SS HSP AVP Clinical

Responsible for being the clinical expert in the delivery of quality, effective patient care through the management and oversight of company clinical resources, processes, and outcomes. This role is also responsible for the assurance of compliance with local, state, federal and accreditation standards for all care centers within an assigned geographical area.

1. Supervises all aspects of the hospice clinical program within assigned POD.
2. Serves as the territory clinical leader, both internally and externally facing, and collaborates extensively with POD leadership team (Area Vice President Operations and Area Vice President of Business Development) to ensure operational excellence.
3. Reviews care center quality measures monthly with care center and POD leadership to develop and analyze indicators identifying trends in the delivery of care and clinical operation efficiencies. Provides guidance and direction for care center management and staff on matters affecting the delivery of services to patients. Creates, implements, and monitors performance improvement activities at the care center and POD level to drive clinical operations and quality metrics to and above the baseline of state/ federal/company scores.
4. Ensures that corporate and regional clinical initiatives are implemented, outcomes monitored, and education provided to care center leadership, clinicians, and business development partners, as applicable, including the supervision of specialty programs.
5. Performs comprehensive assessments and analysis of clinical process management in the care center and in delivery of patient care. Provides education on company policy, clinical processes, and procedures as well as follow-up to validate timely resolution of action items.
6. Directs and oversees clinical process improvement methods, provides direction for care center staff, assists care center leadership in the development of corrective action plans and provides education for care center leadership in the implementation of processes.
7. Provides support, direction, and feedback to staff during the clinical and compliance processes.
8. Communicates with corporate Compliance regarding any reportable findings or issues identified in a care center that would potentially put a patient or the company at risk.
9. Facilitates education based on care center and region assessment findings.
10. Partners with Area Vice President of Operations to adjustment clinical operations, expenses, and staffing to address needs in quality improvement and fiscal metrics. Reviews with care center leadership and drives improvement of clinical aspects of documentation requirements and the reimbursement process.
11. Serves as an expert resource to the care center and region leadership regarding Medicare conditions of participation, company policy, and Medicare management including providing support, direction, oversight for care centers to ensure proper and timely follow up during state/ accreditation surveys, internal surveys, ADR/TPE requests, as well as implementation of clinical and compliance processes.
12. Supervises care center clinical competency including on-boarding expectations including, but not limited to, clinical orientation of Director of Operators and Clinical Managers. Provides assistance/oversight for care center clinician orientation, as needed. Works with the corporate and regional leadership in identifying opportunities for additional or needed training and provides it.
13. Participates in the interview process for all clinical and care center leadership positions, as needed. Monitors and evaluates care center leadership performance. Holds leadership accountable for the attainment of defined goals and objectives. Executes effective performance redirection when needed.

• Current, unencumbered license to practice as Registered Nurse. An employee in this role is only able to provide clinical guidance to patients in states in which the employee possesses a current, unencumbered license. May possess either a single state license in each non-compact state and/or a compact license in their state of residence that is accepted in all Nurse License Compact (NLC) participating states.
  • Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) documents the following: The mutual recognition model of nurse licensure allows a nurse to have one license (in his or her state of residency) and to practice in other states (both physical and electronic), subject to each state's practice law and regulation. Nurses must legally reside in a NLC state to be eligible to have a multi-state license. See list of Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
• Five (5+) years clinical experience; at least three (3+) years in a management/supervisory capacity in Home Health or Hospice industry.

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.