Clinical Care Director-RN

Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS)

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of the position is to plan, budget, organize, develop and direct the overall operation of the home health clinical services in accordance with current Federal, State and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern the facility to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times in accordance with the Budget and Operation Plans of the organization. Responsible for ensuring that an adequate level of services is provided to each client, documented appropriately and regularly evaluated.

Requirements

Unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse (RN) as required by state law and must have an active and up-to-date certification in CPR.
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from an accredited school in nursing strongly preferred.
A minimum of five (5) years of nurse management experience in a hospital, nursing home or community-based setting strongly preferred.
Proven experience leading a team of professionals.
A minimum of one-year experience in working with the frail or elderly population or, if the individual has less than one (1) year of experience but meets all other requirements.
Must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact.

Responsibilities

Provides oversight of the overall effectiveness of clinical care provided to SCC participants across all care settings and is responsible to meet defined organizational participant outcome, utilization, and quality goals.
Provides oversight, management, and coordination of the consistency and quality of the twenty-four (24) hour care provided to program participants across all care settings.
Provides oversight, management, and direction of the overall operational effectiveness of PACE clinics and is responsible for effectuating and maintaining effective and efficient operational systems, processes, and workflows in compliance with applicable regulations and organizational policies to meet participant care needs and organizational objectives. This includes, but is not limited to, staffing schedules, inventory management and procurement, policies and procedures, clinical workflows, etc.
Provides direct supervision and support of the Care Managers, Clinic Coordinators, Nursing personnel, Registered Dieticians, Nurse Practitioners, and Rehab Manager.
Engages in team building. Coaches and mentors’ staff. Instructs and teaches staff as needed. Trains clinical staff to function independently. Ensures that the job responsibilities, authorities and accountability of direct reports are defined and understood. Assists in the establishment and enforcement of organizational policies and procedures.
Responsible, in coordination with the clinical team and IDT, for utilization management including minimizing unnecessary or preventable utilization, safe and effective discharges and transitions between care settings, and utilization review and improvement efforts to meet participant care needs.
In conjunction with the Care Managers, acts as the primary liaison between program and contracted providers and facilities for the coordination of effective care and treatment of program participants.