(RN) Clinical Manager - ProHealth Home Health

Director Of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager

The Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager 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. The Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager may also be a licensed physician, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, audiologist or social worker. 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. If an RN, skilled nursing and other therapeutic services are under the supervision and direction of the Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager. If an RN, the Director of Clinical Services/Clinical Manager 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 include being 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, monitors the probationary period for new employees, and ability to deal effectively with high levels of stress.

Responsibilities include participating in developing standards that ensure safe and therapeutically effective service to patients and families, participating in developing objectives for the Agency, being responsible for seeing that objectives are implemented, consulting with the Administrator to determine a staffing pattern that will accomplish stated objectives and promote the maximum level of utilization of health personnel, being responsible for recruiting, hiring, evaluating, and terminating service personnel, participating in planning for the orientation of new employees, planning and arranging for consultation needs of staff, preparing and maintaining current policies and procedures which meet Medicare, Medicaid, accrediting bodies, state, etc. laws and implementing such; revising concurrently, displaying a willingness to support the policies and procedures and using appropriate channels for change of such policies, establishing criteria and procedures for selection, promotion, and termination of employment of service personnel, participating in establishing the functions and qualifications for each service position, and coordinating patient care and referrals.

Additional responsibilities include assuring ongoing assessment of patient/family needs and implementation of interdisciplinary team plan of care, assuring physician approval of plans for continuity of care, providing individual or group support concerning job-related stress or issues, organizing the Agency to delineate and delegate authority, functional responsibility, lines of relationship, and communication to provide safe and therapeutically effective service, participating in coordinating Agency's services with services of other community agencies, participating in studies and research and other administrative functions as assigned, serving as a role model for all colleagues by setting an example of high standards in dress, conduct, cooperation, and job performance, observing confidentiality and safeguarding all patient-related information, accepting responsibility for regular attendance and punctuality and fulfilling job requirements without regard to time involved, serving as a resource person to employees, developing a cooperative relationship and communicating effectively and professionally with the physicians, investigating and reporting any problem relating to patient care or conditions that might harm the patient and/or employee well-being, immediately reporting any accident, incident, lost articles, or unusual occurrence to the Administrator, attending pertinent continuing education programs other than routine in-services and sharing information with staff, working with the Administrator in identifying budgetary requirements and determining the appropriate use of allocations, monitoring equipment for appropriate use and take steps to keep misuse to a minimum, overseeing the Agency's ongoing Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program, providing 24 hour/day, seven (7) days/week on-call coverage, planning and supervising the Agency, assuring that patients' plans of care are developed, implemented, and updated, conducting patient case conferences, in-services, staff meetings and maintaining documentation; participating in community education projects, ensuring that all necessary supplies and equipment are available, being normally available at all times during and after operating hours; may designate a qualified temporary replacement if he/she will not be available, ensuring compliance with federal, state, accrediting bodies, local, and Agency policies in all patient care aspects of the Agency, making patient and personnel assignments, and addressing and correcting all patient concerns.

The ProHealth group of companies are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other legally protected characteristic.