Clinical Manager | Home Health

Pennant Group•Coeur d'Alene, ID

1d•$90,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Clinical Manager ensures that patient care is appropriately coordinated and managed, services are delivered appropriately, and clinical personnel are supervised. The manager is available during office hours to oversee the daily flow of clinical needs and provides direct oversight of nurses, aides, social workers, and chaplains performing field work. The role oversees individualized plans of care, communication and coordination with physicians, referral review, assignment of appropriate personnel, on-call service availability, case conferences, record reviews, staff orientation and education, hiring support, quality improvement, and infection control. Other job-related duties may be assigned by the Director of Clinical Services and/or Executive Director.

Requirements

Registered nurse with current licensure to practice in both Idaho and Washington.
Ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting.
Compliance with accepted professional standards and practice.
Excellent observation and nursing judgment.
Excellent verbal, written, and general communication skills.
Licensed driver with an automobile insured according to state and/or organization requirements and in good working order.
Maintain current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Three years of previous experience in a home care or hospice setting is strongly preferred.
Two years of management or supervisory experience is preferred.
HCHB/Pointcare experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day flow of clinical needs and be available during all office hours.
Coordinate and conduct education and training for new clinical staff, excluding therapy staff, and oversee their ongoing orientation plans.
Provide direct oversight of nurses, aides, social workers, and chaplains performing field work.
Assure the development, implementation, and updating of individualized plans of care, including communication with involved physicians and integration of their orders, including medication orders.
Ensure the on-call schedule is complete and on-call services are available when needed.
Conduct clinical reviews of new patient referrals and coordinate with the intake team to accept referrals the agency can serve.
Provide clinical oversight to intake on case appropriateness, including through home visits to determine home health care needs; ensure appropriate home care personnel are assigned.
Confer with attending physicians regarding questions about an individual's eligibility for services.
Review patients' medical diagnoses, procedures, medications, and clinical courses.
Assist clinicians with therapeutic goals, priorities, and plans of care.
Attend, lead, and document case conferences with organization personnel to facilitate coordination of care.
Participate in quarterly record reviews and communicate findings and recommendations to the Director of Clinical Services and appropriate personnel.
Assist with screening and interviewing new organization personnel and make employment recommendations.
Plan, implement, and evaluate in-service and continuing education programs in conjunction with the Director of Clinical Services.
Comply with accepted professional standards and principles.
Participate actively in the quality assessment performance improvement program.
Ensure infection control standards are implemented and followed in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
Perform other duties and activities as delegated by the Director of Clinical Services and/or Executive Director.