NURSE MANAGER AIDS Hospice & Respite Care

Maitri Compassionate Care / AIDS Hospice & Respite Care

San Francisco, CA

RN – NURSE MANAGER (Full time with benefits) (Castro/Market)

Ever dream of being a big fish in a small pond? Do you have a background in HIV and/or hospice care as well as supervisory experience? If so, here’s your chance to shine!

At Maitri (www.maitrisf.org; pronounced “MY-tree”, meaning “compassionate friendship”), we strive to provide the type of care that each of us would like to receive at the end of our lives or during periods of life-threatening medical frailty — care that is dignified, non-judgmental and unconditional.

NURSE MANAGER AIDS Hospice & Respite Care

We started our work in 1987 in response to the AIS crisis and for the last 27 years have provided 24-hour nursing care in a warm, home-like, 15-bedroom setting for more than 1,000 of the most vulnerable members of our community with advanced AIDS. We have spent the last couple of years diligently looking at how best to carry out our mission for the next 27 years, in light of the changing nature of the epidemic. To that end, we have taken our previous Nursing Services Director position and split it into 2 Senior Leadership positions, both reporting directly to our Executive Director: Nurse Manager and Nurse Care Coordinator.

In our Nurse Manager position we are looking for a proven leader who can demonstrate solid clinical skills combined with a track record as a team player and problem solver, with energy and zeal to lead the clinical staff in our unique setting.

Can you discuss in an interview:

• Your experience meeting or exceeding a standard of excellence as part of a team?
• Examples of persistence in pursuing goals despite obstacles and setbacks?
• Your passion for deep listening and open communication?
• What your previous managers miss most about you?

Requirements:

• Current CA Registered Nurse Licensure
• Managed at least 15 people at a senior level for 3 years+ within the past 6 years
• Worked with individuals with mental illness/substance abuse
• Experience with LGBT clients

Responsibilities:

• including RNs, LVNs and CNAs, ensuring compliance with scope of practice for each discipline
• All aspects of Quality Assurance specific to clinical care
• All relevant clinical Regulatory Compliance
• 24/7 Patient Care, including working with Maitri staff for ongoing resident education
• Collaboration with Nurse Care Coordinator for daily operations and coverage during absences
• For a more complete Job Description, please visit www.maitrisf.org.

Skills and Attributes that are a PLUS:

• All your friends and relatives are sick of hearing how you want to work at a place just like Maitri.
• Worked with individuals with HIV/AIDS and have knowledge of HIV protocols
• You are keenly interested in the latest clinical aspects of nursing, especially as they pertain to HIV/AIDS.
• You are keenly interested in developing yourself as a leader.
• You are interested in the financial and strategic aspects of leading an organization.

Compensation and Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary for both you and your staff.

Please do not re-apply if you have sent us a resume in the past 4 months. We keep them on file and will contact you directly.

We look forward to hearing from you!

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Nurse Manager
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Executive Director
Direct Reports: LVNs, CNAs, Per Diem Nursing Staff
Updated: October 2013
Salary Range: Minimum: $80,535 Median: $96,346 Maximum: $109,774

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Position is primarily responsible for the management and supervision of a multidisciplinary professional and paraprofessional nursing staff providing 24 hour clinical care for up to seventeen patients living in an HIV/AIDS residential care facility. This position is also responsible for establishing nursing policy and nursing budgetary management.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

MANAGEMENT

Actively participates as a nursing leader of the Maitri management team.

SUPERVISION AND TRAINING

• Provides direct supervision to Nursing Department staff, LVNs, CNAs, and per diem nursing staff, ensuring compliance with scope of practice for each discipline.
• Provides annual written evaluations and, as needed, direction and feedback.
• Provides ongoing education to residents and staff regarding medication regimen.
• Provides supervision and training to the direct care staff regarding the clinical needs and physical care of residents.
• Coordinates both mandatory and optional staff trainings, with the support of Maitri’s Facilities & Administration Manager to schedule the sessions, track attendance and document in personnel files, as appropriate.
• Incorporates Quality Management activities and outcomes into the clinical care process.
• Oversees Maitri nurse scheduling in collaboration with the scheduling platform administrator.
• Recruitment and hiring of new nursing staff, as needed, including per diems.

