Assistant Regional Director of Clinical Services

General Purpose

This position provides support and education for nursing clinical programs with an emphasis on Infection Control and Disease Prevention.
Essential Duties

- Develop, implement, educate and monitor clinical programs that are intended to meet Professional

- Nursing Standard of Care and Nursing Standard of Practice per the applicable State Board of Nursing and the American Nurses Association.

- Advise and support facilities in their efforts to comply with State and Federal Survey Regulations for

- Medicare and Medicaid Licensure and Certification, with special focus on Infection Prevention, Control & Immunization.

- Assist facilities in response to endemic, epidemic, & pandemic disease outbreaks.

- Assist the Administrator and/or DON in writing plan of corrections (POC) and Allegation of

- Compliance (AOC) for any state and federal survey deficiencies cited. Review POC and AOC documents prior to submission

- Monitor facilities compliance with POC's submitted to State Health Department (HD) for recertification of Medicare and Medicaid License.

- Provide oversight for reportable events that are submitted to HD which includes: reviewing and approving reportable documents sent to HD and assisting facility in correction of issues identified.

- Provide training to facility Administration and/or staff as needed to help them meet Professional Nursing Standard of Care and Nursing Standard of Practice per the applicable State Board of Nursing and the American Nurses Association; and State and Federal Survey Regulations for Medicare and Medicaid Licensure Certification.

- Assist Administrator with hiring, training and disciplinary actions for the Director of Nursing (DON).

- Conduct monthly Regional DON meetings for clinical program training and DON development.

- Assist facilities with their clinical, MDS, dietary, social services and regulatory policies and related education.

- Assist DON in determining appropriate staffing structure and nursing PPD.

- Conduct visits to the facility to assess and train clinical staff. Create action plans as needed to facilitate growth and development.

- Attend regional meetings and give clinical insight as requested by the RDO.

- Provide oversight and direction to the MDS department.

- Conduct Regional monthly MDS meetings for training and CMI development. Monitor and assist as needed, RAC audits received from Insurance, State or CMS.

- Develop Regional tracking and trending reports for clinical metrics regarding CMS 5-star rating. Assist facilities in improving 5-star rating in all categories.

- Assist facilities in their clinical risk management efforts.

- Assist facility defense attorneys as needed with lawsuits, depositions, reports and document production as requested.

- Review record requests for appropriate documents for release.

- May be required to act as an onsite Interim DON

Supervisory Requirements

This position will have supervision responsibilities and clinical oversight.
Qualification

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or equivalent Accredited

Nursing Program Degree Master's Degree in Nursing preferred 20+ years of Clinical and Management experience preferred. Preferred experience: MDS certified, Legal Nurse Consultant or Risk Management experience; previous Regional or Corporate Nurse experience; experience with CMS/OIG surveys including Jeopardy citations. PCC knowledge
Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practic