Position Description: Executive Director, Prairie Home Hospice

Qualifications:
1.Minimum of 2 years of management experience including the same 2 year experience of managing a multi-level staff of employees is required.
2.Experience/background in any or all of the following areas of business would be beneficial: Public Relations, Sales, Human Resources, Community Development, Marketing, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care and Human Services.
3.Management experience in a multiple location environment is beneficial.
Working Conditions:
1.Full time, salaried position.
2.Report to the Prairie Home Hospice Board of Directors.
Responsibilities:
1.Manage the operations of Prairie Home Hospice (including the staff function).
2.Financial Oversight (including budgeting, fundraising and grant development).
3.Strategic Planning (including goal setting and successful achievement of goals)
4.Public Relations (including customer service, marketing, partner relationship development and sales).
5.Develop long term vision and operational future for Prairie Home Hospice.
6.Provide leadership to continuing the tradition and philosophy of the Prairie Home Hospice and its concept of patient and family care.

Knowledge of and experience with continuous quality improvement and change management processes. Experience in a multidisciplinary, collaborative setting. Demonstrated excellence in leadership abilities. Demonstrated excellent communication skills. Able to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relations with a variety of people. Able to adapt to unpredictable situations. Able to manage and cope effectively with stress related to the care of those being served and leadership of employees. Flexibility to adjust schedule to meet departmental needs and director workload. Ability to collect, compare, sort, and prioritize information to be used in the decision making process for groups of customers and employees. Ability to use informed judgment and individual competence in seeking consultation, accepting responsibilities, and delegating activities to others. Able to maintain a good sense of humor.

For more information about Mayo Clinic Health System and this position please visit our Web Site at mayoclinichealthsystem.org or contact Nikki Emerson, Employment Representative at 608-392-4424, emerson.nikki@mayo.edu.

EEO/AA, post-offer/pre-employment drug screening required.

Responsible as a member of the interdisciplinary team to assess for bereavement needs of Hospice and Palliative Care families and provide follow up bereavement support. Make referrals to specially trained volunteers or other community resources for additional bereavement services as needed for complicated grief. Implements and abides by Customer Service Standards. Supports and implements patient safety and other safety practices as appropriate. Supports and demonstrates Family Centered Care principles with patients and their families and with co-workers.

EDUCATION
Advanced degree in counseling, psychology, social work or ministry required.

EXPERIENCE
Experience in counseling and dealing with grief, loss, and end-of-life issues required. Demonstrates clinical experience in the areas of life-threatening and chronic illness, grief, and loss required. Knowledge and ability to work with interdisciplinary team. Strong organizational and group facilitation skills and ability to prioritize required.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Transportation available for off campus activities required. A valid Minnesota driver’s license, a driving record in good standing, and the minimum amount of insurance liability coverage required.

Job Description:
Responsible for the direction, management and supervision of all components of the Hospice Program and the Palliative Care Program. Assumes responsibility for program development, strategic planning, financial management and quality improvement. The Hospice and Palliative Care Program Director ensures the hospice program/palliative care program complies with the requirements of The Joint Commission, Hospice Medicare Conditions of Participation, Hospice State Licensure, and other applicable federal, state, and local regulatory and/or accrediting agencies.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

Education/Experience

MA in health care, health care administration, nursing, or related field

Minimum of five years’ successful health care management experience, including experience in strategic planning and leading programs. Some of that experience must be in hospice and/or palliative care.

Licensure/Credentials

Requires valid driver’s license with insured vehicle.

The culture at HealthPartners is one of ownership, pride, service, and most importantly, partnership. That spirit of partnership among employees, and with patients and the community is just one of the many reasons we were recently named one of the Twin Cities best places to work by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Join us for a career that offers respect, support and encouragement. You’ll stay for the power of partnership.

We are currently seeking an on-call Hospice Home Health Assistant to join HealthPartners Hospice and Palliative Care group. This position is responsible for assisting terminally ill patients in maintaining their personal care requirements, maximizing their Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), and achieving the highest level of comfort and quality of life in their home consistent with their health status.

Additional responsibilities:

1. Assist patients with personal and self-care skills in the home environment.
A. Assist with common personal hygiene and self-care requirements.
1. Bathing with or without assistance
2. Foot soaks
3. Shampoo
4. Combing/brushing, makeup, shaving, and fingernails as required.
B. Perform personal hygiene tasks clients are unable to perform without assistance.
1. Perform total bath requiring turning and repositioning.
2. Perform perineal care.
3. Perform skin care measures, e.g. application of topical ointments, as directed.
4. Provide for oral/teeth care.
C. Perform or assist the client in performing activities related to mobility – passive range of motion, turning/repositioning, transfers, ambulation – with the aid of another person or assistive equipment or devices as needed.
D. Perform routine observations and treatments as assigned by nurse and report results:
1. Take vital signs: temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure.
2. Do simple, non-sterile dressing changes.
3. Maintain routine bowel and bladder programs.
4. Do daily Foley catheter and condom care.
5. Do routine ostomy cares, e.g., changes ostomy collection bags.
6. Perform other procedures after direct instruction at the discretion of the nurse.
E. Perform or assist the patient in performing the normal activities of daily living such as eating and dressing.
F. Assist the patient in taking self-administered oral medications.
G. Use encounters with patients as an opportunity for psychosocial support to enhance morale, observe cognitive functions and observe for and maintain environmental safety.
H. Perform light housekeeping duties to maintain the patient’s level of function: prepare light meals, change bed linens, clean and straighten the patient’s immediate personal environment.

