RN Manager – Home Health

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for directing, supervising, and coordinating all direct patient/client care/services within the agency. Works through a team of case managers, home health aides, and other health care delivery professionals, as appropriate, to assure quality care is delivered to all patients/clients. 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Graduate of NLN approved nursing program and 
  Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing (BSN) 
   

• Experience
  3 years to five (5) years home health experience and 
  1 year of supervisory experience 
   

• Licenses and Certifications
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT From the American Heart Association (AHA) 
  (DRIVERS) DRIVERS LICENSE TX Driver’s License and proof of driver’s insurance 
   

JOB DUTIES

• Ensures that operations conform to local, state, and federal governmental regulations and company established quality assurance standards.
• Implement an effective budgeting and accounting system that promotes the effective operation of the Home Health Agency.
• Coordinates the establishment and implementation of patient’s plan of care/service.
• Ensures appropriate staff are assigned to meet the patient/client’s needs/services requests. Provides orientation to the Plan of Care/Service as necessary.
• Assures that the patient’s plan of care is executed as written.
• Facilitates communication between staff members/disciplines, with the patient/client’s physician, as appropriate, and with community resources to optimize care/service delivery. Conducts and/or attends multi-disciplinary team conferences at prescribed intervals to evaluate and revise the plan of care/service. Documents all conferences with team members in the medical records and Team Conference notebook.
• Assures that a reassessment of a patient’s needs is performed by the appropriate health care professional:
  • When there is significant health status change.
  • Physician request
  • After hospital discharge
• Manager is available to the Agency at all times, either in person or via telecommunication.
• Evaluates the performance of field staff according to requirements set forth in the job description and company standards for acceptable care/service delivery. Performs on-site field supervision as needed to identify problem areas, verify adherence to company policy and procedures, and to ensure that care/service is appropriately provided.
• Participates in orientation of new staff as well as the coordination of continuing education and staff development activities.
• Reviews current clinical/service documentation for compliance with federal, state, and agency regulations. Reviews documentation for necessity of services, quality of care, compliance with physician orders, and to ensure reimbursement. Reviews all admissions, re-certifications, and discharged charts, noting any deficient areas.
• Assists with the implementation of the agency’s Quality Improvement Plan, Medical Review process, and the quarterly Clinical Record/Utilization Review Committee meetings, recording the minutes when requested.
• Works closely with the Director on denials to assist with preparing appeals and billing re-submittals. May correspond with third party payers regarding compliance and reimbursement.
• May perform periodic audits of patient/client clinical/service/financial records, personnel files, committee reports, and in-service manuals to ensure conformance with state and federal regulations governing home health care agencies.
• Performs patient/client visits as necessary and admission evaluations as directed by immediate supervisor.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b)Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.