BUDGET

• Work with Executive Director to develop a Nursing Department budget by March 31 of each year for the subsequent fiscal year that meets the projected financial resources of the organization.
• Work with the Executive Director to monitor monthly variances against the nursing budget and adjust spending and/or budget as necessary to ensure that expenditures do not exceed Maitri’s financial resources.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

• In collaboration with the Maitri management team, and as part of the Maitri Quality Management Plan, develops quality indicators specific to clinical care. Directs/performs these activities and data collection to identify trends and barriers. Provides written response to outcomes, including plan as appropriate.
• Leverage Computer Informatics and other efficiency tools for improved resident care and administrative workflows.
• Provides information that enables the collection and root cause analysis of data to identify barriers to care and opportunities for improvement.
• Regulatory Compliance: Responsible for compliance with Residential Care Facility for Chronically Ill/AIDS (RCFCI) regulations through the California Department of Social Services, as well as State Department of Industrial Relation, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Blood borne Pathogens Standard.

POLICY

• In coordination with Maitri management team, develops and revises policies and procedures specifically related to clinical care.
• As a member of the Maitri management team, participates in the oversight of and policy decision-making for Maitri.

PATIENT CARE

CLINICAL CARE-Secondary duty to support the (RN) Nurse Care Coordinator

• Provides support to LVNs in addressing urgent care issues and medical management.
• Manages acute minor medical conditions.
• Triages major medical conditions for appropriate care.
• Perform other duties within nursing scope of practice as needed to reasonably assure quality care for Facility’s residents.

EDUCATION

• Works in collaboration with other Maitri staff to develop ongoing resident education.

COLLABORATION

NURSE CARE COORDINATOR COLLABORATION

• Works in collaboration with the Nurse Care Coordinator for the daily operations at Maitri.
• Fills in for Nurse Care Coordinator duties to provide coverage during vacation, illnesses or other absences.

SCHEDULE:

• Ability to work a flexible work schedule, occasionally including weekends, dependent upon the needs of Maitri.
• Ability to be on call as needed for phone consultation dependent upon the needs of Maitri in nursing crisis situation.

EDUCATION:

• Masters degree in Nursing preferred. Baccalaureate degree in nursing required.

LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
• Current American Heart Association CPR certification
• Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care preferred.
• Registered Nurse with current CA licensure required
  REQUIERD QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated track record of management-level responsibilities including: budget development and management; staff supervision; organizational development.
• Ability to work with a team as well as independently.
• Excellent documentation and clinical skills, ability to set priorities, work independently, excellent follow-up, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds, including non-nursing staff and community providers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and flexibility to adapt to new information technology needs.
• Experience working with LGBT clients.
• Experience working with clients with chronically illness, HIV, and substance use issues.
• Knowledge of HIV medications, mental health interventions, and harm reduction interventions.
• Knowledge of routine primary care, urgent care and referral as needed for specialty medical care.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Working as a registered nurse in acute hospital and/or Home Health/Hospice agency.
• Minimum one year experience in a supervisory role.
• Minimum two years working with individuals with HIV/AIDS; including those with co-morbidity of mental illness/substance use.
• Current and broad knowledge of issues and trends that will affect the future of Hospice care practices.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: requires sitting, standing, walking, squatting, bending, waist twisting, kneeling, climbing stairs, reaching up to shoulder height, lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 20 lbs., fine finger manipulation, gross manipulation, simple/power grasp, repetitive hand/arm use; exposure to latex; use of protective equipment, ability to walk one-quarter mile; ability to climb two flights of stairs, have adequate vision to describe contents of a room, client condition etc.

OSHA CATEGORY: This position performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. All employees must use Universal Precautions. Maitri will provide the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment. All employees are offered the opportunity to receive the Hepatitis B vaccination series

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