Weekend Supervisor East Hospice Teams
Company: AHN Healthcare@Home
Location: Warrendale
Posted on: February 20, 2026
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Job Description:
SUMMARY Provide skilled nursing assessment, planning, and
coordination of services in order to maximize the comfort and
health of patients and families, under the general direction of the
Medical Director and/or the attending physician. Educate
contracting facilities and community members and meet with
multidisciplinary team and groups to market hospice services.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other
duties may be assigned as necessary. • Assume responsibility for a
patient/family caseload that includes the assessing, planning and
implementation, and evaluation phases of the nursing process •
Initiate communication with attending physicians, multidisciplinary
hospice team members, and agencies as needed to coordinate optimal
care and use of resources for the patient/family • Obtain data on
physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may
influence patient/family health status and communicate that data in
team meetings to formulate an Interdisciplinary Plan of Care •
Maintain up-to-date patient records so that problems, plans,
actions, and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes
are reflected as they occur • Coordinate physical care of the
patient and instruct primary caregivers, volunteers, and Home
Health Aides in providing direct care as appropriate • Follow up as
needed and appropriately with doctor’s office, hospice
multidisciplinary team, and management staff pertaining to any
concerns regarding patient care • Communicate with physicians,
agencies, and team to coordinate patient/family care • Supervise
and document Home Health Aide plan of care every two weeks • Attend
interdisciplinary team meetings to facilitate discussion of
patient/family status in order to evaluate and revise the
interdisciplinary team plan of care • Share in providing
after-hours on-call coverage as needed • Provide appropriate
support at time of death and period of bereavement as needed •
Participate in orientation and in-service training programs for
hospice staff • Represent the Company in professional and community
activities as requested • Participate in Continuous Organizational
Improvement Program activities • Maintain a high level of
competency, growth and development, including ensuring license and
CPR are current and in good standing at all times • Follow
guidelines as indicated in employee handbook • Attend nursing
meetings and quarterly educational in-services and complete yearly
competencies • Document accurately and appropriately on the laptop,
uploading by midnight • When appropriate, enter insurance
authorization requests within 24 hrs. of initial evaluation and
continue to enter additional requests at the end of each
authorization period • Ensure clients have prescribed medications
and/or treatment supplies, updating files as changes occur • Adhere
to/assist with Company outcome goals as indicated by Quality
initiates and best practices • Comply with Company’s Core Values
and Core Competencies • Perform other duties as assigned by
supervisor QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Associate degree
from an accredited School of Nursing • A minimum of two (2) years
of experience working as a Registered Nurse including Hospice
experience • Hold, in good standing, a license as a Registered
Nurse, issued by the state issued by the state in which you work •
Able to meet the physical demands of providing nursing care,
ambulating patients, transferring patients, assisting with
exercises, etc. • Able to transfer patients as needed according to
proper techniques of body mechanics to promote patient and staff
safety • Possesses and maintains current CPR and BCLS certification
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Must have and maintain in
good standing professional license, certificate, or registration,
as applicable. 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. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk
or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit,
climb stairs, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or
controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently
lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust
focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. Employee will be required to
drive daily for meetings and/or visits to residential homes.
Employee will work in varied residential environments based on
assigned case load. While performing the duties of this position,
the employee may travel by automobile and be exposed to changing
weather conditions. COMMENTS This description is intended to
describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental
functions, and the essential requirements for the performance of
this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties,
responsibilities, and requirements of a person so classified. Other
functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add
or change the duties at any time. NOTICE: Successful completion of
a drug screen prior to employment is part of our background
process, which includes medical and recreational marijuana. By
supplying your phone number, you agree to receive communication via
phone or text. By submitting your application, you are confirming
that you are legally authorized to work in the United States. JR
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