Hospice Director jobs in South Bend, IN

Benefits Visit Nurse:

• Employer supplemented Group Health Insurance (Individual Employee Health Insurance as low as $100 per month)
• Dental
• Vision
• Student Loan Forgiveness through PSLF
• Wellness Benefit - Many routine testing, exams, and immunizations are covered 100%.
• Health Savings Account - CHC contributes up to $500 per year at the beginning of the year.
• Disability Benefits
• Flexible Spending Account - Able to deduct up to $2,000 (pre-tax) each calendar year for reimbursement of uninsured medical, dental, or visions expenses
• Healthy lifestyle reimbursement program – Reimbursement for items such as gym memberships, spin classes, yoga classes, etc.
• Generous retirement match…After 90 days of employment, CHC matches 25% of employee contributions up to a maximum annual match of $4,000; 100% vesting 
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance at 1x annual salary
• Annual anniversary/retention bonus - Upon completion of each year of employment, CHC will give $100 per year with a  maximum of $1,00
• Five weeks paid time off – Includes vacation, personal leave, holidays, and sick leave 
• ZayZoon – Gives access to Wages On-Demand
• Pet Insurance

• Assesses patient/family needs, evaluating symptoms and interventions via telephone.
• Executes a therapeutic regime of treatments and medications as prescribed by the attending physician or Agency Medical Director, through the use of nursing judgment.
• Utilizes nursing judgment to provide symptom management related to the patient's terminal diagnosis through family teaching.
• Provides supervision of LPN and CNAs in accordance with Agency policy and regulatory requirements. 
• Prioritizes and directs interventions for crisis situations appropriately through the use of the interdisciplinary team.
• Assists Inpatient Unit patient care team as assigned duties permit.
• Coordinates direct patient care through the effective, timely communication with scheduled and on-call nursing staff.
• Confers and plans patient related interventions with the interdisciplinary team. .
• Coordinates patient care with the family via telephone, utilizing effective teaching and communication skills.
• Coordinates daily schedules for nurses and CNAs under the direction of the Patient Care Coordinator. 
• Accurately records and reports pertinent facts regarding patient.
• Communicates appropriate information to the interdisciplinary team.
• Provide continuity of care between agency team members by ensuring verbal and written communication is clear, concise, and timely.
• Schedules daily nurse and CNA visits in a timely manner.
• Ensures each staff member has an appropriate number of scheduled visits based on Agency standards.
• Schedules contracted staff as directed.
• Ensures that workload is distributed as fairly and evenly as possible.
• Resolves last minute changes in scheduling of staff due to unscheduled employee absences or changes in patient’s condition.
• Anticipates potential scheduling issues, i.e., increase in patient census, weather issues, and responds proactively to ensure coverage.
• Keeps supervisor current with changes to the schedule and is timely with communicating concerns regarding staffing issues.
• Follows up on missed CNA visits. 
• Performs other duties that may be assigned.
• May be required to work in shifts that may be steady or rotating.

Success Capabilities for Visit Nurse:

• Licensed RN/LPN in State of Indiana
• Experience preferred in hospice care, home health, oncology and/or pain and symptom management.
• Current CPR certification
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, good driving record and auto accident insurance

• COVID vaccination or ability to provide exemption documentation
• Provide an active auto insurance policy as a licensed driver in the State of Indiana with the proper level of coverage as directed
• Provide an active driver’s license
• Must pass Drug and Background Check.
• Ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
• High level of integrity, ethics and professionalism.
• Pass TB test 

NOTE: The responsibilities of this position are described above, and they may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other reasons. Also, this description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.