Come join our awesome team as Director of Healthcare Services at Sleepy Eye Home Health. We are offering a generous sign on bonus of $5,000! The Director of Healthcare Services has the responsibility for the clinical services provided in Assisted Living and non-skilled home care services to residents living independently. The position provides direction, coordination, supervision and implementation of professional and supportive services to residents/clients using nursing theory and process in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. The Director of Healthcare Services assures the residents/clients are treated with respect and dignity, recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence.

Sleepy Eye Home Health is part of Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS) which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Director of Healthcare Services Job Highlights:

• Competitive pay based on experience
• Generous benefit packages
• Growth and advancement opportunities
• Flexible schedules
• Career scholarships available
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Employee discount program

Required Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing program with a current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Minnesota.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience in post-acute (long-term care, assisted living, memory care or home care)
• Previous supervisory/management experience in a health care setting
• CPR certified

About the Job:

The Director of Healthcare Services is a member of the key leadership team at Sleepy Eye Home Health. The position is primarily responsible for all clinical care and services provided to assisted living residents and home care clients. High quality care, customer service and team member satisfaction are three critical responsibilities of this role.

Schedule: Monday-Friday day shift

Essential Job Duties:

Administration

• Participates in campus wide strategic planning activities
• Partners with the Licensed Assisted Living Director to assure AL residents receive high quality care and services
• Partners with the Executive Director for the development and growth of the campus based home care agency.
• Assures compliance with all state, federal and local laws pertaining to assisted living and home care.
• Provides leadership to all clinical assisted living and home care staff
• Responsible to assure staff education and monitors for compliance
• Reviews policy and procedures annually
• Recommends new policy and procedures or changes to current policies to improve quality of
  care, meet state regulations and assure efficiency and effectiveness of services
• Assists in planning and development of assisted living and home care annual budgets.
• Responsible for risk management and completion of incident reports.
• Reviews all incidents involving assisted living or home care residents and is responsible for investigation and timely notification of the Licensed Assisted Living Director and state officials according to the Minnesota’s Vulnerable Adult Protection Act.
• Provides support to the facility by being available for, or assuring nursing availability, for on call services
• Provide staff direction through general meetings, timely personnel evaluations and productivity
  expectations.
• Ensures accuracy in documentation and appropriate billing for all care and services

Coordination of Services:

• Introduces home care services to new clients and families
• Conducts pre-admission screening of prospective residents and home care clients.
• Performs initial and ongoing assessment of physical & psychosocial needs and coordinates with other
  departments, agencies and care providers as needed
• Maintains ongoing communication with families, physicians and other care providers regarding resident or client status including condition changes, reaction to drugs, treatments or other incidents.
• Partners with residents and clients to develop a plan of person centered care/services
• Ensures/coordinates necessary ancillary services and appointment scheduling to ensure that needs are met
• Ensures appropriate documentation in the resident or client record.
• Initiates a resident or client service plan according to their individualized needs and as prescribed by
  Physician, medical provider and/or VOANS policy
• Provides resident/client and significant others education on conditions and treatments

Coordination of Services (Assisted Living and Home Care):

• Participates in hospital discharge care conferences to provide assisted living and home care expertise for resident or client admission/readmission to The Homestead at Rochester as needed
• Introduce home care service to clients and families for all new referrals
• Coordinate services to meet resident or client needs from the time of the new referral through the admission to services.
• Establish and implement priorities for services when resource limitations require
• Provide consultation to Home Health Agency staff regarding new home care or assisted living nursing treatments.

Sleepy Eye Home Health:

Sleepy Eye Home Health is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Sleepy Eye Home Health is a state-licensed home care agency that provides individualized in-home health care. We are located in Sleepy Eye, MN, right next to Countryside Retirement Center, a senior living neighborhood where our specially trained staff deliver personalized services and care. Our employees heavily contribute to our positive culture, as they come to work every day with a smile on their face, and a strong passion for helping seniors in need of empathy and kindness. We offer our wonderful employees a comprehensive benefits package and retirement plan so they can better manage the important task of balancing work and home life.