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Silverado Hospice San Diego is looking for a Director of Patient Care Services, RN!
Position Pay: $132,000 - $143,000/yr
Why work at Silverado Hospice San Diego?
- Silverado is ranked 6th nationwide by Fortune Magazine in their Best Workplaces in Aging Services list – our 3rd consecutive year in the top 10!
- Great Place to Work® Certified for five straight years
- Lots of great opportunities to work on a team with great leaders and dedicated coworkers
- Experienced leadership team that realizes happy associates lead to giving patients the quality end-of-life they deserve
- Great culture doing meaningful work that truly makes a difference
- Education assistance programs to help with school reimbursements and paid training
- And more!
The non-negotiables:
- A registered nurse with four years experience within the last five years in a home health agency, primary care clinic or health facility, at least one year of which was in a supervisory or administrative capacity.
- EMAR experience highly desirable.
- HCHB experience preferred.
- Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, reliable transportation, and willingness to drive to patient’s location.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
- Must clear a criminal background check, physical and drug screening.
What you will be doing:
- Serve as a role model and set an example for nursing staff and other members of the health care Team.
- Serve as a resource and support system to staff in problem solving and determine appropriate interventions.
- In collaboration with the Administrator, determine the hiring, orientations, retention, evaluations, discipline, counseling or termination of the hospice's team associates
- Adhere to budget requirements regarding labor, pharmacy, DME, and medical supply costs.
- Collaborate with the RN Case Manager and the attending physician to coordinate the delivery of patient care.
- Review all higher level of care patients including respite, general inpatient and continuous care.
- The Director of Patient Care Services will fill a clinical management position with both clinical and management responsibility for his/her team and serves as liaison to and conduit between the Administrator, Case Managers, clinical staff on his/her respective team, patients, their families, and the community.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Loves people.
- Has compassion and patience.
- Is a quick learner.
- Is ethical, honest, dependable, and open-minded.
- Is an effective communicator.
PROTECTING YOU, PROTECTING OTHERS: We believe our residents, patients and associates deserve to thrive in an environment protected from COVID-19. At Silverado, vaccines are offered and required for all associates.
To maintain our world class standard, all offers of employment with Silverado are contingent upon a satisfactory background check as well as drug screening, a physical and TB testing (if required for the position). Silverado also uses E-Verify to confirm work authorization with both the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
EOE/M/F/D/V
Salary : $132,000 - $143,000
