I BELIEVE THAT BETTER CARE BEGINS AT HOME.
Compassionate care, uncompromising service and clinical excellence – that’s what our patients have come to expect from our clinicians. Kindred at Home, a division of Kindred Healthcare Inc., is the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive home health, hospice, and non-medical home care services.
KINDRED AT HOME, and its affiliates, delivers compassionate, high-quality care to patients and clients in their homes or places of residence, including non-medical personal assistance, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and hospice and palliative care. Our caregivers focus on each unique patient to deliver the appropriate care and emotional support to our patients and their families.
The WEEKEND CLINICAL MANAGER is responsible for the receipt, input, review, and completion of all
referrals and calls dispatched during the weekend. They will discuss patient needs and expectations
with patient and family and/or physician and are responsible for assuming compliance to regulatory
standards and Kindred and Home policies and procedures as well as the coordination of care and
supervision of the patient care.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Directly, or in coordination with Central Intake, responsible for Referral Intake and Management to ensure that clients receive assessment visits and that these visits are scheduled and performed timely.
- Review orders as they appear on the action screen. Approve or decline as appropriate.
- Enter and approve all orders for tracking purposes and route to Medical Records to be sent for physician signature. Ensure any corrections are made by the Licensed Professional who wrote the order prior to approving the order. Update the client’s medication profile and schedule as applicable via the order. Ensure all orders that address frequency have appropriate calendar modification completed.
- Enter detailed Non-Admit information into HCHB in coordination notes if no visit was made. Ensure the Branch Director approved the non-admission.
- Be available for all calls received during hours of on-call.
- Answers calls and determines the needs of the patient and family.
- Resolves issues in a timely manner.
- Informs appropriate team member of actions taken and follow-up needed during those hours designated as on-call hours.
- Reassesses patient needs and updates/revises Plan of Care as needed.
- Assures patient safety is maintained at all times.
- Verifies physician orders and verbal orders.Accurately documents observation of patients, interventions and evaluation on the day of services rendered.
- May need to develops Plan of Care on assigned cases for admissions or justification of continuous care.
- May be required to complete review of evaluation packets, OASIS and 485s. Review both the
data submitted via the Mobile Device and via paper to ensure accuracy and follow up on any
documentation requires correction. Process the OASIS and 485; verify the correct start of care
date and episode date range in HCHB. Process any unlisted supplies, medications, activity,
functional limitations, allergies, etc. that appear on the action screen.
Required Skills
- Must be a graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and hold an active RN license. Must have an RN license in the State of employment - Texas.
- At least one (1) year experience in acute hospital or comparable (with administrative/managerial approval) setting.
- Minimum of two (2) years home care experience , with 1 year of nursing supervisor or administrative experience, preferred.
- Knowledge of Medicare regulations preferred.
- Self motivated, assertive and organized.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills. Must read, write and speak
fluent English.
- Knowledge of medications and their correct administration.
- Ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities and function under stressful
situations.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their family members and at all levels of
the organization.
- Maintains current licensure certifications and meets mandatory continuing education
requirements.
- Required Works Hours - Friday 5pm to Monday 8am. Desk hours 8am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. On call during non-desk hours.
- Must read, write and speak fluent English.
- Must have good and regular attendance.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Maintains current and accurate records in accordance with policies and procedures, Federal,
State and local guidelines.
- Protects the integrity of the organization, patients and co-workers by maintaining confidentiality
of all patient records and business information.
- Maintains a safe work environment to minimize risk to patients and staff by complying with all
Safety/Risk/OSHA policies and procedures.
- Maintains and contributes to the efficiency of operations by consistently
Required Experience
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL RECRUITER AT (TOLL FREE) 855-KND-AT-HOME