RN Clinical Manager - Home Health

Muir Home Health•Concord, CA

About The Position

Muir Home Health serves patients throughout Contra Costa County and parts of Solano and Alameda counties. The Clinical Manager is responsible for coordinating and managing patient care, ensuring care and services are delivered appropriately, and supervising clinical personnel. The role supports individualized plans of care and interdisciplinary coordination, reviews patient cases and clinical services, guides clinicians, and contributes to personnel development, quality improvement, and community relations.

Requirements

Must be a registered nurse, licensed physician, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, or social worker with current licensure to practice in the State.
Previous experience in a home care setting is required.
Ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting.
Comply with accepted professional standards and practice.
Excellent observation, nursing judgment, and communication skills.
Ability to drive and/or access transportation for agency-related travel.
Valid driver’s license, maintained automobile insurance coverage, and access to an automobile.
Current CPR certification, which must be maintained.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Two years of management or supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

As needed, develop and initiate plans of care and assume responsibility for ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of individualized plans of care in partnership with patients, representatives, and caregivers.
Initiate appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures and provide physician-ordered services indicated in the plan of care.
Ensure a Clinical Manager or Supervisor is available during all operating hours.
Assure development, implementation, and updates of individualized plans of care, communicating with involved physicians and integrating their orders, including medication orders.
Receive case referrals and accept cases the agency is capable of serving.
Review available patient information, including through home visits, to determine home health care needs and assign appropriate home care personnel.
Conference with attending physicians about questions regarding patient eligibility for services.
Review and evaluate cases and clinician services through conferences and record reviews; discuss and verify impressions; instruct and guide clinicians; and assist clinicians during operating hours.
Review patients’ medical diagnoses, procedures, medications, and clinical courses.
Assist clinicians in establishing therapeutic goals, setting priorities, and developing plans of care.
Attend, lead, and document case conference meetings with organization personnel to facilitate coordination of care.
Participate in quarterly record reviews and communicate findings and recommendations to the Director of Nursing and appropriate personnel.
Assist with screening and interviewing new personnel and make employment recommendations.
Assist with orientation of new personnel.
Assist the Director of Nursing with planning, implementing, and evaluating in-service and continuing education programs.
Comply with accepted professional standards and principles.
Participate in public relations and community activities that promote the organization’s role in the health care delivery system.
Participate actively in the quality assessment performance improvement program.
Perform other duties and activities delegated by the Director of Nursing and/or Branch Manager.