RN Home Health Clinical Manager - ProHealth Home Health (Daphne, 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, or audiologist 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 sure the probationary period for new employees is monitored.
• Able to deal effectively with high levels of stress.

Responsibilities

• Develops standards ensuring safe and therapeutically effective service to patients and families.
• Works with the Administrator to see that standards are met.
• Develops objectives for the Agency and ensures they are implemented.
• Determines staffing patterns to achieve stated objectives and promote maximum utilization of health personnel.
• Hires, evaluates, and terminates 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.
• Supports Agency policies and procedures and uses appropriate channels for change; establishes criteria and procedures for selection, promotion, and termination of employment of service personnel.
• Establishes 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.
• Ensures 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.
• Collaborates with other community agencies to coordinate services.
• 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.
• 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.
• Develops indicators with appropriate data collection, aggregation, and analysis, takes action, and reports results according to Agency’s QAPI plan.
• Provides 24 hour/day, seven (7) days/week on-call coverage.
• 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.