RN / Home Healthcare Nursing Job in Hickory, North Carolina / Government

Company: Kindred at Home
Location: Hickory
Posted on: February 23, 2021

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.

As a RN Director of Clinical Management , you will:
Direct office clinical activities, including patient assessments, care plan development, service level determination, on-site client visits, and complaint management. Implement, coordinate, maintain, and evaluate care plans.
Ensure service quality and participate in care coordination to ensure proper communication between clinical associates, patients, referral sources and payers. Discuss operational issues; update staff on new or changed regulations and review records and documentation to ensure regulatory and in-house compliance.
Promote public awareness of Company services through community education activities and participate in professional organizations.
Participate in performance improvement activities, provide backup support to staff, and prepare reports for management.
Maintain current practice knowledge through internal/external hiring programs and act as a resource for the interpretation of clinical standards and policies.
Qualifications
Associates Degree in Nursing
Current RN license
Minimum of 8 years nursing experience preferably in a homecare setting
Minimum of 2 years supervisory/management experience
OASIS knowledge
Expert knowledge of community health / home healthcare supervision, governmental home health agency regulations and Medicare services
Proven track record of clinical management, education and management of healthcare staff
Outstanding leadership and managerial skills
Good organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving, decision-making and communication skills

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