Supervisor, Home care- Nassau/suffolk

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Assists Director in establishing, monitoring and evaluating standards of patient care focusing on measurable outcomes. Consistently addresses patient care needs in a timely manner. Screen inquiries and referrals and processes community requests for Home Care service in accordance with Agency policies and procedures. Participates andor sponsors multidisciplinary process improvement activities for program specific and hospital wide initiatives. Assures compliance with Joint Commission, Department of Health, NYS Department of Social Services and other regulatory agencies, as well as agency policies and procedures. Confers reasonable budget projections for staff and supplies and effectively manages fiscal responsibilities.
• Assists with attainment of specific goals and objectives in accordance with organizational and agency strategic goals. Interprets, implements and promotes agency policy; recommends policy modifications. Employs, orients, trains, supervises and appraises the performance of nursing staff; and other staff as assigned; provides case consultation and serves as a role model for nursing practice. Oversees nursing staff's work schedules, which provide for twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day coverage.
• Assesses the health care of patientsfamilies and responses to care rendered, and progress. Assesses, evaluates and documents patients' responses in collaboration with nursing and interdisciplinary team interventions.
• Collaborates on assessment of patient's clinical status with team members and attempts satisfactory resolution of patient clinical issues in a timely manner. Addresses patientteam member issues following established communication hierarchy. Participates in identification, investigation and resolution of actual andor potential risk managementquality careethical issues. Holds team members accountable.
• Assumes leadership role and functions in the absence of Director. Ensures the provision of age appropriate and safe careservice (population served). Maintain clinical knowledge base appropriate to patient population.
• Ensures flow of information to optimize operations. Encourages a functional, safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff through regular orientation and education of staff on safety issues. Ensures staff compliance with Infection Control techniques both in practice and attendance at annual Infection Control In-service. Ensures a well-functioning clean environment for staff. Performs patient home visits as indicated.
• Responds in a timely manner to organizational information requests for reports, and data. Review 485's from laptop clinicians and release for printing within 24 hours of receipt 100% of the time via computer. Consistently utilizes computer to communicate, document, track and evaluate information.