Assistant Clinical Director
About The Position
The Assistant Clinical Director (ACD) supports and supervises the management and quality assurance of all clinical services provided by Nuclear Care Partners Home Care Agency, including training and supervision of clinical staff. The ACD spends approximately half of their time in the field assisting with new patient assessments and starts of care. Reporting to the Clinical Director, the ACD supports compliance with the fiscal, ethical, and legal standards upheld by the agency and applicable state and federal regulations governing home care agencies. This exempt position also supports a positive environment through commitment to the company’s vision and values. The position is on-site at the Richland branch office, Monday through Friday, typically 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with some variation. The ACD is also accessible to staff for emergencies after hours. Salary is $110,000–$122,000, depending on experience.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse license in good standing.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
- Case management or other progressive management experience in the health-care field preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Case management or other progressive management experience in the health-care field.
Responsibilities
- Assist in supervising activities that promote efficient processes, safe and compassionate nursing care, and patient satisfaction.
- Participate in initial assessments, starts of care, recertifications, and related activities.
- Oversee, manage, and support field staff training and orientations.
- Analyze problems to ensure agency policies, procedures, and regulations are followed.
- Provide direct case management services to an assigned caseload, including in-home skilled nursing visits.
- Manage skilled services.
- Work with staff to ensure patient and staffing needs are met.
- Coordinate the clinical team, including scheduling, training, and coaching.
- Facilitate staff education on skills, medications, and general patient care.
- Be available in person or by phone during agency operating hours.
- Assist the nursing team with accountability, efficiency, and time management.
- Partner with outside providers, including pharmacies, physicians, and other care facilities.
- Represent client issues with line staff, nursing, management, client managers, and other health care providers.
- Monitor education hours for registered nurses and Certified Nursing Aides (CNAs).
- Assist with chart clearing and other payroll approval requirements for assigned staff.
- Promote staff education on payroll charting, including differential entries, non-billable entries, and mileage.
- Be accessible to staff for after-hours emergencies.
- Ensure the overall accuracy of agency clinical documentation.
- Ensure an initial assessment or evaluation is completed to provide a data base for planning and initiating patient care.
- Maintain thorough knowledge of and compliance with state and agency standards, including Accreditation Commission for Health Care standards.
- Monitor illness and grievance logs, incident reports, under- or over-scheduled patient reports, RN utilization reports, skilled intervention, comprehensive assessments, and renewal appointments.
- Provide information to the administrator and request guidance as necessary to carry out assigned duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
