RN, Clinical Manager

HCR Home Care • Rochester, NY

96d

About The Position

The Clinical Manager is an RN who supervises a potentially interdisciplinary team of RNs and LPNs to assure appropriate clinical services are provided by the Agency. This person, or similar alternate, is available at all times during operational hours and participates in activities with respect to professional services. Collaborates between departments to facilitate and assure the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
• Valid RN license issued by NYS Department of Education required.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in certified home health care.
• Medicare home health experience and management experience.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and possesses effective communication skills both orally and in writing.
• Understands the delivery of home health care and is able to problem-solve effectively.
• Capable of prioritizing and handling multiple tasks of critical importance simultaneously.
• Functions well in an atmosphere of change and interruption.
• Effective management skills.
• Must possess a valid NYS driver’s license and automobile liability insurance.
• Must have dependable transportation and able to drive in all types of weather.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the day-to-day clinical operations and ensures workflow tasks are completed even during staff absences.
• Review and follow-up on complaint forms and all QI reports.
• Onsite supervision of clinicians as assigned.
• Oversee the instruction of the clinical team in providing quality service and maintaining standards, including in-home visits to direct and evaluate patient care.
• Proactively address operational and clinical practices to prevent patient harm and/or organizational deficiencies or inefficiencies.
• Ensure that the patient’s plan of care is executed as written and reassessed by the appropriate health care professional when there is a significant health status change in the client’s condition.
• Recommend policies, procedures and/or protocols based upon industry regulations and evidence-based clinical practice standards.
• Assure that staff perform according to Agency standards as well as legal/regulatory standards.
• Conduct case conferences to discuss client issues, plan of care, and discharge planning.
• Oversee the delegation of assignments to staff according to licensure, training, and demonstrated skills.
• Participate in recruitment of qualified personnel and implementation of effective strategies to promote staff retention.
• Ensure clinical staff members maintain up-to-date credentials and adhere to job responsibilities and productivity requirements.
• Assist in determining appropriate staffing levels and maintain adequate staffing levels to meet patient requirements.
• Approve weekly schedules and ensure productivity standards are met.
• Review and approve bi-weekly payroll.
• Recommend and collaborate on in-service education programs to promote staff development.
• Take administrative on-call, when required.
• Maintain nursing knowledge base to be current with accepted community standards and best practices.
• Participate in community awareness programs as necessary.
• Understand and effectively interpret operational budgets and respond to negative variances.
• Create strategies to meet corporate goals, including team objectives that are attainable.
• Provision of monthly staff meetings to meet agency communication plan.
• Adhere to and participate in Agency’s mandatory HIPAA/Privacy Program and Employee Compliance Program.
• Read and adhere to all Agency policies and procedures and follow the Employee Handbook Guidelines.
• Maintain understanding and effective demonstration of leadership competencies.

Benefits

• EOE/AA Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree