Reginal Director

About the role

Brighten Life Home Health is hiring a Regional Director! This position will cover multiple Locations. Experience in Home Health and Hospice required. The Director of Operations ensures quality and safe delivery of home health care services; coordinates services that reflect the Agency's philosophy and standards of care; works with Administrator and assists in plans, development, implements and evaluates Agency services, programs and activities and responsible for all day-to-day operations of Agency.

Qualifications

• Has training and experience in health services and at least one (1) year of supervisory or management experience in home health care or related health program.
• Demonstrated ability in or application of organizational/communication skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with high levels of stress.
• Ability to enlist the cooperation of many people in furthering a program.

Responsibilities

• Director of Operations will report directly to Administrator.
• Employs qualified personnel and ensures adequate staff education and evaluations.
• Ensures the accuracy of public information materials and activities.
• Implements an effective budgeting and accounting system; assures accuracy for billing procedures.
• Shares copies of philosophy with all employees.
• Consistently follows Agency policies and procedures to set an example for employees.
• Reviews Agency manuals once per year for completeness.
• Assesses employees on an ongoing basis to ascertain their understanding of policies and procedures.
• Assists employees to support policies and achieve necessary changes.
• Uniformly enforces policies and procedures.
• Maintains two-way communication with employees and fair administration of personnel policies.
• Documents employee problems in personnel files.
• Disciplines employees as necessary with the support of administrator.
• Monitors budget hours and does not exceed allowance each year.
• Monitors equipment abuse and takes steps to keep it to a minimum.
• Evaluates effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency.
• Uses statistical data to determine quality and quantity of services.
• Growing business, census, and staffing.
• Holds a high standard of care, quality, and ethics.
• Maintains compliance with applicable federal, state, accrediting bodies and local rules and regulations.
• Supervises business affairs related to location and in support of administrator.
• Participates in personal professional growth and development.
• Plans and directs operations to ensure the provision of adequate and appropriate care and services.
• Fiscal planning, budgeting, and management of location.
• Recruits employees and retains qualified personnel to maintain appropriate staffing levels by employing qualified staff.
• Establishes and maintains effective channels of communication.
• Ensures Agency personnel have current clinical information and current practices.
• Evaluates services and programs.
• Ensures staff development including orientation, in-service education and continuing education.
• Coordinates with other program areas and management as appropriate.
• Maintains current knowledge of local trends and issues.
• Ensures that appropriate personnel qualifications and policies are developed and implemented.
• Directs staff in performance of their duties including admission, discharge and provision of service to patients.
• Assures appropriate staff supervision during all operating hours.
• Ensures the accuracy of public information materials and activities.
• Appoints a similarly qualified alternate to be available at all times during operating hours in the absence of the Director.
• Ensures that the Clinical Manager is available during all operating hours.