reimbursement


What You Will Do

  • Responsible for interdisciplinary involvement in the development of plans of care to meet each resident's needs
  • Review patient records to analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the care provided by the unit
  • Communicate and coordinate with physicians, discharge planners, or appropriate facility representatives from healthcare facilities regarding resident admissions, transfers and discharges as needed
  • Review any/all regulatory reports (2567, Quality Monitoring reports, Quality Indicators, etc)
  • Oversight of onsite pharmacy and drug reconciliation
  • Oversee, direct and coordinate nursing staff; assumes responsibility for continuity, quality, and safety of service of care delivered in compliance with State and federal regulations
  • Promote the philosophy and administrative policies of the Agency, in an effort to ensure quality of patient care
  • Supervise and provide direction to nursing staff and team members, in an effort to ensure quality, compliance with Plan of Care, assessment and reassessment of patient's needs and continuity of services by appropriate health care personnel
  • Supports employee and patient education to enhance knowledge, skills and achieve quality experiences. Continuously trains nursing staff to retain employees with the highest quality of patient care
  • Provide coaching, development, feedback and annual evaluations to team members in a professional and timely manner
  • Monitor QA/PI Program and assures appropriate corrective measures are performed

About Vitas Healthcare

Vitas Healthcare is a provider of end-of-life care services in the United States. The company was founded in 1978 by Hugh Westbrook and Esther Colliflower and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Vitas Healthcare provides hospice care, palliative care, and related services to patients with life-limiting illnesses. The company operates in 14 states and the District of Columbia and has over 200 locations. Vitas Healthcare is committed to providing compassionate care to patients and their families and has been recognized for its high-quality services.
Learn more about Vitas Healthcare
Size
14,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
2011
* Ladders Estimates

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