Sr. Director of Clinical Services

Description

Salary: $120,000 - $135,000 per year depending on experience

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Full-Time, Monday-Friday

Benefits Summary

• Medical, dental, vision, and 401K
• Supplemental insurance available
• Matching 401k (up to 6% match)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)

*At least five (5) years of nursing leadership experience within home healthcare required

Position Summary

On behalf of CNS Cares (“CNS” or “Company”), this position is responsible for the oversight and coordination of Clinical Services throughout the company. This includes multi state regulatory interpretation and implementation, EMR clinical update implementation, clinical compliance, oversight of the QA team and training for Directors of Nursing within CNS.

Essential Functions

Employee must have regular attendance/punctuality, be able to work with others at all levels of the Company and be completely honest. Other assigned duties include:

• Develops a training plan for new Directors of Nursing.
• Makes visits to conduct in-person training for new Directors of Nursing.
• Follows up with Directors of Nursing after orientation providing support as needed.
• Assists Directors of Nursing with regulation interpretation and application of regulations.
• Supports Directors of Nursing in Clinical policy development as needed.
• Participates in Policy Committee.
• Provides support for GMs with Director of Nursing disciplinary action as needed.
• Supports and provides guidance to Directors of Nursing with navigating clinical issues.
• Supports General Manager KPIs by communicating and driving them with Directors of Nursing.
• Acts as an Alternate Administrator/Director of nursing for states as needed.
• Assures good standing of CNS Cares home health licensures.
• In conjunction with the Compliance team, performs mock surveys.
• Acts as a resource for regulatory surveys and preparation.
• Is available to teams when a survey occurs.
• Participates in plan of correction development as needed.
• Ensure excellent quality of patient care is delivered.
• Ensure that each patient admitted has appropriate documentation completed and that each patient receives the patient's bill of rights/consumer rights.
• Ensures that clinical teams submit QAPI plans and chart audits timely and within deadlines.
• Assists with disciplinary action and other Human Resources processes as applicable.
• Assists Human Resources, as needed, to ensure personnel policies, job descriptions, and personnel records are maintained and updated as needed.
• Demonstrates leadership in the implementation of quality improvement changes within the organization for improvement of patient care.
• Sets the tone for professional and ethical compliance practices.
• Demonstrates effective delegation of tasks, working with and through others as needed.
• Demonstrates leadership in all required clinical accountability.
• Acts as a resource for clinical decision-making.
• Considers age-related factors with patient care for the adult and elderly when providing home care.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has direct supervisory responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Related Competencies

Language Skills:

Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret general business practices, policies and procedures, professional journals, technical guidelines, and governmental regulations. Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Must be able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public. Must be able to provide guidance and direction accurately and clearly to Company staff and employees.

Business Acumen:

Through the use of related law and industry data, proactively identify Company risks and institute policies and/or procedures to ensure compliance.

Decision Making:

Identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities; possess ability to analyze data from different sources to draw conclusions; utilize effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

Leading Change:

Identify and drive Company and cultural changes needed to adapt strategically to changing market demands, technology, and internal initiatives; examining and implementing new approaches to improve results by transforming Company culture, systems, or products/services.

Education/Training

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, current Registered Nurse (RN) license to practice professional nursing
• Compact Nursing License
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
• At least five (5) years of experience in nursing leadership in home health.
• Multi-state oversight/regulatory experience
• Travel to offices within the United States up to 50% of the time.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in nursing
• Resides in a major CNS Cares Market

Clearances

The following background checks are conducted:

• Criminal background
• Drug Screening (applicable per state requirements)
• Driving Record
• OIG Exclusion List
• Sex Offender Registry

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