RN Home Health Director of Clinical Services
Apply NowCompany: All County Home Health and Hospice
Location: San Antonio, TX 78228
Description:
RN Home Health RN Director of Clinical Services
The RN Home Health Director of Clinical Services position will support local clinical leaders at agencies. In association with those local clinical leaders, the Director of Clinical Services will be responsible for designing, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating process and programs to meet regulatory and accreditation requirements and to achieve the highest standard of care.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsible for providing a high level of leadership and guidance in the establishment of programs, policies and practices that ensure that all Home Health and Hospice agencies provide exceptional clinical care in compliance with State and Federal Regulatory requirements
Educates and assists local clinical leaders to be survey ready at all times
Works closely with compliance resources to ensure appropriate and effective survey preparedness
Assists local leadership in developing and implementing processes to monitor and measure all activities related to clinical, education, and performance improvement
Provides support regarding the direction and coordination of educational programs, orientation, new hire competency systems, annual skills competency and on-going in-service educational program development
Monitors the organization's Outcome Based Quality Initiative (OBQI) outcomes
Provides feedback and best practice education to staff to improve outcomes
Coordinates activities related to clinical record review for home health and hospice data collection
Compiles, trends and reports quality data in the following areas: patient care, safety, risk management, infection control, outcomes, and customer satisfaction
Data is analyzed and compared internally and externally with other sources when available
Educates and trains nursing supervisors to ensure documentation is complete and consistent with legal requirements
Additionally, a Director of Clinical Services may be asked to step into patient homes for observations, evaluations, and mock surveys
Helps develop initiatives and monitor agency process and progress in areas including, patient safety, risk management, infection control programs. The Director of Clinical Services will be expected to travel when needed.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
Qualifications
Current Registered Nurse
Minimum of five years' Home Health and/or Hospice experience preferred
Minimum of one year in a Clinical Management role
Proven track record of clinical management, education and management of healthcare staff
Outstanding leadership and managerial skills
Knowledge of clinical policies and procedures and ability to implement
Good organization, communication, human relations skills and reliable transportation
Must possess the ability to lead and manage clinicians and office staff for successful patient outcomes and agency performance
The RN Home Health Director of Clinical Services position will support local clinical leaders at agencies. In association with those local clinical leaders, the Director of Clinical Services will be responsible for designing, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating process and programs to meet regulatory and accreditation requirements and to achieve the highest standard of care.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsible for providing a high level of leadership and guidance in the establishment of programs, policies and practices that ensure that all Home Health and Hospice agencies provide exceptional clinical care in compliance with State and Federal Regulatory requirements
Educates and assists local clinical leaders to be survey ready at all times
Works closely with compliance resources to ensure appropriate and effective survey preparedness
Assists local leadership in developing and implementing processes to monitor and measure all activities related to clinical, education, and performance improvement
Provides support regarding the direction and coordination of educational programs, orientation, new hire competency systems, annual skills competency and on-going in-service educational program development
Monitors the organization's Outcome Based Quality Initiative (OBQI) outcomes
Provides feedback and best practice education to staff to improve outcomes
Coordinates activities related to clinical record review for home health and hospice data collection
Compiles, trends and reports quality data in the following areas: patient care, safety, risk management, infection control, outcomes, and customer satisfaction
Data is analyzed and compared internally and externally with other sources when available
Educates and trains nursing supervisors to ensure documentation is complete and consistent with legal requirements
Additionally, a Director of Clinical Services may be asked to step into patient homes for observations, evaluations, and mock surveys
Helps develop initiatives and monitor agency process and progress in areas including, patient safety, risk management, infection control programs. The Director of Clinical Services will be expected to travel when needed.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
Qualifications
Current Registered Nurse
Minimum of five years' Home Health and/or Hospice experience preferred
Minimum of one year in a Clinical Management role
Proven track record of clinical management, education and management of healthcare staff
Outstanding leadership and managerial skills
Knowledge of clinical policies and procedures and ability to implement
Good organization, communication, human relations skills and reliable transportation
Must possess the ability to lead and manage clinicians and office staff for successful patient outcomes and agency performance