Director of Home Health Clinical Services

Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Inc.•Hutchinson, KS

About The Position

The Director of Home Health Clinical Services serves as the clinical lead for the Home Health Program and manages its overall clinical operations. The role oversees patient referrals and assignments, coordination of care, and the development, implementation, and updating of patient care plans. It maintains policies, assesses staff competencies, ensures regulatory compliance, monitors quality, and establishes improvement plans based on current best practices. The Director supports patient-care quality through staff education and development, satisfaction initiatives, performance improvement, and staffing and scheduling. The role hires, orients, trains, evaluates, and disciplines staff in accordance with policy, and ensures training and competencies for nursing and home health aide staff are evidence-based, documented, and appropriate to patient age and care needs. The Director also provides designated administrative coverage in the Agency Executive Director’s absence, participates in after-hours administrative call coverage, and collaborates with medical and professional staff. The position requires maintaining knowledge of applicable payer requirements, state and federal regulations, HOPE and OASIS data collection and reporting, and accrediting standards. It also requires protecting health information and maintaining effective, professional working relationships with patients, representatives, team members, physicians, contractors, agencies, and the public. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
At least 3 years of leadership experience.
Current Registered Nurse licensure in Kansas or a compact state.
Current BLS/CPR card from an approved provider within 30 days of hire or by the end of orientation, whichever comes first.
Kansas State Driver’s License.
Auto insurance equal to or greater than Kansas insurance requirements.
Leadership skills.
Ability to drive strategic direction.
Decision-making skills.
Detail-oriented and attentive.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Certification as a Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse.
Managerial experience in hospice or home health.
Previous hospice and/or home health experience.
OASIS Certification.

Responsibilities

Oversee patient referrals, staff and patient assignments, coordination of care, and development, implementation, and updating of patient care plans.
Manage overall home health clinical operations, including maintaining policies, assessing competencies, ensuring regulatory compliance, monitoring quality, and establishing improvement plans based on current best practices.
Improve patient-care quality through staff education and development, satisfaction promotion, performance improvement, staffing facilitation, and scheduling.
Hire, orient, train, evaluate, and discipline staff in accordance with established policy.
Ensure evidence-based, best-practice, industry-standard orientation, training, and documented competencies for nursing and home health aide staff.
Ensure staff can perform patient-care responsibilities appropriate to the standard of care for each patient’s age and needs.
Provide designated administrative coverage in the Agency Executive Director’s absence and participate in after-hours administrative call coverage.
Collaborate with medical and professional staff to coordinate patient and management objectives.
Maintain knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, third-party payer requirements, and applicable state and federal regulations for Hospice and HomeCare, and communicate updates to staff.
Understand HOPE and OASIS data collection and reporting processes.
Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, accrediting standards, organizational and program-specific policies and procedures, and safety and health standards.
Act in accordance with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
Protect health information (PHI).
Maintain effective communication and professional working relationships with patients and representatives, team members, contractors, physicians, peers, outside agencies, and the public.
Perform other duties as assigned.