Clinical Manager, Home Health

VNA Health • Santa Barbara, CA

19d • $135,000 - $145,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At VNA Health, our mission is to revolutionize healthcare through compassion and innovation, ensuring every individual's well-being is prioritized. We're dedicated to empowering our employees to make a real difference in the lives of our patients and communities, driving positive change in healthcare. Join us in our mission to provide exceptional care and improve the health and dignity of those we serve.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with current licensure in good standing to practice professionally in the state of CA.
• Two years management or supervisory experience in health care setting, preferably home care.
• Current CPR certification.
• Licensed driver with insured automobile - in accordance with state and/or organization requirements.
• Complies with accepted professional standards and practice.
• Demonstrates excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Ensures that patient care is coordinated and managed appropriately.
• Supervises the clinical team.
• Ensures that all home health services to newly admitted and active Home Health patients are in accordance with state regulations and as required by the Medicare Conditions of Participation.
• Collaborates effectively with other team members and nursing staff to ensure optimal coordination of care for all active Home Health cases.
• Assists in designing and implementing measurements to monitor and improve processes for effectiveness and quality.
• Respects and promotes the mission, vision, and values of VNA Health.
• Reviews referral and available patient information related to case, including disciplines required, to determine home health needs.
• Makes patient and personnel assignments and collaborates with scheduling to assign appropriate clinicians to each case.
• Coordinates patient care, reviews and evaluates each case by reviewing the services provided by clinicians, instructs and guides clinicians to promote more effective performance and delivery of quality home health services, and is available at all times during operating hours to assist clinicians as appropriate.
• Monitors nursing and rehabilitation team schedules, patient care, patient outcomes, patient needs, producing desired outcomes, and interdisciplinary care.
• Ensures compliance to frequency and duration and treatment orders on patient care plan or per MD orders.
• Monitors the order process to validate timely printing of all physician orders.
• Monitors daily, weekly and monthly reports for department efficiency, compliance and quality of care.
• Works with agency Director to achieve pillar goals.
• Meets with team members for weekly ‘one on one’ case management review and updates.
• Runs NetSmart Assignment Report and SHP report for each review.
• Monitors and reports lab values for team patients including notification to physician and case manager.
• Documents findings/actions in patient clinical record.
• Responsible for start of care review, 485 review and printing, resumption of care, transfer and discharge review for assigned team.
• Establishes the work flow and monitors process for agency telehealth patients including interpretation of telehealth transmission and patient follow up as needed.
• Maintains procedures, protocols, processes and communication that facilitates team collaboration, effectiveness of nursing practice, and adherence to standards of practice.
• Researches “best practices” to assure most current nursing practice is promoted for optimum patient outcomes.
• Resolves patient and physician complaints.
• Prioritizes and facilitates interventions that effectively solve or prevent problems related to system delivery and day to day care.
• Monitors and implements required staffing and maintains productivity guidelines.
• Assigns patient visits for per diem and part time RN and HHA staff according to staff competency and patient needs to provide quality home care.
• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy, ensuring that a clinical manager is always available during all operating hours.
• Participates actively in quality management program.
• Performs other duties and activities as delegated by the Director of Home Health.
• Ensures that cases in assigned team have monthly coordination done.
• Leads Team case conference to facilitate coordination of care and assures that patient needs are continually being assessed and is responsible for assuring the development, implementation, and updates of the individualized plan of care.
• Coordinates referrals by ensuring that the admission documentation is complete and that all new patients are referred to appropriate disciplines.
• Initiates conference with management regarding any questions about individual eligibility for services.
• Attends case conference meetings with clinical personnel to facilitate coordination of care, assures use of SBAR.
• Facilitates monthly team meetings to inform, update information and discuss team and management operational issues.
• Oversees bi-weekly payroll.
• Participates in the screening and interviewing process of new organization personnel and makes recommendations for employment of individuals.
• Oversees the orientation of new home health clinical personnel.
• Ensures initial and annual competencies are completed.
• Develops and implements a preceptor and/or mentoring environment for home health clinical staff.
• Completes employee performance evaluations on probationary and annual basis through provision of supervised Home Health visit.
• Counsels and/or disciplines employees in a timely, confidential manner.
• Encourages employee problem solving, conflict resolution, and improved performance.
• Seeks appropriate guidance and direction for difficult disciplinary situations.

Benefits

• Employer sponsored insurance premiums including dental, vision, basic life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual from the first day of employment.
• Generous Wellness Benefit annual reimbursement for fitness and wellness expenses.
• Financial wellness program with matching 403(b) Retirement Plan and Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Supportive company culture promoting employee well-being through programs like the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and public transportation reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager