Job Summary:
The Administrator ensures quality and safe delivery of home health care services; coordinates services that reflect Lorian Home Systems, Inc. of Las Vegas (LORIAN)’s philosophy and standard of care; and plans, develops, implements, and evaluates LORIAN services, programs, and activities.
Qualifications:
- A person who is licensed as a Physician, or is a Registered Nurse, or who has training experience in health services administration and at least one year of supervisory or administrative experience in home health care or a related health program.
- Demonstrates ability in or application of organizational/communication skills.
- Ability to deal effectively with high levels of stress.
- Ability to enlist the cooperation of many people in furthering a program.
- Thorough knowledge of Medicare and applicable state rules and regulations relative to home health services.
- Specific knowledge of OASIS forms completion, including timeliness requirements, and ICD9 and V diagnosis coding.
- Knowledgeable of Medicare and applicable state requirements for the development of execution of POC’s for patients receiving treatment from LORIAN.
- Ability to lead, to supervise, to guide, and to develop the skills and performance of LORIAN staff.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment relative to home health compliance and eligibility issues.
- Ability to evaluate staff after successful completion of the 90 day introductory period and at a minimum once a year thereafter.
- Ability to design and implement the required infrastructure and policies and procedures to ensure LORIAN’S on-going compliance with prescribed Medicare and applicable state regulations when necessary.
- Ability to oversee and interact with other LORIAN departments to ensure an effective, efficient, and regulatory compliant delivery of services to patients.
Responsibilities:
- Organizes and directs on-going functions of all departments of LORIAN according to policies and procedures.
- Maintains an on-going liaison between the Governing Body, Professional Advisory Committee, and LORIAN staff.
- Serves as a liaison between LORIAN, referral sources, Physicians, patients, and the community in general in optimizing the quality and quantity of the services provided.
- Works in conjunction with, and directs, the Marketing staff in promoting LORIAN among referral sources and the community in general in order to meet patient volume budgetary requirements.
- Maintains on-going oversight of LORIAN’S quality management system.
- In conjunction with the Controller and the Budget Committee, develops, implements, supervises, and evaluates the overall financial system of LORIAN.
- Employs qualified personnel and ensures adequate staff education and evaluation in conjunction with the Human Resources Department.
- Ensures the accuracy of public information materials and activities, including advertisement and brochures, which LORIAN uses to represent itself to the community at large.
- In conjunction with the Controller, implements and oversees an effective budgeting and accounting system.
- Consistently follows LORIAN policies and procedures to set an example for employees.
- In conjunction with all department heads, reviews and updates LORIAN’S Administrative Policies and Procedures manual no less frequently than once per year.
- Assesses employees yearly to ascertain their understanding of policies and procedures.
- Assists employees to support LORIAN policies and achieve necessary changes.
- Uniformly enforces policies and procedures.
- In conjunction with the Human Resources Department, documents employee problems in personnel files.
- In conjunction with the Human Resources Department, disciplines employees as necessary.
- Monitors budget hours and does not exceed allowance each month.
- Monitors equipment abuse and takes steps to keep it to a minimum.
- Evaluates effectiveness and efficiency of LORIAN staff delivering services and support.
- Uses statistical data to determine quality and quantity of services.
- Maintains compliance with applicable federal, state, JCAHO, and local rules and regulations.
- Supervises all business affairs.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates budget plan and cost control policies and procedures.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates financial policies, procedures, and records in conjunction with the Controller.
- In conjunction with the Human Resources Department and the Controller, develops and implements salary program within approved policies and procedures.
- Participates in personnel professional growth and development.
- Performs such other duties as assigned.
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