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 maintains fiscal responsibility and facilitates communication about patient care, while supporting referrals, scheduling, patient visits, and documentation as needed. The Clinical Manager organizes clinical operations for the care center and is responsible for patient-care quality and the clinical performance of nurses and aides. The role reviews service requests and patient eligibility, coordinates referrals and admissions, oversees scheduling and payer verification and precertification, and helps clinicians establish and revise patient goals and plans of care. The position may involve infrequent direct patient care during emergencies, participation in the on-call process, staff training, and investigation and resolution of 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.
- Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
Responsibilities
- Recommend staff employment decisions to the director of operations, including hiring, firing, advancement, promotion, or status changes.
- Ensure the overall quality of patient care and clinical performance of nurses and aides.
- Organize clinical operations for the care center.
- Review service requests and determine patient eligibility and suitability for home care services.
- Coordinate patient referrals and admissions with intake.
- Oversee scheduling.
- Oversee payer verification and precertification requirements.
- Review staff documentation and ensure missing, incomplete, or untimely documentation issues are resolved.
- Assist clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term patient goals, setting priorities, and developing plans of care.
- Regularly evaluate patient needs and collaborate with clinicians on necessary plan-of-care revisions.
- Provide direct patient care infrequently in emergencies, as needed.
- Participate in the on-call process.
- Assist with staff training to ensure quality care, compliance, and fiscal responsibility.
- Participate 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
