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

Job Summary

The Clinical Manager is a Registered Nurse (RN) who supervises home health services to homebound patients. She/he must have three to five years of experience in health care/home care and two years of supervisory experience. The Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager may also be a licensed physician, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, audiologist, or social worker.

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.
• 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 safeguard all patient-related information.
• Accepts responsibility for regular attendance and punctuality and fulfills job requirements without regard to the 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 the 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.