Lifecare Home Health Family
We are looking for a reliable and compassionate RN Clinical Manager for home health to join our team.
Coverage Areas: Taos, NM and surrounding areas.
Job Summary:
The Clinical Manager maintains the quality of client care in accordance with the Agency's objectives and policies, through planning, coordination, and implementation and evaluation of the home health services provided. This position also directs and manages the field staff of the Agency while coordinating care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring Agency.
Job Responsibilities:
-Plans, coordinates, manages, and evaluates the activities of an assigned team to ensure the delivery of quality assured home health services consistent with the organizations standards of practice, policies and procedures, and in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
-Responsible for the supervision, instruction, support, and coaching of assigned field staff in providing quality assured home health services in an organized,cost-efficient manner.
-Monitors and ensures coordination and implementation of established patient care plans, recertifications, discharge planning, and related activities.
-Coordinates and conducts regularly scheduled multi-disciplinary case management conferences with assigned staff.
-Supervises and ensures the timeliness, quality and compliance standards of documentation of assigned staff.
-Is accountable for and continually evaluates the performance of assigned staff in meeting productivity and qualitative standards, including effective time management.
-Monitors staffing patterns and needs using performance indicators and maintains appropriate staffing levels to assure timeliness and quality of services provided.
-Supervises the patient visit scheduling process.
-Is a resource to staff in matters of policies, procedures, regulations, and coverage issues and directs staff to appropriate resources to resolve problems.
-Maintains an open line of communication with all levels of staff.
-Directs clinical staff toward appropriate and available internal and community resources.
-Performs in-home supervisory visits with assigned staff as needed and in preparation for annual performance evaluation.
-Performs annual performance evaluations on assigned staff in a timely and constructive manner.
-Assists in staff orientation and staff development/inservice program in conjunction with the Quality and Clinical Excellence Department
-Coordinates efforts with other member of the management team to ensure ongoing development and improvement of organization-wide activities, including participation in the Performance Improvement Plan.
-Performs other duties as assigned, including direct nursing care, if needed.
Experience:
-License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse.
-BSN or degree in health-related field preferred.
-Two years satisfactory experience as a Registered Nurse in a certified Home Health Agency.
-Health care management/supervisory experience preferred.
-Medicare Experience
-Excellent communication skills.
-Excellent interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate effectively with a wide variety of personnel when identifying and resolving sensitive and complex patient or administrative issues.
ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
· Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft programs for internal communications (email) and database tracking/reporting, as well as proficiency working with electronic health records.
· Must be proficient in the use Kinsser/WellSky Software.
· Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and a strong commitment to customer service.
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Skills:
-Evidence of progressive leadership responsibilities, including fiscal management is required.
-Demonstrated knowledge of home health licensure, regulations, and Medicare Conditions of Participation (COP).
-Excellent communication skills.
-Excellent interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate effectively with a wide variety of personnel when identifying and resolving sensitive and complex patient or administrative issues.
-Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice.
-Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
-Demonstrates proven decision-making skills.
-If required to make visits, Hepatitis profile.
-Must read, write and comprehend English.
Education:
· Bachelor’s Degree in health-related field
Licensure/Certification:
· License and current registration as a Registered Nurse.