(RN) Clinical Manager - ProHealth Home Health (Birmingham, AL)

Job Summary

The Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager is a Registered Nurse (RN) or a licensed physician, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, audiologist, or social worker who supervises home health services to homebound patients in accordance with attending physician orders and plans of care. She/he strives to provide the highest quality of care.

Qualifications

• Registered by the state(s) where currently practicing
• Three to five years of experience in health care/home care, preferred
• Two years’ experience in a supervisory position, preferred
• Knowledge and ability to apply community health principles and practices
• Knowledge of Agency policies and procedures
• Ability to supervise, guide, and develop skills and performance of service personnel
• Ability to exercise independent judgment
• Ability to work with individuals
• Ability to enlist the cooperation of many people in furthering a program
• Ability to assist in evaluating personnel per Agency policy
• Makes decisions regarding the probationary period for new employees
• Ability to deal effectively with high levels of stress

Responsibilities

• Participates in developing standards that ensure safe and therapeutically effective service to patients and families
• Has joint responsibility with the Administrator for seeing that standards are met
• Participates in developing objectives for the Agency
• Is responsible for seeing that objectives are implemented
• Consults with the Administrator to determine a staffing pattern that will accomplish stated objectives and promote the maximum level of utilization of health personnel
• Is responsible for recruiting, hiring, evaluating, and terminating service personnel
• Participates in planning for the orientation of new employees
• Conducts selected orientation classes
• Plans and arranges for consultation needs of staff; prepares and maintains current policies and procedures which meet Medicare, Medicaid, accrediting bodies, state, etc. laws and implements such; revises concurrently
• Displays a willingness to support the policies and procedures and uses appropriate channels for change of such policies; establishes criteria and procedures for selection, promotion, and termination of employment of service personnel
• Participates in establishing the functions and qualifications for each service position, and coordinates patient care and referrals
• Assures ongoing assessment of patient/family needs and implementation of interdisciplinary team plan of care
• Assures physician approval of plans for continuity of care
• Provides individual or group support concerning job-related stress or issues
• Organizes the Agency to delineate and delegate authority, functional responsibility, lines of relationship, and communication to provide safe and therapeutically effective service
• Participates in coordinating Agency’s services with services of other community agencies
• Participates in studies and research and other administrative functions as assigned
• Serves as a role model for all colleagues by setting an example of high standards in dress, conduct, cooperation, and job performance
• Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient-related information
• Accepts responsibility for regular attendance and punctuality and fulfills job requirements without regard to time involved
• Serves as a resource person to employees
• Develops a cooperative relationship and communicates effectively and professionally with the physicians
• Investigates and reports any problem relating to patient care or conditions that might harm the patient and/or employee well-being
• Immediately reports any accident, incident, lost articles, or unusual occurrence to the Administrator
• Attends pertinent continuing education programs other than routine in-services and shares information with staff
• Works with the Administrator in identifying budgetary requirements and determining the appropriate use of allocations
• Maintains oversight of equipment for appropriate use and takes steps to keep misuse to a minimum
• Oversees the Agency’s ongoing Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program
• Responsible for overseeing the development of indicators with appropriate data collection, aggregation, and analysis, taking action, and reporting results according to Agency’s QAPI plan
• Provides 24 hour/day, seven (7) days/week on-call coverage
• Plans and supervises the Agency
• Assures that patients’ plans of care are developed, implemented, and updated
• Conducts patient case conferences, in-services, staff meetings and maintains documentation; participates in community education projects
• Ensures that all necessary supplies and equipment are available
• Is normally available at all times during and after operating hours; may designate a qualified temporary replacement if he/she will not be available
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, accrediting bodies, local, and Agency policies in all patient care aspects of the Agency
• Makes patient and personnel assignments
• Addresses and corrects all patient concerns