Lily Simle
Castle Rock,CO
Summary
Experienced Hospice Nurse with a passion for providing compassionate end-of-life care and support to patients and their families. Proven ability to deliver high-quality nursing interventions in hospice settings, focusing on pain management, symptom control, and emotional support. Skilled in interdisciplinary collaboration, patient advocacy, and education. Dedicated to upholding the highest standards of patient care while ensuring comfort and dignity throughout the end-of-life journey.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical DIrector
Colorado Palliative and Hospice Care
Centennial, Colorado
09.2023 - Current
- Lead and oversee a team of over 22 staff members, including nurses, nurse’s aides, social workers, chaplains, and clerical staff.
- Conduct interviews, trainings, and mentorship programs to cultivate leadership and maintain staff competency levels.
- Foster a collaborative and supportive work environment to enhance team performance and morale.
- Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures to meet CMS and NHPC stringent requirements for compliance.
- Ongoing internal audits to maintain compliance.
- Educate staff on hospice condition of participation (COP) and other regulatory guidelines to maintain high-quality standards of care.
- Develop and implement educational programs to enhance staff knowledge of company policies, procedures, and hospice standards.
- Conduct interdisciplinary team meetings biweekly to review patient care plans and ensure comprehensive care coordination.
- Organize community meetings to educate stakeholders
- Collaborate with executive leadership to strategize and implement initiatives that support organizational growth and sustainability.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives to optimize patient outcomes and operational efficiency.about hospice services and attract new business opportunities.
- Conduct admissions, death, routine or recertification visits as needed to support staff.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Lumicare Hospice
Greenwood Village, CO
02.2022 - 09.2023
- Monitored development, implementation and updates of individualized care plans.
- Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
- Budgeted, managed and scheduled staff of 20+E nurses, fostering environment supportive of both, employees and patients.
- Coordinated medical and health services in compliance with government regulations and policies set by board of trustees.
- Evaluated staff performance and prepared accurate reports detailing findings.
- Conducted recruitment and retention activities to develop highly skilled nursing team.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
- Recruited, hired and trained new medical and facility staff.
- Established solid relations with leadership and staff by attending board meetings and coordinating interdepartmental information exchanges.
- Originally an Admission nurse with Lumicare Hospice, promoted to ADCS
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Brighton Hospice
Denver, CO
05.2021 - 02.2022
- Professional and compassionate Hospice Case Manager with experience coordinating care for terminally ill patients
- Able to make sound decisions, maintain calm composure, and facilitate the best healthcare services for patients
- Responsible for helping terminally ill patients and their families as they journey through the end-of-life experience
- Oversee the direction and coordination of patient care — and the care provided for their caregivers and family by the care team
- Participated as a member of the interdisciplinary team to achieve best practices in the care of the patient and family.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Compassus Hospice
Denver, CO
11.2019 - 04.2021
- Professional and compassionate Hospice Case Manager with experience coordinating care for terminally ill patients
- Strong understanding of chronic and terminal illnesses, and quality of care necessary for these patients
- Able to make sound decisions, maintain calm composure, and facilitate the best healthcare services for patients
- Responsible for helping terminally ill patients and their families as they journey through the end-of-life experience
- Oversee the direction and coordination of patient care — and the care provided for their caregivers and family by the care team
- Participated as a member of the interdisciplinary team to achieve best practices in the care of the patient and family
- Supervise LPN and CNA’s assigned to my patients
Education
Bachelor - Nursing Science
Lamar University
01.2020
Associate of Applied Science -
Nursing San Jacinto College
01.2016
Associate - Applied Science
Mental Health Counseling Lee College
01.2004
Skills
- Committed to patient and family advocacy
- Culturally Sensitive
- Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse
- Fully Bi-lingual (Spanish/English)
- Pain Management
- Process Improvement
- Quality Improvement
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Leadership and Guidance
- Strong Work Ethic
- Standards of Practice and Conditions of participation knowledge
- Case Management
- Policy and Program Development
Certification
Registered Nurse (RN) – Colorado License RN. # 1660387
Certified Palliative and Hospice Nurse (CHPN)
BLS Certified – Exp. 2025
Languages
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Clinical DIrector
Colorado Palliative and Hospice Care
09.2023 - Current
Assistant Director of Nursing
Lumicare Hospice
02.2022 - 09.2023
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Brighton Hospice
05.2021 - 02.2022
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Compassus Hospice
11.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor - Nursing Science
Lamar University
Associate of Applied Science -
Nursing San Jacinto College
Associate - Applied Science
Mental Health Counseling Lee College
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