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Show me jobs like this one| Job Title: | RN Site Director |
| Job Ref No: | 069432 |
| Job Role: | Registered Nurse |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
| Location: | California |
| City: | San Francisco |
| Job Description: |
Manages daily operations of the 24-hour Home Health/Hospice agencies providing patient care services. Ensures staff provides high quality, accessible, cost effective, and patient focused services to members across the continuum, and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Develops and maintains clinical standards of care and practice; responsible for all resource budgeting, selection and development. Monitors quality of services/care, utilization standards; and monitors outside contracts.
Essential Functions: • Manages the 24/7 home health/ hospice agency, providing patient care services. • Develops, implements, and monitors departmental policy and procedures, which support the organization's goals and business objectives and ensures they are met. • Ensures assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements. • Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet members and internal client expectations. • Oversees and develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities. • Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues. • Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff. Monitors allocation and utilization of staff. • Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development. • Resource to staff as clinical expert. • Schedules and assigns staff, registry staff, and volunteers for home health and/or hospice visits. • Monitors quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care. • Ensures coordinated plans of treatment and cost effective utilization of services. • Develops and monitors budgets for the appropriate use of human and material resources. • Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service. • Ensures patient receive quality care by reviewing documentation, making visits with staff, reviewing care plans, conducting/participating in multidisciplinary team conferences, and reviewing patient satisfaction reports. • Assists in developing, implementing, and maintain the departments quality assurance and utilization management programs. • Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care. Performs needs assessments and arranges for outside contractual services for teams. • Serves as a resource for contract services, monitors their quality of service, their compliance with care plan, and costs. • Works with outside providers to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum. • Works with health care providers outside of unit to coordinate interdisciplinary approach to providing continuity of care, including utilization management. • Researches, identifies and implements best practice models of other units. • Oversees data analysis. • Provides clinical and regulatory expertise in the review of denial supporting documentation and notification. Basic Qualifications:
• Extensive experience in home health and/or hospice and in management/leadership roles required (usually 5 years). • Previous nursing experience in acute care setting (usually 2 years). • Previous supervisory experience required (usually 4 years). • Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field; or equivalent experience. • Must have a current RN license in California. • Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, federal regulations. • Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills. Preferred Qualifications:
• Current valid California Driver's license.
• Current BLS certification.
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Visit jobs.kp.org for complete qualifications and job submission details, referencing job number 069432. Principals only. Kaiser Permanente is an EOE/AA Employer.
This position supports Kaiser Permanente’s code of conduct and compliance by adhering to all laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements, and internal policies and procedures.
KAISER PERMANENTE __________________________________________________________ |
| Employer: |
Kaiser Permanente. |
| Post Date: | 03/22/2011 |
