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Clinical Manager Hospice & Palliative Care (RN required)

HopeWest logoHopeWest$84,606–$93,600/yrGrand Junction, COFull timePosted 4d agoStill open, checked every night
  • $10,000 sign-on bonus
  • BSN
  • Driver's license

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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open nurse manager jobs in Colorado post a median of $61.91 an hour, the middle half $52.04–$64.95, across 5 jobs that state their pay. Nurse managers employed in Colorado earn a median of $64.86 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

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Workplace injuries

HopeWest - Compass Drive in Grand Junction reported 7 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 419,010 hours worked: 3.3 per 100 full-time workers, against 2.8 per 100 full-time workers at home health agenciesnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 3.2 per 100 full-time workers. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.

What families say of Hopewest Grand Junction

84% of the families of its patients said the team always communicated well (Colorado's middle hospice: 81%), 4 of 5 stars from families (Medicare's hospice survey, Aug 2026). Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospices.

What Colorado law says about nurse staffing

  • Nurse staffing committee or plan: Colorado hospitals must have a nurse staffing committee, 60 percent clinical staff nurses, that builds an annual master staffing plan sent to the state. C.R.S. § 25-3-128(2)(a) (source: C.R.S. § 25-3-128(2)(a))

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About the job

Clinical Manager Hospice & Palliative Care/(RN required)

$10,000 sign-on bonus!

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

HopeWest is known for “going above and beyond” for our patients, families, and staff – if you want to be proud to tell others where you work, join our organization!

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Clinical Manager provides operational and clinical leadership for the interdisciplinary hospice and palliative care team to ensure delivery of high-quality, compassionate patient care in community-based settings. This role oversees staff supervision, patient care delivery, regulatory compliance, and financial stewardship while supporting HopeWest’s mission and values. The Clinical Manager fosters a collaborative, accountable team environment through coaching, mentoring, and performance oversight, ensuring staff are supported in delivering exceptional patient and family care.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
  • Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience in hospice, home health, hospital, or related healthcare setting. Demonstrated management or leadership experience required.
  • Licenses and Certifications: Current, active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Colorado required. Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) certification required or must be obtained within two (2) years of employment. Valid Colorado driver’s license required and reliable personal transportation with adequate automobile insurance required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and professionally with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
  • Ability to build and maintain effective professional relationships with staff, patients, families, and community partners.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
  • Demonstrates strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
  • Maintains knowledge of organizational, state, and federal regulations related to hospice care.
  • Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility in a dynamic healthcare environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS – Medium work

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use the hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.

Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push/pull up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Subject to both environmental conditions – activities occur inside and outside.
  • Subject to a variety of physical conditions within individual patient homes: safety issues may include basic home safety, fire safety, environmental safety, and bathroom safety.
  • Subject to occasional exposure to hazards associates with blood and potentially infectious materials.
  • Subject to occasional exposure to hazardous substance and hazardous waste.

PAY & BENEFITS

  • Exempt/Salaried hiring range: $84,606-$93,600
  • Mileage reimbursement of 65cents/mile for work related driving
  • Cell phone and laptop provided for documentation
  • Tuition Assistance program for advancing your nursing career
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance effective the first of the month following start date
  • Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program
  • Immediate accrual of PTO and medical leave
  • Employer paid life insurance
  • EAP & Disability
  • 403b Retirement plan with up to 3% employer match
  • 15% discount at Spoons Bistro & Bakery, and Heirlooms locations

At HopeWest, we hold strong core values that are followed internally with staff as well as in the daily care of our patients & their loved ones. Employees of HopeWest are ambassadors that help continue our strong reputation in the communities we serve. If you want to feel honor and pride in the work that you do, while supporting a meaningful mission, come join our HopeWest Team! Together, through creativity, volunteerism, and philanthropy we change the experiences of aging, illness, and grief – one family at a time.

HopeWest honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply. This position will remain open until filled.

From HopeWest's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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