What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Manager position at Canyon Home Care and Hospice?
Overview
Position Type Full Time
Description
We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Clinical Manager to join our Home Health team. Our team embraces an upbeat attitude and a constant drive to learn and grow. We work together to provide the best possible service and pride ourselves on quality patient care.
The Clinical Manager supervises the activities of the clinical staff; plans and evaluates professional health services with the agency; confers with other administrative staff to assure that services are provided at the highest possible quality level and is consistent with professional standards and goals. The Clinical Manager is qualified to act in the absence of the Administrator.
Typical job duties and responsibilities of the Clinical Manager include:
- Plan, direct and participate in the delivery of professional services
- Establish and implement priority timelines for services
- Develop, recommend, implement, evaluate and interpret policies and procedures relevant to provision of health services and monitor compliance of the same
- May be required to work after normal business hours to accommodate client needs and new referrals
- May require on call rotation to cover weekend services
- Ensure agency growth by providing excellent patient service, strengthening clinical teams and supporting health care needs in the local community
Previous Home Care and/or Hospice experience is preferred, but not necessary. Reliable transportation is required.
We offer flexible scheduling and a generous Paid Time Off plan for our full time employees. We also offer highly competitive compensation rates plus health, dental and vision insurance. Compensation will be based on level of experience.
The Clinical Manager assists the Administrator with the supervision of home care and/or hospice services to patients in their
place of residence and strives to provide the highest quality of care. The Clinical Manager (or qualified alternate) is available
at all times during operating hours and participates in all activities relevant to the professional services provided.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
1. Must be a licensed physician, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, audiologist, social
worker, or a registered nurse.
2.. Acceptance of philosophy and goals of Agency.
3. Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
4. Ability to work with individuals to enlist cooperation of many people to perform/achieve a common goal.
OVERSIGHT MUST INCLUDE
1. Making patient and personnel assignments.
2. Coordinating patient care.
3. Coordinating referrals.
4. Assuring that patient needs are continually assessed.
5. Assuring the development, implementation, and updates of the individualized plan of care, which would entail
communication with all physicians involved in the plan of care and integration of orders from all physicians involved in the
plan of care including those orders related to medications.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Understands and adheres to all applicable regulations, standards, and federal, state, and local laws and established
Agency policies and procedures.
2. Participates in the development of standards which ensure safe and therapeutically effective service to patient/family.
3. Ability to supervise, guide and develop patient care personnel skills and performances.
4. Consults with the Administrator in determining a staffing pattern which will accomplish stated objectives and promote a
maximum level of utilization of patient care personnel.
5. Assists the Administrator with the recruiting, hiring, evaluating and terminating of personnel. Assists in instituting,
interpreting and documenting disciplinary action.
6. Responsible for the orientation of new patient care personnel.
7. Assists in the planning and consultative needs of staff.