Director of Nursing - Home Health (RN)
Aveanna Healthcare
- Culver City, CA
- $95,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Employer Matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation Days, Paid Sick Days
- Accrued PTO hours
- Easy access to state-of-the-art technology for electronic charting during point of care
- 24/7 Team Support for direct clinical and scheduling assistance
- Assign patients for day-to-day management to nursing coordinators and/or Nursing Supervisors/Managers
- Maintain open lines of communication with families and physicians
- Evaluate new referrals for admission with recommendations for nursing care
- Monitors clinical status of all patients and ensures coordination of patient care
- Monitors patient care to ensure quality and appropriateness of services
- Monitor staffing patterns of all patients
- Ensure compliance with Nurse Practice Act
- Evaluate and supervise staff based on mutually agreed upon goals in job descriptions
- Ensure that the RN supervisors/clinical care managers are aware of any updated policies and procedures
- Support and assist in registry nurse hiring, orientation and education PRN
- Maintain awareness of third party payer rules and regulations
- Assist and support marketing efforts
- Maintain awareness of monthly budget
- Maintain effective interdepartmental communication
- Performs and provides direct patient care as appropriate and needed
- Participates in location administrative and clinical call as needed
- Perform on site supervisory visits to assess client, family, environment, and clinical care givers and complete follow-up documentation as needed
- Registered Nurse, Associates/Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- Current Nursing License
- One year of management experience
- Clinical experience of 3 to 4 years in the last 5 years as per state and/or federal laws and regulations, dependent on education level
- Valid Driver’s License and Acceptable MVR
- One to two years pediatric/neonatal experience preferred
- One year of home care experience preferred
- Must be able to adhere to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times
- Knowledge and understanding of compliance with adherence to regulations
- Ability to comfortably work with families with limited resources
- Quick-thinking and astute decision making skills
- Attention to detail
- Time Management
- Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
- Good organization and communication skills
- Ability to remain calm and professional in stressful situations
- Strong commitment to clinical excellence
- Quick-thinking and astute decision making skills
- Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Ability to train and supervise staff
- Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English
- Must be able to travel; company does not provide vehicles or transportation
- Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of 25 pounds
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
- Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
- Must be able to sit and climb stairs
- Must have visual and hearing acuity
- Must have strong sense of smell and touch
- Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
- Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport
- Occasional rapid movement and physical agility in response to the spontaneity of children and those patients with neurological impairment
- Performs duties in an office environment during agency operating hours
- Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
- Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.