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Volunteers of America - National Services Director of Healthcare Services in Anoka, Minnesota
Come join our awesome team as Director of Healthcare Services at The Homestead at Anoka! The Director of Healthcare Services provides direction, coordination, supervision and implementation of professional and supportive services to residents/clients using nursing theory and process in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. The Director of Healthcare Services assures the residents/clients are treated with respect and dignity, recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence. The Homestead at Anoka is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization. The Homestead at Anoka Home Health Located at: 3002 4th Avenue Anoka, MN 55303 Director of Healthcare Services Job Highlights: * Employer/Employee Benefits: * Medical, Dental and Vision insurance * Health Savings Account (HSA) * Flexible Saving Account (FSA) * 403(b) - with discretionary contribution * Paid Vacation/Sick Time Benefits with minimal to no cost to employees: * Up to 18% Additional base Pay in lieu of waiving benefits * Scholarships * Employee Assistance Program (EAP) * Wellness program * Life insurance (with an option to purchase additional) * Short term disability * Loan program * Ministry Program Required Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions * Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing program with a current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment. * Current license as a RN in the state(s) of practice; Bachelors degree preferred * Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience, with a combination of long-term care dementia care or acute care * Previous supervisory/management experience in a health care setting About the Job: The Director of Healthcare Services provides direction, coordination, supervision and implementation of professional and supportive services to residents/clients using nursing theory and process in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. The Director of Healthcare Services assures the residents/clients are treated with respect and dignity, recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence. Schedule: Monday-Friday day shift Essentials: Administration * Participates in the organizations strategic planning activities * Assists in plan and development of agency structure * Implements systems to assure compliance with all state and federal local laws * Provides leadership to clinical and managerial staff * Assure compliance with the requirements of state licensure through policy and procedure development. * Staff education and ongoing monitoring activities. Coordination of Services: * Introduce heath services to new clients and families * Perform initial and ongoing assessment of physical & psychosocial needs, coordinate with other departments, agencies and care providers as needed * Maintain ongoing communication with families, MDs and other care providers regarding status and condition changes Coordination of Services (Home Care): * Participate in hospital care conferences to provide home health care expertise for resident discharges as needed * Introduce home health care service to clients and families for all new referrals * Coordinate services to meet resident needs from the time of the new referral through the initial at home intake visit Quality Improvement: * Establishes Quality Improvement planning teams * Identifies data collection requirements and reports to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and to ensure quality of client/resident care Human Resources: * Make health care staff hiring decisions * Participates in the hiring and orientation of personnel * Ensure staff development and in-servi e education programs to ensure competency of staff and to meet regulatory requirements Customer Services: * Participates in customer services activities * Participates in facilitating family / friends survey annually At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations' shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best. #LI-NM1