Dialysis Clinical Manager Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Springfield, IL

About The Position

The Clinical Manager leads a dialysis facility’s daily operations and ensures cost-effective operations that comply with legal, regulatory, and company requirements. The role collaborates with the Medical Director and clinical staff to coordinate quality patient care from admission through discharge and makes daily decisions to support continuity of care and the safety of patients and staff. The manager also promotes available services to physicians and dialysis facilities. Responsibilities span clinic operations, patient care, staff leadership, physician relationships, quality assurance, financial performance, and facility maintenance. The manager oversees staffing, schedules, payroll, training, records, reporting, inventory, equipment, and budgets, while supporting continuous quality improvement and compliance with applicable requirements. The position supervises the Charge RN and DPC Staff. The role includes participation in a Clinical Leadership Program covering onboarding, essential functions, business leadership, and advanced leadership. Potential career paths include Area Team Lead or Director of Operations. The work involves desk and computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff, and physicians in a healthcare environment. Regional, Business Unit, and Corporate meeting travel may be required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (RN).
Current RN state licensure.
Experience in clinical nursing.
At least 6 months of chronic or acute dialysis nursing experience.
Demonstrated leadership competencies and management skills, including communication, customer service, continuous quality improvement, relationship development, results orientation, team building, employee motivation, 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

Lead, coach, and develop direct reports and oversee facility staff’s day-to-day work.
Manage daily dialysis clinic operations, including staffing, patient care quality, facility maintenance, equipment, inventory, and business administration.
Manage facility profit and loss and related financial matters to meet budget and performance indicators.
Coordinate patient care from admission through discharge; address patient and family concerns and ensure timely assessments, care plans, and schedules.
Oversee action plans for missed treatments and report changes in patient status, including clinical, insurance, or travel and transportation issues.
Partner with Human Resources, Quality, Education, and Technical Services departments, and collaborate with the Home Therapies Program Manager.
Maintain medical, administrative, and operational records; complete ICD coding; support data collection, audits, network reporting, and on-site surveys.
Participate in hiring, onboarding, training, employee evaluations, goal setting, discipline, scheduling, and payroll.
Ensure staff licensure, certifications, training, and required in-services are current and complete.
Develop and maintain physician relationships, facilitate physician privileges, and communicate regularly with physicians and the Medical Director.
Implement continuous quality improvement and quality assessment programs; support company quality goals and regulatory compliance.
Maintain facility safety, security, and environmental integrity, and coordinate equipment and facility repairs and maintenance.
Manage inventory and supplies, approve purchase orders, and promote efficient use of medication, laboratory services, supplies, and equipment.
Support billing and collection information gathering, review provider contracts, and contribute to facility policies and procedures.
Participate in employee recognition and satisfaction programs and communicate company and corporate initiatives to staff.
Perform other related duties as assigned.