Responsibilities:
- The DPCS establishes, implements and evaluates goals and objectives for hospice services that meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to the total organization and philosophy
- Coordinates and oversees all direct and indirect patient services provided by clinical
- Provides guidance and counseling to coordinators and Clinical Supervisors/Nursing Supervisors to assist them in continually improving all aspects of hospice care services, provided through organization personnel
- Assists Clinical Supervisors/Nursing Supervisors in managing clinical teams and planning
- Provides help in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient and family/caregiver care to all clinical personnel as indicated
- Assists the Executive Director/Administrator in the preparation and administration of the organization’s budget
- Interprets operational indicators to detect census changes and increases or decreases in volume that could impact staffing levels, revenues or expenses
- Assists Clinical Supervisors/Nursing Supervisors to develop skills and techniques in evaluating the performance of clinicians
- Hires, evaluates, and terminates organization personnel
- Conducts annual evaluations on clinicians, or more frequently if indicated
- Oversees the maintenance of patient clinical records, statistics, reports and records for purposes of evaluation and reporting of organization activities
- Assures proper maintenance of clinical records in compliance with local, state and federal laws
- Responsible for the maintenance of adequate and appropriate inventory supplies and equipment for the provision of patient services
- Develops, implements and evaluates the orientation program for new organization personnel
- Responsible for orientation of new organization personnel, directly or delegated
- Plans and implements in-service and continuing education programs to meet education and training needs of organization personnel at least quarterly
- Assists with the evaluation of organization performance via quality assessment performance improvement program, productivity, quarterly and annual reviews
- Assures for the quality and safe delivery of hospice services provided through the Organization
- Assists in the development of organization goals
- Develops, recommends, and administers Organization policies and procedures
- Assures compliance with all local, state and federal laws regarding licensure and certification of organization personnel and, maintains compliance to the Joint Commission Home Care standards
- Stays informed about changes in the field of nursing and hospice care; shares information with appropriate organization personnel
- Promotes hospice referrals in the health care community
- In the temporary absence (in excess of twenty [20] consecutive working days) of the Director of Patient Care Services, a Registered Nurse shall be designated, in writing, as responsible for fulfilling the duties of the Director of Patient Care Services
- In the absence of the Executive Director/Administrator, the Clinical Director/Director of Patient Care Services will become the acting Executive Director/Administrator and will be vested with authority to act in behalf of the Executive Director/Administrator
- Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director/Administrator
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