Description: Job Summary:

Serves as the Administrator of the Home Health/Hospice Agency. Responsible for multiple medical center facilities and manages the operations of Home Health/Hospice departments across Service Areas. Plans, organizes, directs, evaluates and coordinates Home Health/Hospice programs. Directs the day-to-day operations. Works with KFH and TPMG staff developing strategic plans, providing quality care and cost effective services that are aligned with federal, state, and local regulations.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with physicians, Directors, and other health care providers identifying and implementing innovative models and best practices, emphasizing service improvements and cost reduction.


• Directs development and implementation of quality and utilization standards across the continuum of care to ensure coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused delivery of services and cost effective utilization of necessary services.


• Ensures compliance with administrative, legal and regulatory requirements of the Health Plan contract and governmental and accrediting agencies.


• Develops and enhances unit-based standards as identified by regulatory agencies.


• Develops a service line that achieves a high level of customer satisfaction with emphasis on customer service and highest standards of quality and innovation.


• Assists with planning, development, education, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and revision of Infection Prevention and Control Program goals, standards, and policies and procedures, including meeting applicable regulatory requirements.


• Coordinates multi-disciplinary and interdepartmental efforts to improve performance of infection prevention and control programs and services.


• Maintains on-going communications and cooperative relationships with medical center committees and external agencies, including but not limited to Infection Prevention and Control leadership.


• Participates in epidemiological investigations of significant clusters of infection above established standards as directed by the Infection Prevention and Control leadership.


• Conducts infection prevention and control surveillance; collates, compiles, analyzes, and presents reports as needed.


• Provides infection prevention and control in-service education for orientation, annually, and the local service/medical center area as needed.


• Utilizes research data to implement clinical changes and the delivery of patient care and member services.


• Manages and resolves human resource, labor relations, employee and department safety and risk management issues.


• Directs the budget and resource allocations.


• Manages the financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care and services.


• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees .

Secondary Functions:

• On-call coverage at least every 2-3 months.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of management experience of which 3 years must be in HHH.

Education

• Bachelors degree in nursing or other related field.

License, Certification, Registration

• Driver's License (California)
  

• Basic Life Support
  

Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrate knowledge of professional clinical licenses/certifications, The Joint Commission, and other local, state, and federal regulations.
• Knowledge of federal, state and accreditation standards applicable to Home Health/Hospice required.
• Knowledge of governmental and other regulator standards, requirements, and guidelines related to quality improvement.
• Strong working knowledge of ongoing monitoring techniques (including criteria development and statistical analysis); care delivery in home care; total quality management principles, tools and techniques.
• Effective communication, negotiation and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree preferred.

Primary Location: California,Vallejo,Vallejo Bayview North Admin Modular
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri*On-call coverage at least every 2-3 months
Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Director/Senior Director
Department: Vallejo Hospital - Hosp Admin-Continuum Of Care - 0208
Pay Range: $195700 - $253220 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest

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