Hospice Clinical Nurse Manager
Missoula, MT
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Hospice Clinical Manager

Location: Missoula, Montana
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Monday to Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM with occasional on-call duties

Job Summary

• Responsible for overseeing patient care services within the Home Health hospice program.
• Acts as alternate nursing service line leadership.
• Serves as a key communication link between field staff, support staff, referral sources, and other managers/departments.
• Provides orientation, training, mentoring, and support for clinicians and case management.
• Monitors and evaluates clinical team performance, addressing gaps and initiating corrective actions as needed.
• Conducts utilization and productivity analyses to ensure efficient use of resources.
• Promotes safe patient care practices and responds promptly to incident reports.
• Coordinates patient and employee scheduling to ensure timely care initiation.
• Liaises with Intake and Billing departments to resolve onboarding and claims issues.
• Organizes and leads regular staff meetings with follow-up.
• Collaborates on budget adherence and problem-solving for financial variances.
• Enforces accountability in clinical performance through observation, coaching, and education.
• Manages supply vendor coordination and reviews supply utilization.
• Participates in hiring and staffing ratio monitoring to maintain adequate coverage.
• Responds to customer complaints within 24 hours.
• Supports clinical staff in problem-solving for routine and critical situations.
• Promotes workplace safety and coordinates with Human Resources on employee injury matters.
• Reviews and approves employee timesheets and leave requests.
• May represent the hospice program at community and industry events.
• Oversees all hospice operations and patient care delivery in the absence of the Hospice Director.
• Participates in Clinical Manager on-call rotation.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Montana
• Minimum of 3 years of Hospice experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Managerial experience in a healthcare setting

Additional Information

• Work schedule includes Monday through Friday daytime hours with occasional on-call responsibilities.
• Contract duration is approximately 13 weeks.