Hospice Clinical Coordinator

Description

Position Summary: 

• Directs the work of the clinical field staff to ensure that effective home health services are provided, and quality standards are met.  Implements corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations as needed. 
• Provides leadership, direction and guidance to assigned staff.  Directs the implementation of Clinical operations, policies and procedures. 
• Collaborates with medical directors, physicians and other team members to ensure home health services are performed in an efficient, cost effective manner according to laws, regulations and company policies. 
• Mentor employees provide input for performance evaluations, counsel and provide disciplinary actions to assigned personnel in conjunction with the Supervising RN, and works to facilitate individual and team development that drives positive results. 
• Responds promptly to requests from physicians, families, patients, staff and other healthcare professionals to resolve issues and needs. 
• Supervises staff schedules and delegates client assignment to case managers. Monitors staff productivity daily and assures productivity targets are met. 
• Oversees client records, statistics, reports and records for purpose of evaluation and reporting of agency activities.  Makes provision for the ongoing audit of medical records. 
• Observes nursing care and visits patient to ensure that nursing care is carried out as directed and treatment is administered in accordance with physician instructions.  Evaluates the effectiveness of home health services and staff competency by direct observation, peer review, and supervisory visits to patient homes. 
• Assures that clinical staff have the supplies and equipment necessary to provide quality patient care.   
• Perform visits to patients as needed to include OASIS assessments, such as Start of Cares, Recertification visits, and Resumption of Care visits, SN routine visits or supervisory visits. 
• Effectively addresses personnel issues to promote a productive and healthy work environment, solving complex problems.  Reviews and approves clinical staff requests for holiday and vacation time to ensure patient care is provided. 
• Provides and make provisions for in-service education of clinical staff.  Assures that mandatory in-services occur and are attended.  
• Confers with health team members in Patient Care Conference to exchange, discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying and coordinating treatment programs. 
• Assists the Administrator in preparing for yearly state audit and accreditation on site surveys. 

Position Summary Expanded: 

Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act,?(“The Unity Bill”) this position is considered a “Safety-sensitive position. “Safety-sensitive” is defined to include “any job that includes tasks or duties that could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others.” Employees working in “safety-sensitive” roles are subject to this exception and subject to disciplinary action in the event of a positive test for marijuana or its metabolites. 

Requirements

Primary Position Responsibilities: 

• Directs the work of the clinical field staff to ensure that effective home health services are provided and quality standards are met.  Implements corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations as needed. 
• Provides leadership, direction and guidance to assigned staff.  Directs the implementation of Clinical operations, policies and procedures. 
• Collaborates with medical directors, physicians and other team members to ensure home health services are performed in an efficient, cost effective manner according to laws, regulations and company policies. 
• Mentor employees, provide input for performance evaluations, counsel and provide disciplinary actions to assigned personnel in conjunction with the Supervising RN, and works to facilitate individual and team development that drives positive results. 
• Responds promptly to requests from physicians, families, patients, staff and other healthcare professionals to resolve issues and needs. 
• Supervises staff schedules and delegates client assignment to case managers. Monitors staff productivity daily and assures productivity targets are met. 
• Oversees client records, statistics, reports and records for purpose of evaluation and reporting of agency activities.  Makes provision for the ongoing audit of medical records. 
• Observes nursing care and visits patient to ensure that nursing care is carried out as directed and treatment is administered in accordance with physician instructions.  Evaluates the effectiveness of home health services and staff competency by direct observation, peer review,