Dialysis Clinical Manager Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•West Columbia, SC

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About The Position

The Dialysis Clinical Manager is the facility leader responsible for daily clinic operations and the delivery of quality dialysis care to patients with end-stage renal disease or chronic kidney disease. The role oversees cost-effective operations in compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements, and collaborates with the Medical Director, physicians, and clinical staff on patient care from admission through discharge. The manager makes daily decisions to support continuity of care and the safety of patients and staff, and promotes available services to physicians and dialysis facilities. The manager directs facility staffing, quality programs, budgets, records, reporting, equipment, inventory, payroll, and vendor services. The role also develops staff through coaching, training, and performance management; maintains effective physician relationships; and supports continuous quality improvement. The position includes participation in a Clinical Leadership Program covering onboarding, essential functions, business leadership, and advanced leadership. Potential career advancement includes Area Team Lead or Director of Operations roles. The work includes desk and computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff, and physicians in a healthcare facility. The employee may be exposed to infectious or contagious diseases or materials. Frequent prolonged standing and bending are required; occasional assisted movement of patients or equipment weighing up to 200 pounds may be required. Travel to regional, Business Unit, and Corporate meetings may be required.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Oversee the daily operations of the dialysis facility, ensuring cost-effective operations and compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements.
Lead, coach, and develop direct reports and facility staff; participate in hiring, orientation, training, performance evaluations, goal-setting, and disciplinary actions.
Coordinate patient care from admission through discharge, address patient and family concerns, oversee timely assessments and care plans, and manage patient schedules and missed-treatment action plans.
Collaborate with the Medical Director, physicians, Charge RN, and other clinical staff to support quality patient care, clinical staffing, and continuity of care.
Implement and maintain Continuous Quality Improvement and Quality Assessment and Improvement programs, and support facility quality standards and action plans.
Maintain medical, administrative, and operational records; complete required coding, reporting, data collection, audits, and state and federal surveys.
Manage facility budgets, profit and loss, staffing, payroll, inventory, supplies, medication utilization, and purchase orders to meet cost and performance goals.
Maintain the facility’s physical plant, environmental integrity, security, and equipment; arrange maintenance and repairs as needed.
Develop and maintain physician relationships, facilitate physician privileges and compliance with medical staff bylaws, and participate in required meetings and governing activities.
Coordinate vendor services and review provider contracts, including services such as insurance, laboratory, and facility cleaning.
Communicate company, division, and corporate initiatives, policies, and procedures to facility staff.
Promote available services to physicians and dialysis facilities and contribute to business growth.
Perform other related duties as assigned.