RN Manger-Clinical Assessment and Care Planning
RN Manager, Clinical Assessment and Care Planning
URGENT NEED! 3-6 month contract with possibility for extension
Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week), Monday-Friday
Compensation: $80/hour (Hourly, Contract)
Work Location: Hybrid - Remote and Community-Based (Greater Boston)
About Us:
Since our inception in 2019, Legacy Care Group has become a leader in Nurse Staffing Solutions and community-based healthcare operations in Massachusetts. As a nurse-led organization, we have established a reputation for our highly personalized and collaborative approach. Our expertise has enabled us to fulfill some of the largest emergent staffing requests in the state, creating a vast network of local nurse contacts and becoming a vital resource for healthcare institutions. We pride ourselves on our close partnerships with major organizations, delivering both emergent and non-emergent healthcare staffing needs with precision and care.
Position Summary:
Legacy Care Group is currently looking for a qualified Clinical Assessment and Care Planning Manager to work for Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA). The Manager, Clinical Assessment and Care Planning provides leadership for and manages the assessment and care planning functions of the Unit. This position is responsible and accountable for all aspects of the Clinical Assessment operations, including ensuring that the care planning team is fully scheduled and engaged in ensuring the timely comprehensive clinical assessments for all assigned members. The manager is accountable for ensuring that assessments are comprehensive and of high quality and include medical, behavioral health, and social needs, long term services and supports (LTSS) as covered in the MDS-HC and Supplemental tools.
The Manager, Clinical Assessment and Care Planning ensures the following: all assessment nurses are fully scheduled, all reachable members are assessed within specified time frame; reassessment MDSs are completed on time and to specified requirements with consistently high quality; members are assessed, and the member data is accurately entered and handed off to CCA in a timely manner.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Directly supervises RN Nurse Assessors
- Provides clinical backup by conducting urgent assessments when needed
- Oversees training and competency development for new clinical staff
- Supports performance monitoring and quality improvement
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversees all aspects of the operational and clinical work of the RN Nurse Assessors, including comprehensive MDS-HC and Supplemental Assessments
- Oversees quality of clinical work by assessment nurses
- Delivers training when necessary
- Tracks assessment completion rates and engages in continuous improvement process to meet productivity and quality goals as needed
- Individual will be responsible for making high-level clinical, programmatic, and operational management decisions
- Support teams and track Key Performance Indicators (KPI) related to clinical care for members
Expectations for All Employees
Demonstrate integrity by working with passion, commitment, and honesty, acting in the best interests of colleagues and members. Approach work in a collaborating and caring manner interacting with insight, sincerity, and compassion. Demonstrate accountability by delivering on commitments, owning mistakes as well as successes, and contributing to an empowering environment where the focus is on solving problems and learning from errors. Recognize and respect diversity in all forms. Strive for excellence in the fulfillment of CCA’s mission through quality, innovation, and continuous learning. Demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and openness to change. Represent CCA and its clinical affiliates with professionalism. Keep current and proficient with necessary skills and knowledge. Self-identify training and development needs relevant to work area and responsibilities. Adhere to all applicable compliance requirements including but not limited to:
- Complete required compliance training in a timely manner
- Review Code of Conduct at least annually and promote and enforce CCA’s Code of Conduct
- Promote and enforce CCA’s compliance program
- Adhere to CCA’s Policy & Procedures
- Promptly, in good faith, report any instances of suspected fraud, waste and abuse; suspected privacy and/or security incidents; or any compliance concerns identified
- Ensure confidentiality of member and company proprietary information is maintained
Qualifications
Education & Licensing:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing with current nurse licensure in good standing in Massachusetts
- CPR certification required
Experience:
- 5+ years demonstrated clinical competence in assessing patients and care plan development, including experience with MDS-HC
- 3+ years supervisory experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite; experience documenting in electronic health records and ability to learn and use new systems
- Proficient with Excel
- Excellent communication skills
- Exceptional knowledge of the array of medical, behavioral health, social and long-term services and supports offerings available across Massachusetts, and the extent to which each can be leveraged to support individuals with complex needs.
- Proven skills, knowledge base and judgment necessary for independent clinical decision-making
- Excellent organizational, time-management and problem-solving skills
- Ability to function effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective oral and written skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Commitment to social justice in medicine and an understanding of healthcare reform
- Effective teaching and mentorship skills
- Able to support teams with utilization of telehealth technologies (video, chat, etc.), when appropriate, as an approved modality for a variety of clinical care and care management services.
Language: English. Bilingual is a plus!
Working Conditions
- Hybrid work model: Combination of remote and home/community-based visits
- May require travel within service areas to conduct or supervise in-home assessments
Physical Requirements
Ability to function in a busy clinical environment and to make home visits in a community-based setting. Visual and hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written/verbal communication and perform physical exams and assessments of patients.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals.
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