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Nuvance Health · 1 day ago

Director Home Care Transitions

Danbury, CT

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$68.81/hr - $127.79/hr

5+ years exp

Nuvance Health is seeking a Director of Home Care Transitions to provide strategic direction and support for their home care intake departments. The role involves overseeing the transition of patients from various care environments to home care and collaborating with community stakeholders to enhance referral management processes.

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Responsibilities

Directs the assessment, design, development, planning, implementation, data collection, and evaluation of the referral management process. Provides direction and leadership to the home care team regarding effective referral management

Directs the transition of patients from the hospital to home care; and the transition of patients from other post-acute environments to home care, such as physician practices, SNFs and ALFs

Participates in the SNF discharge planning meetings and patient conferences as appropriate, including onsite meetings with the SNF admissions coordinators, social workers and administrators

Oversees the assessment and evaluation of existing referral processes and technologies. Provides direction in program modifications based on evaluation results to keep pace with emerging trends

Manages/supervises the intake and liaison staff to include performance evaluations, daily feedback, and oversight of work

Develops a thorough knowledge base necessary to appropriately accept or refuse cases referred for care to include in-depth knowledge of home health regulations, Medicare, private insurances, Medicaid, and other payers

Works with the leadership of the network hospitals' care coordination departments and the physician practice care navigators to manage the at-risk patient populations

Participates on network-wide and community-based quality teams and steering committees as a representative of home care to improve the care of patients

Participates in the rotation of weekend agency supervision in the delivery of care on weekends and holidays

Participates in the home care agency special projects and continuous quality improvement initiatives

Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position

Models and maintains Nuvance Health values

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Home health leadershipPopulation health managementReferral management processElectronic medical recordsCommunication skillsNursing degreeSupervisory experienceOrganizational skillsDetail oriented

Required

Bachelors of Science Nursing (BSN)

Registered Nurse

Current home health leadership experience and/or population health management

Strong communication skills

Ability to interface with hospital and community leaders in a professional manner

Experience working with electronic medical records

Flexible, organized, and detail oriented

Strong knowledge of the home health referral process

Minimum Experience: 5 years related experience, 2 of which must be in home health; and 3 to 5 years of supervisory/management/administrative experience