RN Clinical Team Manager Home Health El Paso Texas

Well Med, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a RN Clinical Team Manager to join our team in El Paso, Texas. As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

The Clinical Team Manager is an RN position who performs management functions in coordination of all clinical disciplines, including skilled nursing, home health aide, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and medical social services. The manager coordinates patient care on all activities and assumes responsibility for continuity, appropriateness and quality of services delivered within the home health department. They assist with day‑to‑day scheduling of staff, monitor staff performance, assist with staff orientation, and serve on committees to improve operations.

The manager verifies appropriate incoming orders, obtains physician orders and completes orders, responds to incoming referral calls, communicates with the scheduling coordinator regarding new physician orders, and assures patients are staffed appropriately. They also perform on‑call for the home health department approximately one week per month and work under the supervision of the Clinical Team Manager Lead or Director of Nursing for home health for that branch.

• Provides direction and leadership to designated Agency personnel to ensure quality and continuity of services through competent personnel management skills.
• Ensures all supervised health care staff maintains compliance with federal and state rules and regulations, agency clinical policies, procedures, and appropriate standards of care.
• Ensures that a client’s plan of care is executed as written and per physician orders.
• Ensures that a reassessment of a client’s needs is performed by the appropriate health care professional.
• When there is a significant health status change in the client’s condition; at the physician’s request; or after hospital discharge.
• Participates and assists in orientation and training of clinical and paraprofessional staff.
• Ensures on‑site supervisory requirements of designated staff are met on a timely basis.
• Demonstrates an effective leadership style and solves problems in an efficient and logical manner after accurately analyzing facts.
• Ensures scheduling and assignments are appropriately based on patient needs, staff expertise, and geographical locations.
• Assists in the coordination of patient services, including lab reports, updated patient reports, and interdisciplinary communication.
• Receives and coordinates patient referrals from case managers, physicians, and other referral sources.
• Participates in interdisciplinary care conferences, agency programs and management functions, as assigned.
• Monitors documentation and paper flow to ensure records are accurate and timely and adhere to Medicare and other payer guidelines.
• Ensures that clinical notes, supply log/visit logs are accurate and turned into the office according to agency policy.
• Provides assistance to CTM with investigation of patient/family complaints promptly and takes corrective action as needed.
• Makes home visits to provide patient care as needed.
• Recognizes and reports life‑threatening situations and responds appropriately.
• Demonstrates knowledge of emergency procedures and responds appropriately.
• Participates in the agency’s endeavors for accreditation, licensing and professional recognition according to state, federal or CHAPs requirements.
• Assists CTM in the development of Performance Improvement Plan reports to include achieved goals, opportunities for improvement, statistical data and projections.
• Manages the recruitment process, hiring and development of sufficient clinical and non‑clinical staff to ensure delivery of safe and consistent quality care to all patient/clients 24/7.
• Participates in home care Performance Improvement Program activities to continuously improve the quality of patient care.
• Serves as a resource person for clinical staff and management in matters pertaining to performance improvement.
• Participates in periodic review of clinical records to promote quality patient care.
• Educates clinical…