Maternal Child Health Supervisor

Job Summary:

The Maternal Child Health Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that Maternal Child Health care and services are delivered, coordinated and managed appropriately. The Maternal Child Health Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of Maternal Child Health nurses.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for direct supervision of Maternal Child Health Nurse Home Visitors, including reviewing and approving

daily activity records, making supervisory visits and performing yearly evaluations.

• Supports Maternal Child Health Nurse Home Visitors in the effective delivery of services, case management and

professional development.

• Actively creates an environment of open two-way communication. Provides on-going coaching to staff to ensure

compliance with accepted standards of practice. Proactively takes action to address deficiencies in practice in a

timely manner. Fosters professional, respectful relationships through coaching, supervision, active listening, giving

and receiving feedback, etc.

• Checks daily referrals, assigns cases to staff, and schedules client visits in accordance with state and federal

regulations, and agency policies and procedures.

• Reviews and evaluates client cases by reviewing the services provided by Maternal Child Health Nurse Home Visitors

through conference and record review. Discusses and verifies impressions, instructs and guides Maternal Child

Health Nurse Home Visitors to promote more effective performance and delivery of quality services, and is available

at all times during operating hours to assist Maternal Child Health Nurse Home Visitors as appropriate.

• Reviews patient’s clinical diagnosis, medications, procedures and clinical course.

• Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term therapeutic goals, in setting priorities, and in developing

plan of care.

• Pro-actively advocates for client care issues to ensure that overall quality and type of care is sensitive to each

specific patient/family’s needs.

• Assists in the screening and interviewing process of new organization personnel and makes recommendations for

employment of individuals. Assists in the orientation of new organization personnel.

• Assists in the planning, implementation and evaluation of in-service and continuing education programs.

• Assists in the formulation, revision, implementation, and evaluation of policies and procedures, as well as strategic

goals and objectives.

• Actively evaluates staff productivity levels and takes action to ensure that staff meets Agency productivity

requirements. Through the coaching process, assists staff with in achieving productivity.

• Tracks program activities and prepares reports for all programs in accordance with program requirements. Actively

ensures that all programs are operating within expected (or changing) guidelines. Takes action to ensure staff is

informed of changes as needed.

• Serves on a variety of committees in support of clinical and Agency initiatives and operations. Presents a positive

and enthusiastic persona when serving.

• Analyzes a wide range of operational data and produces reports, including, but not limited to, productivity, time and

travel trends, visit trends, etc. Takes action and initiative to ensure that information is accurate. Makes

recommendations to Home Care Director on findings in a timely manner.

• Actively and positively participates in a variety of agency initiatives including, but not limited to, Management Team

meetings, strategic planning, etc.

• Proactively develops orientation agendas, including but not limited to, documentation, preceptor pairings, staff

development schedules, etc. Keeps in contact with new employee and preceptor to ensure that staff is developing

in an appropriate manner. Provides Human Resources department with on-going performance documentation in

accordance with department policies and procedures

• Complies with accepted professional standards and principles.

• Participates in public relation and community activities that promote the agency’s role as an effective member of

the health care delivery system.

• Promotes customer service with all organization personnel.

• Performs other duties and activities as delegated.

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by

incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this

description.

Position Qualifications:

• Registered nurse currently licensed in the State of Vermont.

• Two years of management or supervisory experience in a healthcare setting, preferably home care. BSN

preferred.

• Complies with accepted professional standards and practice.

• Complies with and maintains current CPR certification.

• Demonstrates excellent observation, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Knowledge of state and federal home care and hospice regulations.

• Requires knowledge of potential exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.

• Requires working under stress in emergency situations during irregular hours.

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting clients, manual and finger dexterity, and eyehand coordination.

• Requires standing and walking for prolonged periods of time.

• May occasionally be in a position to lift and/or carry an item weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Requires normal visual acuity and hearing.

• Must possess a valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle.