Nurse Director, Care

Job Summary: In addition to the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for establishing best practice models; designing patient care delivery systems and practice standards across the service line(s), locations, and programs; leading the investigation of patient/family/member concerns regarding patient care and services; partnering with physicians, outside healthcare providers, and other health care team members to achieve optimal and safe patient care at home;

managing resource needs in clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; directing the use and maintenance of equipment, supplies and medications; assuming accountability for patient and employee safety; maintaining clinical expertise of self and/or team, providing clinical supervision, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care at home; delegating tasks and duties that are aligned to scope of practice;

and performing clinical duties as required.

• Prepares individuals for growth opportunities and advancement; builds internal collaborative networks for self and others. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; drives collaboration to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to foster performance improvement. Demonstrates continuous learning; oversees the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; ensures performance management guidelines and expectations to achieve business needs. Stays up to date with organizational best practices, processes, benchmarks, and industry trends;
  
  shares best practices within and across teams. Motivates and empowers teams; maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning resource plans with business objectives. Provides guidance when difficult decisions need to be made; creates opportunities for expanded scope of decision making and impact.
• Oversees the operation of multiple units within a department by identifying member and operational needs; ensures the management of work assignment completion; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; ensures products and/or services meet member requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies. Gains cross-functional support for business plans and priorities; assumes responsibility for decision making; sets standards, measures progress, and fosters resolution of escalated issues.
  
  Communicates goals and objectives; analyzes resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporates them into business plans; prioritizes and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; ensures teams accomplish business objectives.
• Directs continuum of care / care at home operations to support patient care by: approving timelines and developing and/or directing strategy with stakeholders to identify factors contributing to business value; assuming accountability for department performance targets and aligning with market strategies; championing short- and long-term operational initiatives and directing program, services, and/or systems development; aligning human resource management programs (e.g., performance measurement and employee management) with KPs mission and values;
  
  designing continuous survey and compliance readiness activities, including mock rounds and mitigating issues, to maintain compliance and regulatory standards and reviewing prepared audit documentation, information, and reports; and leading the development of budgets for assigned areas (e.g., branch office, staffing, business services departments) and ensuring overall financial performance meets expectations.
• Ensures standardized care delivery by: partnering with physicians and other clinical leaders to align key care delivery initiatives across KP, providing oversight of all work streams; assuming accountability for short- and long-term results and performance while ensuring guideline and regulation alignment for service lines or programs; driving cross-functional patient management resolution with internal and external leaders, ensuring consistency and seamless transitions across the continuum of care;
  
  anticipating and aligning resources in clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization for service lines or programs; directing multidisciplinary continuum of care / care at home team(s) and holding team(s) accountable for performance; ensuring appropriate…