Vice President of Clinical Services

Summary:
Provides complete direction, overisght and leadership for the Clinical Operations for each facility with their Region.

Qualifications:
Education:

• BS preferred but may substitute with experience
• Licenses/Certification:
• Nursing License for the state(s) within the Region

Experience:

• 10 years of experience in long term care and operations.

Essential Functions:

• Monitor Survey preparedness.
• Perform Mock surveys in each building when survey window is approaching.
• Assist with and monitor implementation of Plan of Corrections for both Mock and State Survey’s
• Be on site and assist the Director of Nursing to manage the survey process
• Policy and Procedure Reviews
• Monitor Quality Indicators Monthly
• Identify general trends and QI circles of individual residents.
• Assist with the implementation a monitor action plans to correct trends and circles.
• Host weekly conference calls to review risk management events in the buildings.
• Be available at all time for phone calls when an event occurs.
• A knowledge of RUG levels
• PPD system
• Responsible for completing audits on:
• General chart reviews
• Interventions placed in response to risk management events
• Items that flag on QI’s
• Plan of Corrections for compliance
• Provide regular formal education to the Directors of nursing.
• Provide education as needed when events occur to Directors and staff nurses.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Extensive Knowledge of Nursing practices and techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management and employees.
• Skilled in the use of computers and the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Ability to be accurate, concise and detail oriented.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all information