Assistant Director of Nursing

Assistant Director of Nursing - 22636374

• Plans, directs, coordinates and monitors the delivery of all direct and indirect services to Agency home care clients
• Participates in the organization's strategic planning activities.
• Responsible for agency quality reporting and scores
• Assists in the planning and development of Agency structure, clinical and administrative policies and procedures, and the annual operating and capital budgets.
• Develops organizational policy and procedures and assures compliance.
• Establishes and implements systems to inform clients and their families of the scope and nature of home health care services and community resources.
• Identifies admission criteria for new clients and evaluates eligibility for home health care benefits through third-party payers.
• Implements and evaluates the orientation program for new Agency personnel.
• Provides direction and resources to coordinators and supervisors to assist in continuous improvement of services provided by Agency staff.
• Plans and implements in-service and continuing education programs to meet specific and ongoing training needs of Agency personnel.
• Assures clinical records are maintained in compliance with state and federal laws including Medicare, CHAP and JCAHO standards and conditions.
• Oversees data collection for quality management, statistics and reports for evaluating Agency performance.
• Evaluates Agency client base and focuses services toward diagnosis-specific client care needs, when indicated.
• Identifies systems to recognize client needs, respond to client needs, and to measure the outcomes of Agency interventions. Utilizes this data to provide direction for Agency improvements.
• Establishes Quality Improvement teams to address priorities for improvement activities.
• Identifies data collection requirements and reports to evaluate the effectiveness of programs to ensure quality of client care.
• Knowledge and experience with Oasis Assessments.

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program with a current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois
• Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years management experience in Home Health or related health care organization
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and direct clinical and administrative personnel.
• Knowledge of business management, Medicare and JCAHO regulations, CHAP, as applicable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills including the ability to market and relate tactfully with customers and other members of the community.