Nurse Manager-Home Health-Weekends

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About Duke HomeCare & Hospice

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke HomeCare & Hospice, which offers hospice, home health, and infusion services across the region, as well as serves as the home for the Duke Caregiver Support Program. Team members work closely with a patient’s physician to provide comprehensive, individualized care in the comfort of their home or at our inpatient hospice facility in Durham, NC.

 

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JOB SUMMARY

The Nurse Manager, Patient Care is responsible for directing, managing and overseeing clinical operations of multidisciplinary team and coordinate agency clinical programs and operational activities on a 24/7 basis for the Home Health program. Ensures delivery of quality patient care and compliance with clinical and administrative policy and procedures and regulatory standards.

 

WORK HOURS: 4 - 10 hour days; Friday-Monday 

 

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Review and monitor staffing levels and productivity.

2. Evaluate clinical practice of specified discipline and review clinical records to ensure standards of care and quality of services are provided in accordance with Medicare, Medicaid and Joint Commission.

3. Maintain current knowledge on regulatory issues as they relate to Medicare, Medicaid and Joint Commission.

4. Ensure the agency is in compliance with all legal and regulatory standards.

5. Develop and implement agency Performance Improvement activities.

6. Monitor the Medicare Dollar per episode (Home Health), per diem (Hospice) amount patient.

7. Assist in preparation and monitoring the budget components for the clinical department.

8. Perform analysis of financial information, reporting trends and patterns; prepare educational activities and develop remedial action plans as necessary.

9. Facilitate the team process including the interdisciplinary communication and negotiation skills.

10. Assist teams in development of team goals and standards; evaluate the educational and competency needs of staff.

11. Coordinate identified educational and competency needs with clinical practice group of staff.

12. Manage and resolve concerns encountered by staff in the development of objectives and goals, annual budgets, physical facility, equipment and supply needs, organizational structure, work distribution and operational processes.

13. Serve in departmental on-call rotation which may include making on-call patient visits.

14. Conduct patient visits when necessary.

15. Conduct coaching conversations for team members.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

 

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required. Master's degree in Nursing strongly preferred.

Experience

• Three years nursing experience required. Home Health Experience Required.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

• Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina or Compact license in participating state.

• BLS certification required, but may be updated during orientation

• Nurses hired into leadership positions must obtain a leadership certification within three months of hire. New nurse leaders who are ineligible to sit for an exam because they have not been working in a leadership role for the minimum amount of time required must complete their certification within three months of becoming eligible.

• Valid NC Driver’s License; Certification/Licensure as required by regulatory agencies.

• Specialty certification per program preferred.

Professional Work Experience

• Prior supervisory experience strongly preferred.

• Working knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid regulations, including JC and DFS standards, ICD-9 Coding preferred.

 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Computer skills including MS Office (Word, Excel and PPT preferred.)

• Excellent communication and organizational skills required.

 

Work Location

• Primarily on-site; some remote flexibility may be permitted

 

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