What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compliance Nurse 2, Home Health & Hospice Unit (00081383) position at Georgia Department of Community Health?
Pay Grade: O
The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) is one of Georgia's four health agencies serving the state's growing population of over 10 million people. DCH serves as the lead agency for Medicaid, oversees the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) and Healthcare Facility Regulation, impacting one in four Georgians.
Through effective planning, purchasing and oversight, DCH provides access to affordable, quality health care to millions of Georgians, including some of the state's most vulnerable and under-served populations. Six enterprise offices support the work of the agency’s three program divisions. DCH employees are based in Atlanta, Cordele and across the state.
DCH is committed to providing superior Customer Service and Communication, embracing Teamwork and fostering Accountability to ensure that our internal and external customers and stakeholders feel included, respected, engaged and secure.
Note: This position requires at least one year of recent clinical experience working directly in the field of Home Health Aide and/or Hospice.
- Leads, plans, organizes, and directs all nursing activities in assigned facility.
- Responsible for the quality of nursing care delivered in hospitals, public health facilities, and community based programs.
- Directs subordinate supervisors and staff. Will manage large numbers of agency staff or have large scope of responsibility within agency.
- Coordinates response to disaster and emergencies.
- Develops and manages the budget and makes cost effective decisions.
- Develops policies, sets standards and plans objectives for the nursing program in accordance with established policies.
- Develops staffing patterns.
- Evaluates nursing standards and nurse protocols for all nursing programs.
- Initiates and participates in the development of community wide policy to improve the health status of the stakeholder.
- Interprets policies and communicates changes in regulations and procedures.
- Makes long-range plans and regularly reviews activities, problems and functions of services being delivered.
- Organizes and plans a systematic and continuous quality/performance improvement program for the practice of nursing.
- Oversees the collection of data for statistical records.
- Plans and directs the work of nursing or other professional staff and assures an adequate level of nursing care.
- Provides staff development including orientation, in-service training, workshops and continuing education for all levels of nursing staff.
- Reviews state, federal, and other regulatory standards information in order to direct the quality improvement activities and achieve compliance.
- Experience with Home Health Agency and/or Hospice. The applicant does not have to be a nurse.
- Experience on the day-to-day operations of a Home Health Agency and/or Hospice.
- Experience with the Rules and Regulations of Home Health Agency and/or Hospice.
- Computer skills required.
- Demonstrated ability to produce high quality documentation with attention to detail.
- Strong communication and writing skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
EARN MORE THAN A SALARY! In addition to a competitive salary, the Georgia Department of Community Health offers a generous benefits package, which includes employee retirement plan; paid holidays annually; vacation and sick leave; health, dental, vision, legal, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, health and child care spending account.
Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.
THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SATISFACTORY APPLICANT POOL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT WORK EXPERIENCE LISTED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. CURRENT GEORGIA STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WILL BE SUBJECT TO STATE PERSONNEL BOARD (SPB) RULE PROVISIONS. THE POSITION MAY BE FILLED AT A LOWER OR HIGHER POSITION LEVEL.
This position is unclassified and employment is at-will. Candidates for this position are subject to a pre-employment background history and reference check.
For more information about this job and other career opportunities with DCH, please visit our Careers Page: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/dchga.
Salary : $70,780
