Job Description:
The Director of Clinical Services is a Registered Nurse (RN) who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing and is currently licensed to practice in the state(s) where currently practicing; a physician; a health care professional with equivalent experience. She/he supervises home health services to homebound patients in their place of residence in accordance with attending physician orders and plans of care and strives to provide the highest quality of care. , skilled nursing and other therapeutic services are under the supervision and direction of the Director of Clinical Services. , the Director of Clinical Services is available at all times during operating hours (or appoints a similarly qualified alternate) and participates in all activities relevant to professional services furnished, including the development of qualifications and assignment of personnel.
Qualifications:
1. Registered by the state(s) where currently practicing as a Registered Nurse, .
2. Three to five years of experience in health care/home care, preferred.
3. Two years’ experience in a supervisory position, preferred.
4. Knowledge and ability to apply community health principles and practices.
5. Knowledge of Agency policies and procedures.
6. Ability to supervise, guide and develop skills and performance of service personnel.
7. Ability to exercise independent judgment.
8. Ability to work independently from office.
9. Ability to work with individuals.
10. Ability to enlist cooperation of many people in furthering a program.
11. Ability to assist in evaluating personnel a minimum of one time per year.
12. Ability to evaluate new hires on 30, 60, and 90 days and 6 months.
13. Monitors probationary period for new employees.
14. Ability to deal effectively with high levels of stress.
15. Ability to be a team player.
16. Ability to carry a case load at a minimum of 3 visits per day which may include Starts of Cares, Recertifications, and Resumptions, Discharges, and Skilled Nursing Visits.
Responsibilities:
1. Participates in developing standards which ensure safe and therapeutically effective service to patients and families. Has joint responsibility with the Administrator for seeing that standards are met.
2. Participates in developing objectives for Agency.
3. Is responsible for seeing that objectives are implemented.
4. Consults with the Administrator to determine a staffing pattern which will accomplish stated objectives and promote maximum level of utilization of health personnel.
5. Is responsible for recruiting, hiring, evaluating and terminating service personnel.
6. Participates in planning for the orientation of new employees. Conducts selected orientation classes.
7.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.
8. 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.
9. Participates in establishing the functions and qualifications for each service position; coordinates interdisciplinary team services:
-Assures ongoing assessment of patient/family needs and implementation of interdisciplinary team plan of care.
- Assures physician approval of plans for continuity of medical care.
- Provides individual or group support concerning job related stress or issues.
10. Organizes the Agency to delineate and delegate authority, functional responsibility, lines of relationship and communication to provide safe and therapeutically effective service.
11. Participates in coordinating Agency's services with services of other community agencies.
12. Serves on utilization review committee.
13. Participates on QAPI.
14. Participates in studies and research and other administrative functions as assigned.
15. Serves as a role model for all colleagues by setting an example of high standards in dress, conduct, cooperation and job performance and attendance.
16. Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient related information.
17. Accepts responsibility for regular attendance and punctuality, fulfills job requirements without regard to time involved.
18. Serves as a resource person to employees.
19. Develops a cooperative relationship and communicates effectively and professionally with the physicians.
20. Investigates and reports any problem relating to patient care or conditions which might harm the patient and/or employee well-being.
21. Immediately reports any accident, incident, lost articles or unusual occurrence to the Administrator.
22. Attends pertinent continuing education programs, other than routine in services and shares information with staff.
23. Conducts at a minimum quarterly in person staff nurse meetings
24. Works with Administrator in identifying budgetary requirements and determining appropriate use of allocations.
25. Monitors equipment for appropriate use and take steps to keep misuse to a minimum.
26. Oversees Agency's ongoing performance improvement (PIP) program.
27. Responsible for overseeing development of indicators with appropriate data collection, aggregation and analysis, taking action and reporting results according to Agency's PI plan.
28. Provides 24 hour/day, seven (7) days/week on-call coverage.
29. Plans and supervises the Agency.
30. Ensures that patients’ plans of care are developed, implemented and evaluated.
31. Conducts monthly patient case conferences, in-services, staff meetings and maintains documentation; participates in community education projects.
32. Ensures that all necessary supplies and equipment are available.
33. Is normally available at all times during and after operating hours; may designate a qualified temporary replacement if he/she will not be available.
34. Ensures compliance with federal, state, accrediting bodies, local and Agency policies in all patient care aspects of the Agency.
35. Oversees staffing and visit assignments. If visits are not covered by current assigned staff, DCS will take responsibility to ensure visits are completed and patients do not go without care.
36. Addresses and corrects all patient concerns.
37. Will be responsible alongside Administrator for providing onsite leadership during agency licensure recertification visits, compliant visits, revisits
38. Will complete at a minimum quarterly in home staff nursing visits for audits and ensure ongoing compliance.
39. DCS will be responsible for documentation review and submission for the skilled nursing, LPN/RN and HHA.
40. DCS will run the weekly Skilled Nursing Case Conference Meeting and attend and participate in weekly Agency Operational Meeting alongside Administrator.
41. DCS will review all patient referrals through the referral portal(s) and ensure staff availability for accepting patient referrals in throughout each day.
42. Utilizing all forms of communication (OHMD app, email, text, call, Wellsky hotbox) with intake coordinator, interdisciplinary team, administrator, ect) in a timely basis. All communication should receive follow up by DCS by end of each business day.
43. Responsible for developing and implementing On-Call Staff Nursing Schedule.
44. Overseeing supplies availability at home office and reordering supplies as needed.
45. Development and implementation of annual nursing competencies ensuring compliance with agency and state policies.
46. Work alongside Administrator for the development of Emergency Preparedness Drills for compliance.
47. DCS will assign and/or ensure completion of in person home health aide supervisory visits every 2 weeks and biannually with home health aide present.
48. DCS will develop and implement infection control program.
49. DCS will review submitted weekly case conferences and 30 day summaries to ensure a detailed summary of care for each discipline of care has been displayed.
50. DSC will complete routine chart audits for patients addressing frequencies, visit completion, orders, documentation.
51. Evaluating weekly clinician schedules and rearrange schedules as necessary to avoid overtime.
52. DSC will track overdue documentation and will communicate with clinicians and develop a plan to complete outstanding work in a timely manner to remain compliant for billing purposes.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $82,000.00 - $92,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Family leave
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Relocate:
- Plattsmouth, NE: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road