Regional Nurse Manager
Norcross, Georgia, USA
Job Description

The Regional Nurse Manager will be responsible for the administration of Nursing services within the region. Directs, plans, and coordinates the service activities and staffing performance of professional nursing and auxiliary nursing personnel in rendering quality patient care. Provides direct patient care.

 Responsibilities include:

·         Provides direct and indirect skilled nursing care to patients. Such provisions of care include, but are not limited to:

·         Patient assessment, clinical and environmental

·         Patient and caregiver teaching

·         Development and revision of the plan of care

·         Skilled nursing care

·         Implementation of physician orders

·         Monitoring of patient response

·         Response to emergency patient needs

·         Psychosocial support

·         Selects, trains, develops, and motivates a highly skilled professional nursing and allied staff.

·         Assures that departmental staff complete orientation, maintain clinical competence, participate in continuing education, received counseling, and are evaluated in a timely manner.

·         Oversees the receipt, evaluation, acceptance, and execution of the initial patient intake process to assure that patient verification, assessment, teaching, and the ongoing scheduling of nursing services occurs in a timely and appropriate manner.

·         Assures that all patient related documentation and clinical and departmental reports are accurately completed, submitted, and/or filed in a timely manner, according to internal and external regulatory requirements and in support of the billing process.

·         Participates in planning, decision-making and implementation of all service center activities that affect clinical nursing services and the performance of the multi-disciplinary team.

·         Assists in the management of a department budget using a modified primary nursing model and assures that other department functions proceed without interruption.

·         Secures and maintains all applicable internal, professional, local, state, federal and voluntary licensures, certifications, accreditations, and employment requirements as required of staff and department.

·         Works closely with the Regional Business Leader, VP of Nursing Area Vice President to assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate clinical and administrative policies, procedures, programs, and systems.

·         Assures own professional growth and clinical competence.

·         Adheres to all policies, procedures, and standards of conduct.

·         Reports to the appropriate management any known or suspected violations of policies, procedures, regulations, or standards of conduct.

·         Performs other duties as assigned.

·         Completes all necessary managerial tasks for direct reports including hiring, training, addressing performance issues, developing team goals and objectives, performance reviews, conflict resolution, and strategic planning.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Must have a minimum of 2 years nurse manager experience working only exclusively with Infusion Companies (Home Infusion, Specialty Pharmacy only)- will not consider candidates without all the minimum requirements of working with Infusion Companies- specializing in Home Infusion, Infusion Pharmacy as a Nurse Manager.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years RN experience working in home infusion in addition to the management experience listed above.
• Must be able to work FT in office- Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm, 40 hours per week
• Regional coverage over GA, SC, NC, and TN- will work in office out of our Norcross, GA location and at times will travel to the other branches as needed
• On-call rotation- mainly serving as back up providing guidance to on-call nurses as the need arises
• Must be able to provide patient care as needed (will not be a regular thing but needs to be willing to step in as needed)
• We have very seasoned Nurses in this GA area and the manager must be willing to deal with conflict at times as well as quick thinking/problem solving, etc.
• Must have knowledge of state licensed, non-certified home health agency regulations (LHCSA)
• Must have BSN- MSN preferred
• Must be licensed as an RN in the state of GA- multi-state license preferred due to area coverage. (likely will need to obtain if they don't have it)
• Clinical expertise in IV therapies with monitoring, skill, and knowledge of all types of IV lines
• Must have proven ability to manage, train and educate staff on new protocols and existing standard operating procedures
• Ability to work with all levels of employees in a fast-paced clinical environment and manage multiple complex projects
• Knowledge of vascular access devices and infusion therapies
• Knowledge of State licensed, non-certified, home health agency regulations as applicable
• Ability to directly supervise and manage staff for a licensed home health agency as applicable
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with MS Office
• Advanced certification a plus (i.e., CRNI, IgCN)