Assistant Clinical Director - Home Care

Nuclear Care Partners; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

Nuclear Care Partners is seeking a Nurse Manager in Grand Junction, CO to lead a home care team with hands-on field support and strong clinical oversight. This exempt role emphasizes compassionate, high-quality care and strategic leadership to benefit patients and families.

The Nurse Manager will supervise clinical staff, ensure compliance with state and federal standards, and partner with physicians and other providers to coordinate care. Excellent nursing leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required or preferred.
• Registered nurse license in good standing required.
• Experience in case management or progressive healthcare management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with supervising activities to promote safe and compassionate nursing care and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in initial assessments and start of care recerts.
• Oversight, management, and support of field staff trainings and orientations.
• Ensure policies, procedures, and regulations are followed.
• Provide direct case management to assigned caseload.
• Manage skilled services and coordinate clinical team scheduling, training, and coaching.
• Maintain thorough documentation and compliance with state and agency standards.
• Availability for in-person or phone support during operating hours.
• Support payroll charting and chart clearing for assigned staff.
• Represent client issues with staff and external providers.
• Monitor RN utilization, education hours, and renewal appointments.

Skills

Nurse management

Case management

Staff coaching

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Do you desire to lead with purpose and make a measurable difference in your community? We are looking for a Nurse Manager who values compassionate, high-quality care just as much as strategic leadership. Step away from the corporate clinical grind and lead a home care team where your impact is felt directly by patients and their families.

The Nurse Manager supports and supervises the management and quality assurance of all clinical services provided by Nuclear Care Partners Home Care Agency, including the training and supervision of all clinical staff. The Nurse Manager will spend half their time in the field assisting with new patient assessments and starts of care. The Nurse Manager reports to the Clinical Director and will support compliance with all delivery of services to the fiscal, ethical, and legal standards upheld by Nuclear Care Partners. This is performed in accordance with State and Federal regulations governing home care agencies. This is an exempt position. The Nurse Manager supports and creates positive environments through a personal commitment to the company’s vision and values.

Fully benefited position

Salary Range: $100K - 106K

Responsibilities

• Assists with supervising all activities to promote efficient processes, safe and compassionate nursing care, and patient satisfaction.
• Participates in initial assessments, start of care recerts, etc.
• Assists with oversight, management, and support of all field staff trainings and orientations.
• Analyzes problems to ensure agency policies, procedures, and regulations are followed.
• Provides direct case management services to a specific case load.
• Responsible for the management of skilled services.
• Works closely with all staff to ensure patient and staffing needs are being met.
• Coordinates the clinical team to include scheduling, training, and coaching.
• Facilitate staff education on skills, medications, and general patient care.
• Availability in person or by phone during agency operating hours.
• Assist the nursing team with accountability, efficiency, and time management.
• Partner with outside providers including: pharmacies, physicians, other care facilities, etc.
• Represent client issues with line staff, nursing, management, and client managers, and other health care providers.
• Monitors the education hours for registered nurses and Certified Nursing Aides (CNA).
• Assists with completion of chart clearing and other payroll approval requirements for assigned staff.
• Promotes staff education regarding all payroll charting aspects including differential entries, non-billable entries and mileage.
• Accessible to staff for emergencies after hours.
• Responsible for overall accuracy of clinical documentation for Agency.
• Ensure an initial assessment/evaluation is made to provide a data base to plan and initiate care of the patient.
• Responsible for maintaining thorough knowledge and compliance with all state and agency standards including Accreditation Commission for Health Care standards.
• Responsible for monitoring illness log, grievance log, incident reports, under or over scheduled patient reports, RN utilization reports, skilled intervention, comprehensive assessments, and renewal appointments.
• Provides information to the administrator and requests guidance as necessary to carry out assigned duties.
• Responsible for own designated case load to include providing in home skilled nursing visits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, preferred.
• Registered nurse with current Registered Nurse License in good standing.
• Case management or other progressive management experience in the health-care field preferred.

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position.