The Director of Nursing Services is responsible and accountable for the planning, organizing, directing and evaluating nursing services of the home care agency. The Director of Nursing Services (DON) is responsible for the management of all operational services that involve clinical components. Working within the federal, state, and regional regulations covering home health the Nursing Director works innovatively to meet the needs of our exceptional patients and the growth of the company. The DON establishes and participates in program development and implementation. The Certified Home Health Aides report up through the DON who oversees training HHA’s and all nursing related items. The DON will report directly to the Agency’s Administrator.

The DON will take a lead role in the implementation of the HHA training program in a supporting school the home care agency will be acquiring in the upcoming months.

Essential Job Functions

• Assign patients for day-to-day management to nursing coordinators and/or Nursing Supervisors/Managers.
• Maintain open lines of communication with families, physicians and insurance case managers
• 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 for meeting of clinical needs
• Ensure compliance with all Federal, State and local regulations
• Evaluate and supervise staff in the field to assess their clinical abilities
• Support and assist in registry nurse hiring, orientation and education PRN
• Maintain awareness of third party payer rules and regulations
• Participates in clinical visits and calls as needed
• Perform on site supervisory visits to assess client, family, environment, and clinical care givers and complete follow-up documentation as needed
• Be involved with stream lining all assessments and documentation, digitizing them

Requirements

• Current Nursing License in the state of NJ
• Two year of management experience
• Clinical or other work experience as per state and/or federal laws and regulations
• Willingness and ability to do home assessments throughout NJ
• Valid Driver’s License and Acceptable MVR
• Must be able to thrive in a fast paced environment.
• Must be a team player