Director Home Health Services

Responsibilities

• Conducts home health care visits alone or with staff members.
• Captures and maintains an approved procedure manual for the nursing services of the home health agency.
• Serves as a member of the area committee of home health agency coordinators and may participate in inter-agency meetings of the various agencies within the community served by the home health agency.
• Assists in the development of the home health services budget.
• Establishes and implements a schedule for in-service education within the department.
• Determines department staffing needs.
• Develops and maintains records and statistics for the purpose of evaluation, cost study, and program analysis.
• Investigates and analyzes critical home health situations and gives directions for the solution of these problems.
• Prepares periodic department reports for submission to the Administrator.
• Annually evaluates the home health agencies performance.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, BSN required and MSN is preferred.
• Should have a minimum of five years nursing experience, preferably in home health/public health.
• Must be licensed in the state where working.
• Must have good communication skills.