Dialysis Clinical Manager Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Janesville, WI

About The Position

The Clinical Manager oversees the daily operations of a dialysis facility, ensuring cost-effective operations and compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements. The manager collaborates with the Medical Director, Clinical Manager/Charge Nurse, physicians, and facility staff to provide quality patient care from admission through discharge, maintain patient and staff safety, and support continuity of care. The role also markets available services through presentations to physicians and dialysis facilities. The position leads clinic operations, including staffing, scheduling, payroll, budgeting, inventory, equipment and facility maintenance, records, reporting, audits, and regulatory surveys. It supports patient-care planning and coordination, staff development and performance management, physician relationships, and continuous quality improvement. The manager participates in the Clinical Leadership Program, which provides onboarding and leadership development; potential advancement paths include Area Team Lead or Director of Operations. The work involves desk and computer work and interaction with patients, staff, and physicians in a healthcare facility with controlled air temperature and moderate noise. Exposure to infectious or contagious diseases and materials may occur. The position requires frequent prolonged standing and bending. With assistance, the employee may occasionally move patients or equipment weighing up to 200 pounds; two-person assistance and material-assist devices are available for heavier items. Travel to regional, Business Unit, and Corporate meetings may be required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing and current state RN licensure.
Experience in clinical nursing.
At least 6 months of chronic or acute dialysis nursing experience, as stated in the requirements.
Demonstrated leadership competencies and management skills, including communication, customer service, continuous quality improvement, relationship development, results orientation, team building, motivating employees, performance management, and decision-making.
Management skills necessary to supervise facility personnel and ensure delivery of quality patient care.
Successfully pass the Ishihara Color Blind Test.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a supervisory or management role in a medical facility.
Med/surg or ICU/CCU experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); experience with medical database software.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily facility operations and ensure cost-effective operations in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, and company requirements.
Coordinate patient care from admission through discharge, address patient and family concerns, and oversee timely completion of patient assessments and care plans.
Manage patient schedules and develop action plans for missed treatments.
Lead, coach, develop, hire, schedule, and evaluate facility staff; ensure orientation, training, licensure, and certifications are current.
Manage facility staffing, payroll, budget, profit and loss, and performance against financial and operational goals.
Maintain medical, administrative, and operational records; complete required coding, reporting, data collection, audits, and on-site surveys.
Collaborate with the Medical Director, physicians, Charge RN, and other staff to support quality care, safety, and continuity of care.
Build and maintain effective physician relationships and facilitate physician privileges and compliance with medical staff bylaws.
Implement and maintain continuous quality improvement and quality assessment programs, and support facility quality goals and regulatory compliance.
Oversee facility environmental integrity and security; arrange maintenance and repairs of equipment, operating systems, and the physical facility.
Manage inventory, supplies, medications, laboratory resources, equipment, and purchase orders to support cost containment and timely availability.
Partner with Human Resources, Quality, Education, Technical Services, and other internal departments; communicate company policies, programs, and initiatives to staff.
Collaborate with the Home Therapies Program Manager to oversee the facility’s Home Therapies Program.
Market available services through presentations to physicians and dialysis facilities.
Perform other related duties as assigned.