RN Clinical Manager
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The RN Clinical Manager provides leadership, supervision, and coordination of therapy services to support high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective patient care. The role also maintains fiscal responsibility, facilitates patient-care communication, and supports referrals, scheduling, patient visits, and documentation as needed. The position oversees clinical operations and staff performance, supports patient eligibility and admissions, and helps clinicians develop and update plans of care. The Clinical Manager may provide direct patient care infrequently during emergencies, participates in the on-call process, helps train staff, and assists in resolving concerns raised by patients, families, or physicians.
Requirements
- Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing.
- Current RN license specific to the state or states assigned.
- Current CPR certification.
- At least 1 year of clinical RN experience in home health or hospice.
- At least 1 year of RN management experience.
Responsibilities
- Recommends staff employment decisions to the director of operations, including hiring, firing, advancement, promotion, or status changes.
- Takes responsibility for overall patient-care quality and the clinical performance of nurses and aides.
- Organizes clinical operations for the care center.
- Reviews service requests and determines patient eligibility and suitability for home care; coordinates referrals and admissions with intake.
- Oversees scheduling.
- Oversees payor verification and precertification requirements.
- Reviews staff documentation and ensures missing, incomplete, or untimely documentation issues are resolved.
- Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term patient goals, setting priorities, and developing plans of care.
- Regularly evaluates patient needs and collaborates with clinicians to revise plans of care as necessary.
- May provide direct patient care infrequently in emergencies.
- Participates in the on-call process.
- Assists with staff training to support quality care, compliance, and fiscal responsibility.
- Participates in investigating and resolving patient, family, and physician concerns.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
