Director, Administrator Home Health

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The Director of Administrator Home Health and Acute Therapy provides leadership to ensure the desired clinical, financial, quality and safety outcomes of the organization at home. Ensures all patient care activities are in compliance with regulatory standards, accepted standards of care for nursing and therapy services. Develops and maintains policies and procedures to support the quality of patient care. Oversees the business operations of the agency to ensure compliance with charging, billing and reimbursement.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Service:
  - Initiates and monitors processes to assure the highest quality of patient care.
  - Establishes and achieves agency goals utilizing a participative approach. Assures implementation and evaluation of these goals.
  - Promotes excellence in customer service relations by acting as a liaison, interacts with physicians, staff, patients and families.
  - Serves as an on-call Administrator.
• Quality:
  - Ensures compliance with all regulatory standards, i.e., TJC, CMS and DHH.
  - Ensures programs meet safety and quality standards.
  - Oversees quality assurance. Oversees data collection, analysis, identification of goals for improvement, development and monitoring of QA plan and outcomes.
  - Contributes to patient care quality through membership and active participation in division and hospital committees.
  - Complies with all hospital and division policies, procedures and programs.
• People:
  - Maintains sufficient qualified staff to meet patients' and business office's needs.
  - Screens, interviews and hires staff. Provides for orientation, in-services and continuing education for staff. Responsible for conducting performance evaluations.
  - Consults with field staff regarding specific patient problems and needs.
  - Participates with staff in the development and implementation of standards of practice/care for designated programs.
  - Develops and maintains a system for smooth operation of the agency with staff and administration.
• Finance:
  - Assists with implementing a strategic plan to forecast revenue and expenses in the preparation of annual operational (including personnel) and capital budgets.
  - Participates in the preparation of annual operation, capital and personnel budgets.
  - Monitors, evaluates and controls appropriate utilization of budgeted FTEs and operational expenses in both programs.
• Growth:
  - Develops and implements a strategic plan of business processes and systems, including staffing, billing, etc. to increase revenues and reduce costs.
  - Looks for opportunities to develop additional programs within agency and develops a business plan to support.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years IP or OP healthcare setting- manager or director level

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Required: Bachelor's Degree Rehab-Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist or Registered Nurse
• Preferred: Master's Degree Business

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Licensed in the state of Louisiana as a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist or Registered Nurse.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Training and development in supervision and business operations.
• Knowledge of state minimum standards for home health agencies and assisted living facilities, CMS conditions of participation for home health agencies, state nursing code, HIM-II, CMS OASIS guidelines, all agency policies and procedures, standards of practice for nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and management techniques.
• Computer literacy.
• Training and development in supervision and business operations.
• Skills and abilities to interpret laws, codes and guidelines. Meet deadlines, intervene and delegate work fairly. Act as a leader, provide guidance and discipline, understand purpose of organizational forms, how to complete and submit, screen and interview prospective employees through the hiring practice.
• Operational and capital budgetary procedures.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

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