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Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center Nurse Manager Completes National Hospice Manager Development Program Phyllis Curtis, RN, MAS, CHPN a resident of Jersey City and Performance Improvement Coordinator for the Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center in West Orange, recently completed Level I of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Hospice Manager Development Program. As described by the NHPCO, the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States, the Hospice Manager Development Program is the only comprehensive management training program available that provides in-depth orientation and training in hospice management. The Program provides the specific knowledge and skills hospice managers need to meet today’s changes and challenges. A graduate of Christ Hospital School of Nursing and New Jersey City University, both located in Jersey City, and Fairleigh Dickinson University, Curtis takes pride in her leadership role as Performance Improvement Coordinator for the Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Her daily responsibilities include overseeing the organization’s performance improvement program and collaborating with managers and staff in evaluating practices related to the provision of quality care to patients and families. “I am utilizing the information presented in the Program’s courses to further develop and enhance my leadership and management skills,” states Curtis, who began her career with the Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center in 1998 as a Team Leader. “Participating in the Program was a great experience, I am happy to have had the opportunity.” Established in 1981, Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, provides comprehensive physical, emotional and spiritual care and support services to patients with advanced illness and their families throughout ten counties in the State of New Jersey. The program, which serves infants, children, adults and the elderly, honors the unique choices and values of patients and their families while offering full access to the broad array of services provided by the Saint Barnabas Health Care System.[ top ] [ back to News Index ] |
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