Director of Nursing for Medicare Home Health Company - CONFIDENTIAL

*CONFIDENTIAL – 

Highlights:

·        Role: Director of Nursing for Medicare Home Health Company

·        Registered Nurse

·        Medicare Home Health experience required

·        Two locations oversight Miami and Broward

·        Responsible for oversight of two offices

·        Hours: 8:30-5pm Monday through Friday

·        On-call: on-call rotation requirement

·        Responsibility Scope: Assisting the administrator running the clinical part of the office. Overseeing field staff and supporting staff in areas such as managing clients.

·        Salary: $100,000 Base salary

·        Benefits: full benefits including health, dental vision, life etc. after 60 days

·        Retirement: 401k with up to 3% match

·        PTO/Vacation: First two years 80 hours, year 3 is 3 weeks

·        Experience: Minimum 1 year experience in Medicare Home Health Agency

·        Agreement: DON will sign offer letter and restrictive covenants

·         Bilingual a plus

Notes:

DIRECTOR OF NURSING- BROWARD COUNTY and MIAMI - MEDICARE HOME HEALTH EXPERIENCE

IN OFFICE- BROWARD COUNTY and MIAMI, 8:30-5 (CAN BE FLEX), $100k salary

·        Managing Clinical Staff

·        Field Clinicians who are all Per Diem

·        Workflows

·        Processes

·        Plans of Care

We are seeking someone to supervise all personnel who deliver direct patient services. Assist with recruiting, hiring, orienting and ongoing in-servcie education of the nursing staff. 

·        Maintains and adheres to agency procedures and patient care policy.

·        Establish services policies and procedures in compliance with state health statutes and administrative rules to include CDC guidelines, OSHA guidelines for employee safety, universal precautions, and infections control procedures.

·        Assure compliance with company policy and all federal, state, and local regulatory bodies.. .

·        Remain informed of home health regulations and standards as well as management issues.

·        Accountable for all clinical issues.

·        Provide guidance and support for supervisory, field and office staff.

 JD

Medicare Home Health Agency

Director of Nursing

DEFINITION:

The Director of Nursing is a qualified leader appointed by the Administrator with approval of the Governing Body to direct and coordinate the clinical activities of the Agency. The Director of Nursing may be a direct employee of the agency or a related business entity.

LINE OF AUTHORITY:

The Director of Nursing reports directly to the Administrator.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

·        Supervise all personnel (professional, personal care aides) who deliver direct patient services.

·        Participates in all activities relative to the provision of professional services.

·        Ensures that all staff providing care maintains professional standards of community nurse practice.

·        Maintains and adheres to agency procedures and patient care policy.

·        Establishes services policies and procedures in compliance with state health statutes and administrative rules to include CDC guidelines, OSHA guidelines for employee safety, universal precautions, and infections control procedures.

·        Assure compliance with company policy and all federal, state, and local regulatory bodies.

·        Supervise all clinical activities and staff related to nursing. Communicates and interacts with the Administrator. 

·        Assist with recruiting, hiring, orienting and ongoing in-service education of all nursing staff.

·        Remain informed of home health regulations and standards as well as management issues.

·        Accountable for all clinical issues.

·        Provide guidance and support for supervisory, field and office staff.

·        Conduct employee performance evaluations. Assists with development of new job standards as needed.

·        Counsel staff appropriately and in a timely manner concerning areas of deficiency as well as areas of excellence and quality improvement.

·        Ensure coordination of care by all disciplines.

·        Assure that a reassessment of a client’s needs is performed by the appropriate health care professional (i.e. when there is a significant health status change in the client’s condition at the physician’s request or after hospital discharge.)

·        Ensure compliance with The Conditions of Participation.

·        Participate in review, analysis and appraisal of the effectiveness of the total agency program.

·        Participate in short- and long-range planning for the agency and implement specific measures for agency growth. Increase market share through education of physicians and other community and referral sources.

·        Participate in the evaluation of agency programs.

·        Participate in state, local and national organizations, meetings, seminars, workshops and activities relating to the home health profession and health care services.

·        Assure service satisfaction through client visits and other measures, as appropriate. Investigate and resolve agency complaints.

·        Ensure care delivery meets the needs of the patients and follows professional practice standards.

·        Develop, implement, review and revise policies and procedures to guide care delivery.

·        Monitor compliance with applicable Federal, State and Local laws, Professional Standards and principles, established policies and procedures and the plan of care.

·        Is available at all times during business hours or designates in writing a qualified alternate registered nurse to service in her/his absence