What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Clinical Manager (RN) position at Canyon Home Care & Hospice LLC?
JOB SUMMARY
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.
Must be a Physician or Registered Nurse or health care professional licensed in Utah to provide general supervision,
coordination, and direction for professional services of the agency.
Must be a Registered Nurse to provide supervision of the nursing staff.
3. Acceptance of philosophy and goals of Agency.
4. Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
5. 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.