Hospice RN Case Manager Nursing Preceptor; RN

Location: Carson City, NV

Job Type: Full Time

Office: Mission Hospice Services of Carson City - Carson City, Nevada, United States

Mission Healthcare, located in seven states, is the largest home health and hospice company in the western United States. We have a critical mission—to take care of our people. We provide a comprehensive array of services that meet the needs of patients and families across the healthcare continuum. We believe our people, partners, patients and their families deserve care delivered with Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service (CARES), Mission Healthcare’s core values.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to impact patient’s lives daily and grow your career in a culture of collaboration, compassion, and commitment. We are excited to continue to grow our mission family!

• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Disability, life, and AD&D insurance

The preceptor is an experienced clinician who receives formal training to facilitate the orientation, clinical development, and validation of competency for staff who are new to the role, including annual skills competency or new specialty skills being introduced. The role of the preceptor is crucial to the success of the new employee/student. An effective preceptor demonstrates a high level of knowledge of the workplace and department, proficiency in the job, professionalism and serves as an instructor to the new employee.

The culture and values of the organization support the role by providing a formalized structure for the process.

• Teacher/Coach
  • Expands knowledge through the sharing of expertise and promotes learning by connecting theory with practice.
  • Incorporates the essential elements of critical thinking and development of clinical practice.
• Leader/Influencer
  • Exemplifies the four pillars of Strategic Areas of Focus:
    Growth, Clinical Improvement, Talent, and Engagement.
  • Demonstrates collaboration by consistently integrating team-based communication strategies according to the organization’s standards.
• Clearly defines the preceptor-preceptee relationship and identifies expectations at the beginning of the orientation.
• Assists in identifying learning needs and develops an orientation schedule that includes a variety of learning opportunities in the clinical assignment based upon the new hire’s clinical practice developmental stage.
• Assess and addresses the unique learning needs of specific learner populations (i.e. new graduates, experienced new hires, experienced clinicians changing specialties, generational differences).
• Includes new hires in the development of learning objectives, attainable outcomes, and goals that are reflective of the new hire’s unique learning needs, preferred learning styles, and developmental readiness to learn.
• Applies effective communication strategies (i.e. intent, listening, advocacy, inquiry, and silence).
• Selects appropriate conflict management strategies when coaching for performance (i.e. Crucial Conversations, The Five Step Format).
• Evaluator
  • Gives and receives performance feedback throughout the orientation process.
  • Validates clinical skills per the organization’s standards.
  • Using the agreed upon learning objectives, outcomes, and goals, provides the new hire, the education team, the quality team, and the manager with an objective evaluation of the new hire’s clinical performance throughout and at the conclusion of the orientation process.
  • Completes the preceptor-preceptee assignment by completing all required documentation and returning it to the manager at end of orientation (i.e. skills checklists, competency validation forms, goals sheets).
• Assists the new hire in integrating socially and professionally as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Role Model
  • Models professional verbal and non-verbal behaviors when interacting with the interdisciplinary team.
• Protector
  • Encourages independence and self-confidence through the development of…