Vice President of Clinical Services

RSC Healthcare seeking an experienced Vice President of Clinical Services to provide clinical leadership and oversight across our client's Long Island skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities.

The Vice President will establish clinical direction, support and develop facility Directors of Nursing Services, monitor regulatory and quality performance, and ensure consistent standards of resident care across the region.

This is a multi-facility executive role requiring a proven skilled nursing leader who understands New York's regulatory environment and can move effectively between strategic oversight and hands-on facility intervention.
 

Responsibilities

• Provide executive clinical leadership across Long Island skilled nursing facilities.
• Establish nursing strategy, clinical standards, policies and best practices across the region.
• Lead, coach and hold facility Directors of Nursing Services accountable for clinical performance.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and stability of nursing leadership at each facility.
• Support the recruitment, selection, onboarding and development of Directors of Nursing and other senior clinical leaders.
• Monitor resident outcomes, quality measures, staffing, infection control, incidents and regulatory performance.
• Identify clinical and operational risks and ensure timely corrective action.
• Maintain continuous readiness for surveys, CMS and other regulatory surveys.
• Support facility leadership during surveys, investigations and plans of correction.
• Review survey findings and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Lead regional quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.
• Standardize clinical documentation, care-management and compliance practices across facilities.
• Review significant resident incidents, hospital transfers, complaints and clinical trends.
• Partner with facility Administrators to improve nursing performance and resident outcomes.
• Collaborate with corporate operations, compliance, human resources and executive leadership.
• Evaluate staffing models, nursing vacancies, turnover, overtime and agency utilization.
• Develop strategies to improve nursing recruitment, retention and leadership stability.
• Ensure staffing practices align with resident census, acuity and regulatory requirements.
• Provide hands-on support to facilities experiencing clinical, staffing or leadership challenges.
• Lead the stabilization of underperforming nursing departments.
• Develop and monitor clinical performance goals, scorecards and corrective-action plans.
• Ensure infection prevention and control programs are effective and consistently implemented.
• Promote strong resident and family communication across the organization.
• Support the development and implementation of new clinical programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve care delivery, reduce avoidable hospitalizations and strengthen clinical outcomes.
• Participate in strategic planning and executive-level decision-making.
• Travel regularly among Long Island facilities.
• Provide leadership during significant clinical or facility emergencies.

Qualifications

• Current New York State Registered Nurse license in good standing required.
• Significant progressive leadership experience in skilled nursing, long-term care or post-acute rehabilitation required.
• Current or recent regional, corporate or multi-facility clinical leadership experience required.
• Prior experience as a Director of Nursing Services or Director of Nursing in a skilled nursing facility strongly preferred.
• Proven experience overseeing and developing multiple facility-level nursing leaders.
• Strong knowledge of NYS DOH, CMS and federal nursing-home regulations.
• Extensive experience with regulatory surveys, plans of correction and ongoing survey readiness.
• Demonstrated success improving clinical quality and regulatory performance across multiple facilities.
• Strong understanding of quality measures, infection control, incident management, staffing and clinical documentation.
• Experience stabilizing underperforming facilities or nursing departments.
• Ability to analyze clinical data, identify risk and drive measurable corrective action.
• Strong executive presence, communication and decision-making skills.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on operational support.
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout Long Island.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing required; master's degree preferred.