RN Clinical Manager, Homecare

SUMMARY:

The Clinical Manager is directly responsible for the coordination and supervision of the day-to-day patient care operations of Home Care or After-Hours, to include personnel, quality of care, and compliance with Hospice Savannah’s, state and federal regulatory policies and procedures. The Clinical Manager is committed to the philosophy, goals and objectives while consistently demonstrating Hospice Savannah’s values and compliance with service excellence standards.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, BSN preferred.
• Georgia Registered Nursing License required,
• Experience in hospice, oncology, or home health.
• A minimum of three years of management or supervisory experience to include supervision and evaluation of staff and healthcare financial management preferred.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission standards, state and federal regulations regarding care and reimbursement required with hospice specific knowledge preferred.
• Excellent communication, customer service, leadership and critical thinking skills required to include conflict resolution, the ability to motivate others, and training/development of direct reports.
• Must possess the ability to consume, absorb, analyze, and distribute large amounts of information to direct reports.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and electronic medical records,
• CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license, automobile Insurance and reliable transportation required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Position requires moderate to intense visual concentration, reading, using a computer, and reviewing patient charts.
• This position has daily contact with patients, families, medical facilities, physicians, physician office staff, vendors/suppliers and HSI staff requiring excellent communications and problem-solving skills and professional demeanor.
• This position carries a risk of exposure to infectious diseases, requires skill in standard safety precautions and the mobility to ambulate or lift a patient with or without the assistance of devices more than 75 pounds using proper body mechanics.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This position works a 40-hour workweek, to include after-hours and weekend rotations, to manage the department, attend meetings or functions.
• The position is required to be on rotation for clinical admin on-call.
• This position requires some commuting between the Hospice Savannah facilities utilizing a personal vehicle.
• This position encounters stressful situations with patients and their families regarding end-of-life care and the Clinical Manager must be able to accurately, timely and concisely document the patient/family encounter using a computer.

We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect with a diverse workforce; we make staffing decisions based on knowledge, skills, and abilities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived, race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, any other non-merit-based factor, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.