Dialysis Clinical Manager Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Green Bay, WI

18d

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 while delivering quality patient care. The manager coordinates care from patient admission through discharge, works closely with the Medical Director, physicians, and clinical staff, and has authority to make daily decisions supporting continuity of care and the safety of patients and staff. The role also markets available services through presentations to physicians and dialysis facilities. Responsibilities span clinic operations, patient care, staffing, physician relationships, quality improvement, financial management, facility maintenance, inventory, payroll, records, and regulatory surveys. The manager supervises the Charge RN and DPC staff, develops and supports employees, and oversees training, schedules, performance evaluations, and disciplinary processes. The role participates in the Clinical Leadership Program, which provides learning in onboarding, essential functions, business leadership, and advanced leadership. Potential career advancement includes Area Team Lead or Director of Operations. The work includes desk and computer tasks and interaction with patients, facility staff, and physicians in a healthcare facility with controlled air temperature and moderate noise. Exposure to infectious or contagious diseases or materials may occur. The role requires frequent prolonged standing and bending; occasional assisted movement of patients or equipment weighing up to 200 pounds may be required, with two-person assistance and material-assist devices available. Travel to regional, Business Unit, and Corporate meetings may be required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (RN).
Current state RN licensure.
Experience in clinical nursing.
At least 6 additional 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 patient care.
Successfully pass the Ishihara Color Blind Test.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Oversee daily facility operations, ensuring cost-effective operations and compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements.
Lead, coach, and develop direct reports; supervise Charge RN and DPC staff.
Coordinate patient care from admission through discharge and address patient and family questions or concerns.
Oversee timely completion of patient assessments and care plans, patient schedules, and action plans for missed treatments.
Manage center staffing, including hiring, orientation, training, employee evaluations, disciplinary actions, schedules, and payroll.
Partner with Human Resources, Quality, Education, Technical Services, the Medical Director, physicians, and other clinical leaders.
Oversee the facility’s Home Therapies Program in collaboration with the Home Therapies Program Manager.
Maintain medical, administrative, and operational records; complete ICD coding; and assist with data collection, audits, and required reporting.
Participate in on-site internal, state, and federal surveys and maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Manage the center’s financial performance, profit and loss, budget, costs, and key performance indicators.
Implement and maintain CQI and QAPI processes, support FMS quality standards, and develop facility-specific quality action plans.
Ensure staff training, current licensure and certifications, required in-services, and compliance with risk-management initiatives.
Develop and maintain strong physician relationships, facilitate physician privileges, and support regular communication and meetings.
Maintain facility safety, security, environmental integrity, equipment, operating systems, and physical structure; arrange maintenance and repairs as needed.
Coordinate inventory and supply management, approve purchase orders, and promote efficient use of medications, laboratory services, supplies, and equipment.
Review provider contracts for vendor services and support billing, billing issues, and collection activities.
Communicate company, division, and corporate initiatives, policies, and procedures to facility staff.
Perform other related duties as assigned.