Home Health Aide/CNA

Company: Transcend Hospice
Location: Somerset
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Transcend Hospice - Job Summary: Primary function is to assume overall responsibility and authority for administrative and leadership functions, supervision of the organizational plan, and responsibility for ongoing communication with the Board of Directors and IDT as well as Agency Staff.
Job Classification: Executive
Lines of Authority: Reports to the Board of Directors: Supervises all management staff
Job Qualifications:
Education - - - - - - - - - - - - Be a licensed physician, RN, licensed social worker, licensed therapist, or licensed nursing home administrator with
And - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at least one year of management or supervisor experience in a health-related setting, and an additional year of
Experience: - - - - - - - - - - experience in a health related setting, such as stated under Experience; or have at least a high school diploma or a general equivalency degree (GED) with at least two years of management or supervisory experience in a health related setting, such as a home and community support services agency, hospital, nursing facility, hospice, outpatient rehabilitation center, psychiatric facility, intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation or related conditions, or a licensed health care delivery setting providing services for individuals with functional disabilities. - -
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Skills: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all segments of the staff, the lay and professional public, The Board of Directors, and the Medical Director. Shall be able to read, write, and comprehend English. Maintain twelve (12) clock hours annually of education pertaining to job responsibilities. Comply with training in Administration of Agencies; TAC 97.259 and/or TAC 97.260.
Environmental and Working Conditions: Works in an office environment, promoting efficient functioning and coordination of agency activities to insure the highest level of professional patient care. Ability to work a flexible schedule; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.
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Physical and Mental Effort: Prolonged sitting is required. Requires ability to handle stressful situations in a clam and courteous manner at all times. Requiring working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and agency needs.
Essential Functions:




Organize and direct Agency's ongoing functions, including operational and organizational planning, budgeting and monitoring progress toward operational and strategic goals. Insure interdisciplinary care is provided and ethical business and clinical practice are maintained.




Direct staff in performance of duties including admission, discharge, transfer, revocation, and provision of services to patients. Assure documentation of services provided is accurate and timely.




Employ qualified personnel and ensure adequate staff education and evaluation, including orientation, in service, continuing education, and competency testing and performance improvement. Insure maintenance of personnel records. Insure appropriate staff supervision during all service hours and insure support services are available to staff.




Ensure accuracy of public information, materials, and activities. Maintain knowledge of service systems in the community served by the agency and insuring services provided are approved by the hospice.




Ensure Agency operates in compliance with federal and state law. Takes action on reports from regulatory or inspection agencies.




Responsible for supervision and evaluation of family satisfaction surveys. Manage conflict and complaint resolution.




Implement and monitor effective budgeting and accounting system that promotes the health and safety of the agency's patients and monitors business operations to insure financial stability. Insure adequate space. Equipment, and supplies are available.




Insure completion, maintenance of required reports to the governing body. Maintain an ongoing liaison with the governing body.




Participate in quality imp0rovement activities including appropriate policies are developed and implemented to accomplish identified outcomes. Evaluate services and staff against measured outcomes. Insure actionable objectives are derived from the evaluation of these services and personnel.




Evaluates program, services and personnel. Directs preparation of annual report of operations and annual agency evaluation.




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