LVN Clinical Coordinator - Hospice

LVN Clinical Coordinator - Hospice

Pay: $36 - $40 per hour

Job Type: Full time

Buena Vista Hospice delivers positive, life-changing care to patients across Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to clinical excellence, compassionate service, and a collaborative team environment.

At Buena Vista (BV), our culture is built on our core values: Celebration, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk, Customer Second, and Ownership. We prioritize your professional growth through strong mentorship, ongoing education, and meaningful career development.

We are currently seeking an LVN Clinical Coordinator to join our Hospice team. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and make a tremendous impact in the community-while receiving competitive pay and excellent benefits.

Job Summary

We are seeking a compassionate and experienced LVN Clinical Coordinator to support hospice referral, intake, and care coordination processes. This role ensures high-quality patient care, regulatory compliance, and seamless transitions to hospice services in accordance with state, federal, and Joint Commission guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily hospice referrals and intake operations, including policy oversight
  
• Coordinate timely hospice admissions and transitions to home care
  
• Review clinical documentation to determine hospice eligibility
  
• Build and maintain relationships with physicians, hospitals, and referral sources
  
• Track and report clinical metrics (admissions, discharges, GIP, respite, deaths)
  
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences and QAPI initiatives
  
• Communicate hospice services to patients, families, and caregivers
  
• Coordinate plans of care with physicians and care teams
  
• Provide support for intake, scheduling, urgent needs, and medication orders
  
• Assist with staff education, orientation, and policy development
  

Qualifications

• Active License Vocational Nurse (LVN) license in California
  
• Minimum 3 years of nursing experience (hospice or home health preferred)
  
• Strong communication, organization, and clinical documentation skills
  
• Current CPR certification
  
• Knowledge of hospice philosophy and end-of-life care
  

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.