Regional Director Of Nursing
26 days ago
Elmsford
Job Description:\n\n INTRODUCTION Company Overview: BioMatrix is a nationwide, independently-owned infusion pharmacy with decades of experience supporting patients on specialty medication. Our compassionate care team helps patients navigate the often-challenging healthcare environment. We treat our patients like family and get them started on therapy quickly. We work closely with them as well as their family and their healthcare providers throughout the patient journey, staying focused on optimal clinical outcomes. At BioMatrix the heart of our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access (IDEA) philosophy is the commitment to cultivate a welcoming space where everyone’s contributions are acknowledged and celebrated. Our goal is to draw in, develop, engage, and retain talented, high-performing individuals from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. We believe that both respecting and embracing diversity enriches the experiences and successes of our patients, employees, and partners. Location: It is anticipated that an incumbent in this role will work on-site at a BioMatrix location in one of the above-listed cities in New York state. Work location is subject to change based on business needs. Travel: 25%-50% annual travel required. Job Description: The Regional Director of Nursing (RDON) coordinates provision of home infusion services to maintain compliance by directing professional practices, company policies and procedures, standards of practice, local, state, and federal rules and regulations, and accreditation standards for the assigned services and areas. The RDON will initially focus on New York state with likely, future expansion to other states anticipated. The RDON organizes, plans, implements, and evaluates agency services, programs and activities, with oversight of subcontracted services. Ensures adequate, effective, efficient, and appropriate delivery of services to maintain quality day-to-day care for all clients, which includes the ability to troubleshoot infusion-related problems remotely. The RDON is also responsible for representing BioMatrix infusion nursing with referral sources in a professional and persuasive manner. The primary purpose is to plan, organize, develop, and direct in accordance with current federal, state, and local regulations, accreditation standards, and current standards of practice that govern the assigned services and facilities, and may be advised by the Chief Clinical Officer and/or Medical Director, if applicable, to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times. The Regional Director of Nursing Services is an RN, BSN who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing and is currently licensed to practice in the State of residence. They supervise infusion services regulations and accreditation standards and strives to provide the highest quality of care in their assigned area. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of New York required.Bachelor of Nursing degree required.Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing or directing registered nurses required.Has an extensive knowledge of current vascular access devices and methods applicable to the services provided by BioMatrix.Knowledge of accreditation standards for infusion nursing and the ability to gain and retain that accreditation.The ability and flexibility to establish, license, and manage multistate nursing service centers, to include home, office, and ambulatory infusion.Experience with contracting for infusion nursing services nationally, both in metropolitan and rural service areas.Knowledge of nursing reimbursement and the ability to manage the reimbursement process.Fluent in CMS nursing standards and HIT nursing requirements.Understands and implements effective nursing training and creates tools to measure competence.Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).Willing to travel for business purposes when necessary to attend meetings, conferences, seminars, etc. QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED Master of Science in related field preferred.Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in home infusion at a multistate-service-level preferred with a minimum of five (5) of those years having been in strategic leadership roles preferredPrior AIC/AIS management, operational oversight, and coordination support experience preferred Current registered nurse infusion certificate (CRNI) preferred.IgNS certification preferred.IVIG and Transplant / Infusion therapy experience preferred. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department. Recruitment, retention, and training of BioMatrix nurses and contracted nurse service organizations.Manage nursing department expenses and budget.Expert knowledge of products and services for nursing.Maintain a reference library of written nursing material (INS, AVA, NHIA, CDC, CMS, state regulations, etc.) that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the day-to-day needs of the patient.Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the nursing service department.Responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with home health nursing agencies and licensed organizations to support our patients, including contracting oversight and support. This includes measuring compliance to current standards of practice in accordance with accreditation requirements.Assist leadership in developing, implementing, and periodically updating the written procedures for new patient admissions and ongoing management of active patients.Ensures collaboration with referral, reimbursement, pharmacy operational teams, as well as, sales to support patient clinical activities related to home infusion care and patient care coordination is met by a member of the nursing team.Practiced continuous training for license.Knowledge of agency policies and procedures.Qualified in developing standards, which ensure safe and therapeutically effective service to patients and families. Has joint responsibility with leadership for seeing that standards are met.Attends pertinent continuing education programs other than routing in-services and shares information with staff.Assist with the development of strategy and implementation of the licensure efforts to broaden our home health licensure footprint and service offerings tied to our infusion pharmacies.Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Nursing Services Department, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the company. Develop, maintain, and periodically update the Nursing Service Procedures Manual, and nursing service objectives and philosophies.Assist the Performance Improvement Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies.Develop methods for coordination of nursing services with other patient services to ensure the continuity of the patients' total regimen.Develop and implement a nursing service organization structure.Connect with and oversee clinical and non-clinical team members in multiple infusion pharmacy locations around the country, as requested by leadership. Develop and implement education programs designed to assist the staff nurse in the progression from novice to expert in the practice of nursing. NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES Develop and implement recruitment and retention programs for staff.Monitor regulatory agency standards and customer service expectations for the practice of all aspects of nursing.Demonstrated leadership, managerial ability, good interpersonal relationships and the ability to apply sound principles of administration and supervision.Conduct for employee evaluations Per Diem staff and staff coordinators.Demonstrates the clinical knowledge and judgment to utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, provide, supervise and evaluate each patient's nursing care.Provides leadership, direction and guidance to assigned staff.Coordinates and maintains the required training and skills of staff.Implements corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations.Effectively addresses personnel issues in order to promote a productive and healthy work environment.Responsible for appropriate to licensure, education, and experience of staff.Keep abreast of nursing trends via workshops in-service, nursing journals, and seminars.Manage Performance Improvement activities including but not limited to meetings audits and compliance to standards.Maintain employee health files according to Federal, State, Local regulations and accreditation standards.Responsible for nursing contract, letter of agreements, business agreements negotiations, reviewing, executing and signing final contract.Develops a cooperative relationship and communicates effectively and professionally with the physicians.Investigates and reports any problem relating to patient care of conditions which might harm the patent and/or employee.Works with Administrator in identifying budgetary requirements and determining appropriate use of allocations.Monitors equipment for appropriate use and take steps to keep misuse to a minimum.Oversees agency's ongoing Performance Improvement Plan.Responsible for overseeing development of clinical indicators with appropriate monitoring, evaluations, taking action, and reporting results according to agency's PI plan.Provide 24 hour/day, seven days/week on-call coverage.Plans and supervises the home care program.Ensures that patient's plans of care are developed, implemented and evaluated.Reviews patient clinical records for compliance with federal, state, local and agency policies and guidelines.Immediately reports any accident, incident, lost articles, or unusual to the Administrator.Participation in membership in professional societies and organizations.Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.Must have scheduling flexibility and be able to work overtime and on-call coverage.Overnight travel on occasion by car and airplane.Careful attention to detail.Performs related duties as requested.Participates in quality assurance activities and audits as directed. KNOWLEDEGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS Knowledgeable of standards of care -- INS, AVA, Accreditation, CDC, CMS and OSHA requirementsDemonstrated knowledge and proficiency in the principles, procedures and best practices related to this position.Ability to actively communicate, inspire and motivate all levels of staff.Ability to think and act strategically and proactively. Ability to maintain accurate records and prepare reports and correspondence related to the work.Ability to maintain favorable public relations.Ability to organize and coordinate the work of others.Ability to set priorities and assign work to other professionals.Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills.Excellent group presentation skills.Excellent analytical skill. Communication Skills Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information. Computer Skills Become and remain proficient is all programs necessary for execution. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT This position could require direct patient contact but is not anticipated to require such.This position requires constant sitting with occasional walking, standing, kneeling or stooping. This position requires the use of hands to finger, handle or feel objects and the ability to reach with hands and arms.This position requires constant talking and hearing.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.This position must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 poundsRequired to move/lift physical hardware. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If needing a reasonable accommodation within the application process, please contact the BioMatrix People & Culture team at or 954.385.7322 x 1425. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. OTHER Will participate in all mandatory training each year.Will consistently behave in compliance with the BioMatrix, LLC’s legal and ethical policies and procedures. Will abide by the policies of BioMatrix, LLC as set forth in the Compliance Manual.Will not participate in any conduct considered to be unethical or illegal. EXPECTATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES Supports the organization's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: integrity, dedication, compassion, enrichment and enthusiasm, places patients first, is all-in with stacked-hands, and is focused on relentless consistency wins. GENERAL INFORMATION: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. The incumbent must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as appropriate. Incumbents within this position may be required to assist or find appropriate assistance to make accommodations for disabled individuals in order to ensure access to the organization's services (may include: visitors, patients, employees, or others). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or sta
