Palliative Clinical Team Manager - San Antonio, TX - 12500 Network Boulevard - Full-time / Part-time

Challenge brings out the best in us. It also attracts the best. That's why you'll find some of the most amazingly talented people in health care here. Bring your skills and talents to a role where you'll have the opportunity to make an impact on a huge scale. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
The Palliative Clinical Team Manager performs management functions of coordination and supervision of all clinical disciplines including: skilled nursing, home health aide, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and medical social services.  You will supervise all activities and assume responsibility for continuity, appropriateness and quality of services delivered within the home health department.  The Manager oversees the day-to-day scheduling of staff, monitors performance of staff, assists in the orientation of staff and serves on committees to improve operations. 
 
Primary responsibilities:

Assigns, supervises and evaluates clinical staff
Participates in patient care coordination meetings with MD and MD staff as needed
Ensures that all supervised health care staff maintains compliance to federal and state rules and regulations and to agency clinical policies, procedures, and appropriate standards of care
Ensures that a client’s plan of care is executed as written
Ensures that a reassessment of a client’s needs is performed by the appropriate health care professional: when there is a significant health status change in the client’s condition; at the physician’s request; or after hospital discharge
Participates and assists in orientation and training of clinical and paraprofessional staff
Ensures scheduling and assignments are appropriately based on patient needs, staff expertise and geographical locations
Receives and coordinates patient referrals from case managers, physicians, and other referral sources
Leads and participates in interdisciplinary care conferences, agency programs and management functions as assigned
Monitors documentation and paper flow to ensure records are accurate and timely and adhere to Medicare and other payer guidelines
Investigates patient / family complaints promptly and takes corrective action as needed
Makes home visits to provide patient care as needed
Participates in the Agency's endeavors for accreditation, licensing and professional recognition according to state, federal or CHAPs requirements
Participates in periodic review of clinical records to promote quality patient care
Educates clinical staff on documentation standards and patient care as needed
Monitors assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of third party payers
Maintains privacy and confidentiality with regard to all patient, staff and Agency information
Provides positive, supportive communication to patients, families, visitors, physicians and other personnel
Participates in patient care coordination meetings with MD and MD staff as needed
 
 
 
 
 

Required Qualifications: 

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in good standing with the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas
3+ years experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting or general medical setting 
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical, medical and regulatory instruction and deal with numerous contemporaneous issues and problem solving, delivery of patient care, and management of a diverse and multidiscipline staff applying abstract and concrete variables
Ability to operate computer equipment, as well as maintaining communication with agency answering service
Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and/or patient sites within a designated area
This position requires Tuberculosis screening as well as proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis through lab confirmation of immunity, documented evidence of vaccination, or a doctor’s diagnosis of disease 
Preferred Qualifications: 

 Supervisory experience
 BSN
 Bilingual (Spanish)
 Palliative/hospice experience
 Managed Care experience
 
Careers with WellMed. Our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. We're impacting 90,000+ lives, primarily Medicare eligible seniors in Texas and Florida, through primary and multi-specialty clinics, and contracted medical management services. We've joined Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, and our mission is to help the sick become well and to help patients understand and control their health in a lifelong effort at wellness. Our providers and staff are selected for their dedication and focus on preventative, proactive care. For you, that means one incredible team and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
 
 UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
 
 
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