Assistant Director of Nursing Home Health and Hospice SLUT County

Benefits : 401(k)

401(k)

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

At Harmony Home Health and Hospice, LLC., we believe in creating a vibrant and supportive work environment where our team members feel valued and motivated to make a difference.

We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and fun. Join us in our mission to "impact the lives of everyone we touch in a very meaningful, sincere, and deliberate way every single day".

While providing exceptional care and support to our community.

Summary :

This position is primarily responsible for the management & coordination of all clinical operations of Home Care. This person develops, coordinates, and manages the work performed by clinical staff (skilled nursing & therapy services).

This person creates and develops referral sources through specific skilled niches. This person coordinates education, documentation, and quality assurance in clinical operations and in patient care for home care.

This person works in cooperation with the Executive Director of Hospice to insure the clinical and financial success of the region.

Qualifications and Experience

Licensed professional RN in operating state

A minimum of two-year experience in Home Health, Hospice, or related health care field

A minimum of two-year experience in management

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills

Ability to work in teams.

Excellent knowledge of OASIS and Medicare guidelines

Thoroughly understands financial implications of OASIS documentation.

A criminal background check must be performed before hire.

Complete and pass skills evaluation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Actively seek a knowledge base in areas managed.

Develop knowledge of agency policies, regulations, and procedures.

Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.

Prepare and maintain written records, reports, and responds to correspondence.

Must have skills in developing and maintaining department quality assurance.

Must have skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with agency staff and the public.

Ability to maintain quality control standards and the ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.

Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.

Basic understanding of accounting and knowledge of governmental regulations

Good communication skills.

Assist Executive Director in hiring of all clinical staff and assignment of position, completing Personal Action Forms, and in potential policy changes.

Builds culture of discipline and education

Will designate an RN to act as Director of Nursing during his / her absence, and oversight may be provided by the clinical support services team.

Review and oversight of clinical procedures, policies, job descriptions for effectiveness, and will make recommendations.

Clinically analyzes Medicare Certs

Clinical education of case managers

Attends to the clinical needs of the employees.

Conduct and maintain records of periodic performance evaluations of clinical staff, salary / wage changes, disciplinary action, etc.

Assist Executive Director in conducting staff meetings, providing in-service education, development, and record keeping.

Development, oversight, and maintenance of clinical compliance issues, records, and tracking processes; oversight of chart auditing.

Oversees clinical paperwork.

Oversight, training, and implementation of the respective Federal, State, Local, Medicare, Medicaid regulations.

Report problems, employee complaints / issues, proposed goals / solutions, etc. to Executive Director.

Develop and maintain an ongoing quality improvement program for clinical staff, patient care, and educational in-services.

Develop and maintain effective patient / family confidentiality.

Assess and assure appropriate supervisory visits by nursing.

Assist in Patient Satisfaction Surveys.

Assess and assure clinical staff adherence to agency policies and procedures.

Assess and assure compliance with Universal Body Fluid Precautions and with OSHA guidelines.

Develop and facilitate the on-call nursing schedules, also participating in on-call.

Attend all regional staff meetings.

Oversee weekly case conference or IDG team meetings.

Maintain patient confidentiality.

Implement any new policies from governing board.

Evaluate physician orders for timeline accuracy and consistency with assessment and treatment plan.

Travel is required.

Physical demands and work environment : The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands : While performing duties of this job, the employee is required to perform job related duties which may require lifting;

standing; bending; transferring; stooping; stretching; walking; pushing; pulling; talking; hearing. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 15 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.

The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Disclaimer

Jobs are posted by independently owned and operated provider agencies. Your application will go directly to the agency, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of the agency.

All inquiries about employment should be made directly to the agency location.

This aggregate job board is hosted by the Homecare and Hospice Association of Utah (HHAU). HHAU does not have access to candidate information and is not responsible for any of the job postings other than those posted for positions where HHAU is the employer.