Dialysis Clinical Coordinator - Home Therapy

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the functions of all departments and develop standards and methods of measuring patient care services, including a chronological record of services provided to patients as required by the ESRD Network Coordinating Council and Medicare.
• Work with Administrator to maintain chronological, thorough, and appropriate documentation in the patient record of all treatments, activities, and communication with the patient, physician, and other healthcare professionals.
• Promote quality management program through education and involvement of staff and patients in outcomes as well as overall responsibility to achieve corporate goals for quality.
• Assist Administrator with development, implementation and follow up of Corrective Action Plans required for internal and external surveys.
• May assume Home Therapy Nurse's responsibilities as needed.
• Conduct and/or participate in both formal and informal meetings with the governing body, Regional Director, Medical Director and the staff as delegated.
• Assure that appropriate staff meetings, in-service education meetings, and team patient care planning meetings are held monthly as delegated.
• Assure that Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement Program is current at all times as delegated.
• Oversee patient (and/or care partner) training in the practice of Peritoneal Dialysis or Home Hemodialysis.
• Ensure proper infection control monitoring, implementation, and recording.
• Absorb Home Therapy Nurse's responsibilities as needed.
• Respond to all emergencies in program. Familiar with emergency equipment and all emergency operational procedures.
• Communicate and regularly review Emergency Preparedness procedures with all home staff, patients and Interdisciplinary Team Members.
• Provide communication of overall results of patient assessment, reassessment, and ongoing monitoring to the physician, team members, and others as appropriate to the individual needs of the patient.
• Absorb Charge Nurse's responsibilities as needed.
• Assist with maintaining effective personnel management and employee relations, including evaluating the performance of all personnel and counseling employees.
• Uphold management goals of corporation by leading staff in team concepts and promoting a team effort.
• Effectively communicate expectations; accept accountability and hold others accountable for performance.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in applicable state.
• License must be maintained as current and in good standing.
• 12 months experience in providing nursing care, including 3 months of experience in providing nursing care to patients on maintenance dialysis.
• CPR certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Confirmation of ability to distinguish all primary colors.
• Demonstrated ability to function in a leadership position and to perform in new and emergent situations with sound judgment.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the English language and ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Must have basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); proficiency in all USRC clinical applications required within 90 days of hire.

Pay

Pay Range: USD $106,600.00 - USD $159,900.00 /Yr.

Schedule

N/A