What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Development and Education Clinical Manager position at VISITING NURSE SERVICE AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK?
Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk (VNSHS) is an independent not-for-profit healthcare agency that serves patients and their families throughout Suffolk County Long Island with visiting nurse home and hospice services, inpatient Hospice House, rehabilitative therapy, medical social work, home health aide care, nutritional education and diabetic counseling, community programs, and more.
Our mission is:
- To provide health services of the highest quality
- To enable people to function as independently as possible in their homes and communities
- To promote individual, family, and community health
- To maintain a tradition of charitable and compassionate care
- To provide hospice care that supports quality of life for the terminally ill throughout the dying and bereavement period
At VNSHS, we embrace diverse voices and value the seen and unseen qualities that make each person unique. We are committed to the creation of a community based upon full inclusion and equity. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion learning facilitates opportunities and growth for our employees so that the patients we care for may thrive.
Our work environment includes:
- Quality 1:1 time with patients
- Supportive professional environment
- 1:1 training and orientation period at your pace
Some Job Responsibilities:
The Education Clinical Manager is responsible for the educational needs of the agency. This includes overseeing and providing staff orientation, scheduling, and performing in-services for agency staff, keeping staff informed and updated regarding changes appropriate to their practice.
- Identifies and prioritizes educational needs of clinical staff.
- Adherence to infection control practices and all agency policies and procedures.
- Provides attendance records to the Performance Improvement Administrative Assistant of all staff development classes/in-services within the agency from all departments and reports same to Human Resources.
- Maintains professional resource library: texts, journals, videos, and magazines.
- Coordinates the reviewing/ updating of the Home Health Nursing Procedure Manual as needed.
- Oversees the Agencies orientation program.
- Assist the Director of Clinical Operations in planning and coordinating the Performance Improvement/Educational projects for the clinical staff.
- Maintains super-user status for clinical applications, documentation, and use of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
- Collaborates with the Director of Clinical Services in the management of the Infection Control Plan.
- Oversees all Medline’s supplies ordering and management in conjunction with WOCN and serves as liaison for Medline.
- Collaborates with the Director of Clinical Services in the management of the Infection Control Plan.
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Voluntary life insurance
- Short-term Disability
- Company paid long-term disability
- Employee discounts
- Generous paid time off
- Generous paid sick time
- Tuition reimbursement
- 403(b) with up to 5% employer match
- Cell phone reimbursement
