Clinical Coordinator

The **Clinical Coordinator** is responsible for assisting with management and operation of clinic. This position assumes full responsibility for the dialysis clinic in the absence of the Administrator. **Growth:** - Assist with clinical and operational processes to improve patient health and minimize hospitalizations and missed treatments. - Assist with planning/coordinating patient scheduling to assure timely acceptance of patients and effective staffing levels. - Demonstrate effective use of supplies and staff labor hours. - Responsible for updating all logs and ensuring that dialysis run sheets and logs are sent to billing. - Perform duties as assigned to meet the patient care or operational needs of the clinic. **Outcomes:** - Coordinate the functions of all departments and develop standards and methods of measuring patient care services, including a chronological record of services provided to patients as required by the ESRD Network Coordinating Council and Medicare. - Work with Administrator to maintain chronological, thorough, and appropriate documentation in the patient record of all treatments, activities, and communication with the patient, physician, and other healthcare professionals. - Promote quality management program through education and involvement of staff and patients in outcomes as well as overall responsibility to achieve corporate goals for quality. - Assist with program's target goals for patient outcomes in accordance with quality patient care and Company goals. - Review all incident reports; make recommendations and take action relative to incidents as appropriate; report at monthly QAPI meeting as delegated by Administrator or Management. **Operational Readiness:** - Knowledge of and remain current with federal, state, local laws and regulations, including health care professionals practice act requirements. - Work with Administrator to assure clinic is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. - Assist Administrator with development, implementation and follow up of Corrective Action Plans required for internal and external surveys. - May assume Charge Nurse's responsibilities as needed. - May fulfill responsibility of facility Alternate CEO as delegated by Governing Body. - Conduct and/or participate in both formal and informal meetings with the governing body, Regional Director, Medical Director and the staff as delegated. Assure that appropriate staff meetings, in-service education meetings, and team patient care planning meetings are held monthly as delegated. Assure that Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement Program is current at all times as delegated. - Establish, maintain, and submit all required records and reports concerning staff, patients, and the operational affairs of the center if delegated by Administrator. - Continuously monitor to ensure that a safe and sanitary physical environment is maintained throughout the facility; that all equipment is maintained and functions properly; and that adequate and appropriate inventory levels of all supplies are available and used correctly. - Oversee the maintenance of equipment and supplies to meet current laws and regulations. - Responds to all emergencies in clinic. Familiar with emergency equipment and all emergency operational procedures. - Supervise the maintenance of equipment, building areas occupied by the center and other property belonging to the center. **Partnerships:** - Maintain collaborative working relationship with Medical Director and physicians. - Establish and maintain a positive relationship with all Administrators, area hospitals, agencies, vendors and the community. - Actively promote GUEST customer service standards; develop effective relationships at all levels of the organization. - Respond effectively to inquiries or complaints. **Staff Development:** - Ensure all staff meet required qualifications for position held and perform duties within limitations established by and…