RN Team Lead- Home Health

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care in order to achieve optimum patient outcomes for patients as appropriate to service area.
• Utilizes leadership principles in mobilizing the Carilion Home Care/Hospice team to achieve positive patient outcomes. Follows-up on matters to ensure they are successfully resolved.
• Assists manager/supervisor in assuring staff competence and contributes to staff performance development. Identifies areas of improvement.
• Assists with the coordination of work flow process of the home care/hospice team.
• Collaborates with manager/supervisor regarding fiscal management. Monitors staff productivity overtime, mileage, and supply usage to ensure appropriate resource allocation and expense control.
• Assists with other agency responsibilities including but not limited to; implementing and managing daily activities of the office, maintaining regulatory compliance, reviewing documentation, ICD-10 coding, monitoring of face-to-face documents, re-certifications, participating in performance improvement and other quality improvement initiatives. Ensures Joint Commission, Medicare and other third party payer guidelines are implemented and followed. Ensures compliance with policies and procedures.
• Conducts individual case conferences and participates in interdisciplinary team meetings to facilitate effective two way communications. Listens to staff member’s needs and concerns and resolves items brought to their attention. As appropriate, follows up with staff members on identified issues and concerns and reports to manager/supervisor as needed. When indicated, Initiates corrective action policy by employee coaching. Promotes positive work environment by holding staff accountable for their conduct, while using effective interpersonal skills. Demonstrates and encourages SBAR communication. Performs other duties as assigned.
• Continuing education guidelines support the concept that learning is a continual process. For the Clinical Team Leader (CTL) job position the minimum requirement of continuing education is 20 hours annually.
• Participates in special hospice events (e.g. grief camps, memorial services, etc.)

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