RN / Manager Job in Nashville, Tennessee
Company: Kindred at Home
Location: Hendersonville
Posted on: March 18, 2023
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Job Description:
I believe that better care begins at home.
Compassionate care, uncompromising service and clinical excellence
thats what our patients have come to expect from our clinicians.
Kindred at Home, a division of Kindred Healthcare Inc., is the
nations leading provider of comprehensive home health, hospice, and
non-medical home care services.
Kindred at Home, and its affiliates, including Gentiva, delivers
compassionate, high-quality care to patients and clients in their
homes or places of residence, including non-medical personal
assistance, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and hospice and
palliative care. Our caregivers focus on each unique patient to
deliver the appropriate care and emotional support to our patients
and their families.
The Clinical Manager coordinates and oversees all direct care
patient services provided by clinical personnel.
Develops, plans, implements, analyzes and organizes clinical
operations for specific location managed.
Conducts/delegates the assessment and reassessment of patients,
including updating of care plans and interpreting patient needs,
while adhering to Company, physician, and/or health facility
procedures/policies.
Manages the assignment of caregivers.
Responsible for and oversees the delivery of care to all patients
served by the location. Receives case referrals. Reviews available
patient information related to case, including disciplines
required, to determine home health or hospice needs. Accountable to
ensure patients meet admission criteria and makes the decision to
admit patients to service. Assigns appropriate clinicians to case,
as needed.
Instructs and guides clinicians to promote more effective
performance and delivery of quality home care services, and is
available at all times during operating hours to assist clinicians
as appropriate.
Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term
therapeutic goals, in setting priorities and in developing patient
Plan of Care (POC).
Monitors cases to ensure documentation is in compliance with
regulatory agencies and requirements of third party payers. Insures
final audits/billing are completed timely and in compliance with
Medicare regulations.
Coordinates communication between team members/attending
physicians/caregivers to ensure the appropriateness of care and
outcome planning.
Works in conjunction with the Branch Director and Company Finance
Department to establish locations revenue and budget goals.
Participates in sales and marketing initiatives.
Supervises all clinical employees assigned to specific location.
Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation
of the location. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in
accordance with Company policies and procedures.
Handles necessary employee corrective action and discipline issues
fairly and objectively, in consultation with the Human Resources
Department and the Executive Director/Director of Operations.
Participates in the interviewing, hiring, training and development
of direct care clinicians. Evaluates their performance relative to
job goals and requirements. Coaches staff and recommends in-service
education programs, when needed. Ensures adherence to internal
policies and standards.
Assesses staff education needs based on own review of clinical
documentation in addition to feedback and recommendations by
Utilization Review staff. Upon completion of assessment, creates
and conducts regular staff education as needed.
Analyzes situations, identifies problems, identifies and evaluates
alternative courses of action through utilization of Performance
Improvement principles.
Responsible for review of appropriate number of Case Managers and
clinical staff documentation to include starts-of-care,
resumption-of-cares and re-certifications, for appropriateness of
care, delivery and documentation requirements.
Responsible for the QA/PI activities. Works with Utilization Review
staff relative to data tracking for performance review and outcomes
of care analysis to determine efficiency, efficacy of case
management system as well as any other systems and process.
Competently performs patient care assignments and staff management
activities.
Provides direct patient care on an infrequent basis and only in
times of emergency.
Acts as Branch Director in his/her absence.
Interprets Company standards and Company policies and procedures to
ensure compliance with external regulatory authorities and ensures
that caregiver clinical documentation meets internal standards.
Participates in performance improvement activities, maintains
ongoing clinical knowledge through internal and external training
programs. Provides interpretation of knowledge and direction to
staff.
Maintains relationships with referral/community sources.
Participates in professional organizations and conducts care
related programs.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current state license as a Registered Nurse.
Proof of current CPR.
Current drivers license.
Must have reliable transportation and insurance.
Two years as a Registered Nurse with at least one year management
experience in a home care, hospice or equivalent environment.
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