Community Healthcare Network

Director

• Organizes, directs, coordinates and evaluates the agency for accreditation with JCAHO and other accrediting bodies.
• Also oversees the nursing service and nursing education programs of this Agency, and other related work.
• Works with managerial staff in overseeing the process of becoming JCAHO accredited.
• Organizes and coordinates meetings concerning compliance with JCAHO and OPR standards.
• Develops timelines for compliance with standards and works with the AVP of Clinical Operations to assure systems are put in place.
• Interacts, communicates, and collaborates with network physicians, agency leaders, and other staff regarding clinical care and services.
• Coordinates on-site visits, and shares tools, information, and guidelines related to quality, cost-effective health care delivery and quality of care.
• Regularly has managerial dialogue to review care coordination issues, develops collaborative intervention plans and shares ideas about network management issues.
• Develops, establishes and implements the philosophy, objectives, policies and standards of the nursing staff in a primary care and family planning oriented agency.
• Organizes the nursing staff and delineates authority, including functional responsibilities and lines of communication.
• Coordinates functions of the nursing staff with other disciplines, collaborates with the administrative staff and other agency staff and representatives of allied groups in planning services.
• Oversees staffing requirements and develops procedures to maintain an adequate and competent nursing staff.
• Oversees a system of continuing evaluation of nursing service provided for patients.
• Maintains up-to-date policy procedure manuals for all nursing staff and evaluates its effectiveness.
• Directs the development and implementation of orientation, training and continuing education programs for nursing personnel.
• Works creatively in initiating and participating in studies and research projects and utilizing findings in improvements of patient care and administrative services.
• Oversees the use of clinical facilities by colleges and other agencies for nursing education purposes.
• Participates in the development of policies and health programs for the agency programs involving the nursing staff.
• Conducts and chairs staff meetings and working committees with all levels of nursing.
• Oversees with the Center Directors and other agency personnel the audit function, as it relates to service delivery, clinical and nursing.
• Participates in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to delivery of nursing care services.
• Interprets philosophy and objectives of services to staff members and other groups.
• Supervises the Associate Director of Nursing in maintenance of a system of peer review for nursing personnel and allied nursing personnel.
• Oversees the Associate Nursing Director in the development and maintenance of a clinic inventory system that is effective and efficient.
• Facilitates related services for health center patients and CHN staff as appropriate, with respect to their confidentiality and privacy.
• Maintains professional competence through participation in continuing education and other appropriate learning experiences.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Director of Nursing

Manager

• Responsible for enrolling and assessing clients and providing services to those clients enrolled in the program with a focus on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
• Maintains detailed and accurate records, including documenting all contact with each client, and keeping the client’s primary care provider informed of the client’s progress and any barriers the client may be facing regarding SDOH services.
• Assesses client’s needs and provides services accordingly.
• Asses SDOH services for each client.
• Coordinates treatment adherence services with medical providers and other relevant staff.
• Recruits and enrolls clients who need living assistance, legal services, and food assistance.
• Refers clients to health education services.
• Participates in the organization, implementation and monitoring of grant deliverables, including attending meetings as appropriate, and collecting, reviewing, and producing educational materials.
• Refers clients to other service providers at CHN and externally.
• Improves access to primary care for treatment adherence clients.
• Provides appropriate documentation of encounters, case conferences, assessment, and reassessment.
• Enters data appropriately into charts, medical records, and other systems on a consistent and timely basis.
• Facilitates related services for in-reach and outreach for health center patients and CHN staff as appropriate.
• Maintains competency by attending workshops, conferences, and seminars.
• Compliance with Employee Health Services.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Director of Nursing

Non-Medical Case Manager – SDOH