Dialysis Clinical Manager Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The Dialysis Clinical Manager Registered Nurse manages and oversees the daily operations of a dialysis facility, ensuring cost-effective operations and compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements. The facility leader makes daily decisions to support continuity of care and patient and staff safety, and collaborates with the Medical Director and clinical staff to provide quality care throughout the patient journey, from admission through discharge. The role also markets available services through presentations to physicians and dialysis facilities. The manager directs clinic operations, including staffing, budgets, quality programs, records, reporting, equipment, inventory, and facility maintenance. They coordinate patient care and schedules, address patient and family concerns, support and develop staff, maintain physician relationships, and participate in facility surveys and governance activities. The role supervises the Charge RN and DPC staff and may require travel to regional, Business Unit, and Corporate meetings. The position includes entry into Fresenius Medical Care’s Clinical Leadership Program, with training in onboarding, essential functions, business leadership, and advanced leadership. Possible career advancement includes Area Team Lead or Director of Operations. The work includes desk and computer tasks and interaction with patients, staff, and physicians in a healthcare facility. Exposure to infectious or contagious diseases or materials is possible. Frequent prolonged standing and bending are required; occasional assisted movement of patients or equipment weighing up to 200 pounds may be required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (RN).
Current RN state licensure.
Experience in clinical nursing.
At least an additional 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 lead facility personnel and ensure delivery of quality care to patients.
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, PowerPoint); experience with medical database software.

Responsibilities

Manage daily facility operations and ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements.
Lead, coach, develop, and supervise direct reports, including the Charge RN and DPC staff.
Coordinate patient care from admission through discharge, address patient and family concerns, and oversee timely assessments and care plans.
Develop efficient patient schedules and action plans for missed treatments; report changes in patient status, including clinical, insurance, or transportation issues.
Manage facility staffing, hiring, orientation, training, performance evaluations, goals, discipline, scheduling, and payroll.
Partner with Human Resources, Quality, Education, Technical Services, the Medical Director, physicians, and the Charge RN.
Oversee the facility’s Home Therapies Program in collaboration with the Home Therapies Program Manager.
Maintain medical, operational, and administrative records and complete required coding, data collection, audits, network reporting, and surveys.
Manage short- and long-term objectives, costs, staffing, budgets, profit and loss, and key performance indicators.
Implement and maintain continuous quality improvement and quality assessment and improvement activities, and drive facility quality goals.
Maintain physician relationships, facilitate physician privileges and communications, and participate in Governing Body activities and regular meetings with Medical Directors.
Ensure staff training, current licensure and certifications, required in-services, and compliance with company risk management initiatives.
Maintain the facility’s environmental integrity and safety; schedule equipment, operating-system, and building maintenance and repair; and monitor facility security.
Manage inventory, supplies, medications, laboratory resources, and equipment to support cost containment and efficient operations.
Contribute to the development and revision of applicable facility policies, procedures, and manuals.
Support billing and collection activities by gathering information as needed, coordinate and approve payroll, and review provider contracts for vendor services.
Market available services through presentations to physicians and dialysis facilities.
Perform other related duties as assigned.