2. Report significant observations and changes in the patient’s condition to the nurse in a timely way.
3. Participate in care conferences during which patient care is planned or reviewed.
4. Document all patient-care activities as assigned by the nurse in a timely way according to departmental policies and procedures on the appropriate forms.
5. Maintain required statistical data.
6. Implement infection control and safety measures in patient care following departmental policies and procedures.
7. Demonstrate concern for quality assurance issues related to position responsibilities.
8. Uphold the rights of individual hospice patients and demonstrate a commitment to excellence of service.
9. Participate in education programs to maintain certification and enhance skill development.

This position requires:

• Certified as a home health aide or nursing assistant with a 75-hour program.
• Six months of successful previous experience as a home health aide or one year as a certified nursing assistant.
• Able to complete competency testing prior to employment.
• Current CPR certification upon hire or within six months of employment
• Current MN Driver’s License and daily access to reliable, insured vehicle.
• Computer literacy.
• Able and willing to drive a car in weather conditions typical of the upper Midwest
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English.

For more information and to apply go to http://www.healthpartners.jobs and search for job ID 22181.

Health is what we do.
Partnership is how we do it.

Current MN RN licensure required. Current CPR training or completion of training process during orientation.

Current Unit experience preferred. Excellent communication, interpersonal & organizational skills required. Strong critical thinking skills required. Commitment to active participation in shared accountability and decision making for the continuous improvement of nursing practice.

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred. Associate Degree in Nursing Required.

Home health or Hospice experience required. Employee will be floated between the hospice inpatient unit, the geriatric unit, the residential hospice and hospice home care.

Please apply online at http://www.northmemorial.com

Allina Home and Community Services (HCH) is the trusted provider and expert resource in delivering patient-centered care and services for patients and families needing rehabilitation, advanced-illness or end-of-life care. With headquarters located in St. Paul, Minn., services are provided in 19 Minnesota counties, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Position Summary
Provides oversight for the Hospice program

Responsibilities
Minimal call responsibility
Phone call only
EMR is utilized

Qualifications
Board Certified (BC) IM or FM Physician
MN License required
Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience, 2 of which must have been in palliatve, oncology, geriatric, and/or hospice care.

Work Schedule
Part time, .4 FTE.
Could be combined with Palliative Care position to make full a time position.

Compensation & Benefits
Salary Range: Market Competitive
Allina employed position

Location/Community Information
With beautiful natural settings along the Mississippi River, St. Paul embodies a large ethnically diverse population with restaurants, cultural entertainment, and shopping venues for everyone. Downtown St. Paul features a number of historic buildings including the State Capitol, the Fitzgerald Theater (home to Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion”), the Landmark Center, the St. Paul Hotel, and breathtaking views of the Mississippi River. The city is also home to the Science Museum of MN, the Xcel Energy Center (home of the MN Wild hockey team), and the MN History Center. St. Paul offers many private, alternative, and public school options from elementary through college and a wide array of housing options from old historic homes to new construction. The Twin Cities is consistently ranked near the top of Fortune’s list of best cities in the world for work and family. A healthy business climate, opportunities for employment, good transportation, and an entrepreneurial environment are amongst the contributing factors.

• Located in St. Paul
• Population = 270,000
• Service Area = 1,600,000

Closing Statement
If you are interested in becoming part of our award winning team of professionals, please apply online today. Allina Hospitals & Clinics is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. EEO / AA

Registered Nurse candidates must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, critical thinking, as well as excellent teambuilding abilities. The Hospice Director is responsible for the growth of our program and ongoing implementation of hospice services, while overseeing the clinical, regulatory and operational aspects of our Elk River location.

The position requires an individual with a passion for hospice ministry with 5 years minimum experience in healthcare leadership, and minimum of 2 years in hospice/home care. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred.

If you are looking for an exciting and challenging leadership opportunity that is dedicated to community, Christian values and continuum of care, please submit your application or send resume to:

Gary Hjelmstad, Executive Director
Guardian Angels Elim Home Care
400 Evans Ave., Elk River, MN 55330
Email: ghjelmstad@gaehc.org
Ph: 763-241-0654 Fax: 763-241-0274
http://www.elimcare.org EOE/AA *A Drug Free Workplace