Assistant Clinical Director

Assistant Clinical Director

Aiken, SC

The Assistant Clinical Director (ACD) supports and supervises the management and quality assurance of all clinical services provided by Nuclear Care Partners Home Care Agency, including the training and supervision of all clinical staff. This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse who is ready to grow into clinical leadership. Nuclear Care Partners is committed to training and mentoring the Assistant Clinical Director, providing hands-on leadership development, structured onboarding, and ongoing support. The ACD will gain progressive responsibility in clinical oversight, quality assurance, and staff development.

Full-Time Salaried position

Responsibilities:

• Assists with supervising all activities to promote efficient processes, safe and compassionate nursing care, and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in initial assessments, start of care recerts, etc.
• Assists with oversight, management, and support of all field staff trainings and orientations.
• Analyzes problems to ensure agency policies, procedures, and regulations are followed.
• Provides direct case management services to a specific case load.
• Responsible for management of skilled services.
• Works closely with all staff to ensure patient and staffing needs are being met.
• Coordination of the clinical team to include scheduling, training, and coaching.
• Facilitate staff education on skills, medications, and general patient care.
• Availability in person or by phone during agency operating hours.
• Assist nursing team with accountability, efficiency, and time management.
• Partner with outside providers including: pharmacies, physicians, other care facilities, etc.
• Represent client issues with line staff, nursing, management, and client managers, and other health care providers.
• Monitors the education hours for registered nurses and Certified Nursing Aides (CNA).
• Assists with completion of chart clearing and other payroll approval requirements for assigned staff.
• Promotes staff education regarding all payroll charting aspects including differential entries, non-billable entries and mileage.
• Accessible to staff for emergencies after hours.
• Responsible for overall accuracy of clinical documentation for Agency.
• Ensure an initial assessment/evaluation is made to provide a data base to plan and initiate care of the patient.
• Responsible for maintaining thorough knowledge and compliance with all state and agency standards including Accreditation Commission for Health Care standards.
• Responsible for monitoring illness log, grievance log, incident reports, under or over scheduled patient reports, RN utilization reports, skilled intervention, comprehensive assessments, and renewal appointments.
• Provides information to the administrator and requests guidance as necessary to carry out assigned duties.
• Responsible for own designated case load to include providing in home skilled nursing visits.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, preferred.
• Registered nurse with current Registered Nurse License in good standing.
• Case management or other progressive management experience in the health-care field preferred.

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, qualifications, or skills required for the role.