Dialysis Clinical Coordinator
Company: Us Renal Care
Location: Muncie
Posted on: October 30, 2024
Job Description:
Job Description
USRC's greatest strength in being a leader in the dialysis industry
is our ability to recognize and celebrate the differences in our
diverse workforce. We strongly believe in recruiting top talent and
creating a diverse and inclusive work climate and culture at all
levels of our organization.
The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for assisting with
management and operation of clinic. This position assumes full
responsibility for the dialysis clinic in the absence of the
Administrator.
Growth:
- Assist with clinical and operational processes to improve
patient health and minimize hospitalizations and missed
treatments.
- Assist with planning/coordinating patient scheduling to assure
timely acceptance of patients and effective staffing levels.
- Demonstrate effective use of supplies and staff labor
hours.
- Responsible for updating all logs and ensuring that dialysis
run sheets and logs are sent to billing.
- Perform duties as assigned to meet the patient care or
operational needs of the clinic.
Outcomes:
- Coordinate the functions of all departments and develop
standards and methods of measuring patient care services, including
a chronological record of services provided to patients as required
by the ESRD Network Coordinating Council and Medicare.
- Work with Administrator to maintain chronological, thorough,
and appropriate documentation in the patient record of all
treatments, activities, and communication with the patient,
physician, and other healthcare professionals.
- Promote quality management program through education and
involvement of staff and patients in outcomes as well as overall
responsibility to achieve corporate goals for quality.
- Assist with program's target goals for patient outcomes in
accordance with quality patient care and Company goals.
- Review all incident reports; make recommendations and take
action relative to incidents as appropriate; report at monthly QAPI
meeting as delegated by Administrator or Management.
Operational Readiness:
- Knowledge of and remain current with federal, state, local laws
and regulations, including health care professionals practice act
requirements.
- Work with Administrator to assure clinic is in compliance with
all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Assist Administrator with development, implementation and
follow up of Corrective Action Plans required for internal and
external surveys.
- May assume Charge Nurse's responsibilities as needed.
- May fulfill responsibility of facility Alternate CEO as
delegated by Governing Body.
- Conduct and/or participate in both formal and informal meetings
with the governing body, Regional Director, Medical Director and
the staff as delegated. Assure that appropriate staff meetings,
in-service education meetings, and team patient care planning
meetings are held monthly as delegated. Assure that Quality
Assessment & Performance Improvement Program is current at all
times as delegated.
- Establish, maintain, and submit all required records and
reports concerning staff, patients, and the operational affairs of
the center if delegated by Administrator.
- Continuously monitor to ensure that a safe and sanitary
physical environment is maintained throughout the facility; that
all equipment is maintained and functions properly; and that
adequate and appropriate inventory levels of all supplies are
available and used correctly.
- Oversee the maintenance of equipment and supplies to meet
current laws and regulations.
- Responds to all emergencies in clinic. Familiar with emergency
equipment and all emergency operational procedures.
- Supervise the maintenance of equipment, building areas occupied
by the center and other property belonging to the center.
Partnerships:
- Maintain collaborative working relationship with Medical
Director and physicians.
- Establish and maintain a positive relationship with all
Administrators, area hospitals, agencies, vendors and the
community.
- Actively promote GUEST customer service standards; develop
effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Respond effectively to inquiries or complaints.
Staff Development:
- Ensure all staff meet required qualifications for position held
and perform duties within limitations established by and in
accordance with company policy/procedures, health care
professionals practice acts, applicable state and federal laws and
regulations.
- Serves as a resource/subject matter expert for patient needs
and concerns, staff education and in-service sessions as
necessary.
- Assists with recruitment, training, development, and
supervision of all personnel.
- Assists with maintaining effective personnel management and
employee relations, including evaluating the performance of all
personnel and counseling employees.
- Uphold management goals of corporation by leading staff in team
concepts and promoting a team effort.
- Effectively communicate expectations; accept accountability and
hold others accountable for performance.
Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Requirements
include:
- Current RN license in applicable state. License must be
maintained as current and in good standing.
- 12 months experience in providing nursing care, including 3
months of experience in providing nursing care to patients on
maintenance dialysis.
- CPR certification required within 90 days of hire.
- Confirmation of ability to distinguish all primary colors.
- Demonstrated ability to function in a leadership position and
to perform in new and emergent situations with sound judgment.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of the English language and
ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Must have basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, Outlook); proficiency in all USRC clinical
applications required within 90 days of hire. by Jobble
Keywords: Us Renal Care, Kokomo , Dialysis Clinical Coordinator, Healthcare , Muncie, Indiana
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