Clinical Service Manager - Seattle, WA

Improve your Quality of Life While Helping Seniors! Advance Your Career with continued involvement in Direct Patient Care.
 
Exciting clinical management and leadership position with potential to grow. The Clinical Services Manager leads a team of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants who deliver cutting edge care in our innovative clinical model. Optum CarePlus is a national leader in developing and implementing care models that serve the frail and chronically ill population in both the nursing home and community settings. This position plays a critical role in determining the successful implementation of our clinical model and provides opportunity to demonstrate excellent management skills. 
 
Note:  Area of Responsibility extends approximately from  Lynnwood  to Bellingham, WA. 
 
Primary Responsibilities:


Responsible for supervision of NPs and PAs in skilled nursing facilities in Western Washington and the Greater Puget Sound area
Recruiting and orientating new staff; developing strategies for retaining clinical staff
Building self-directed work teams with autonomy and accountability for their own goals/targets
Supporting and promoting organizational goals into specific goals and objectives for clinical staff
Developing and conducting programs that support and improve quality management and clinical performance of the Optum CarePlus clinical model in our partner skilled nursing facilities
Planning and directing clinical and business project implementation
Oversight and performance various administrative/operational functions to support the team
Providing clinical/health services expertise on business development efforts
Developing/strengthening relationships with various stakeholders
Participating in cross-function and/or cross-geography teams
Analyze workload environment and streamline workloads on an ongoing basis
Analyze caseload assignments and make adjustments to shift assignments as needed
Promote collaboration among clinical and non-clinical staff
Discover how fulfilling it is to work among more than 75,000 people who are as committed, driven, intelligent and passionate as you. Put your heart into a career with Optum CarePlus.

Required Qualifications:

Strong supervisory, management and leadership skills
Knowledge of long-term care, geriatrics and chronic illness
Certification as a GNP, ANP or FNP, or ability to obtain
Experience with electronic documentation and coding
Frequent Travel to facilities within territory
Current, unrestricted NP license in the State where position is located, or ability to obtain
Reliable transportation
Preferred Qualifications:

Previous NP Supervision experience
Prior long term care NP experience
 
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Job Keywords: NP, Long term care, geriatric home health, primary care, acute rehab, Washington state, Seattle, WA