Director Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health

Job Description

Skyline Med Staff Home Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health Director for a nursing job in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Home Health
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : 10 / 20 / 2025
• Duration : Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift : 8 hours, days
• Employment Type : Staff

This is not a remote or work-from-home position. This position

requires you to sit on-site at our Buffalo Grove, IL branch

location.

The RN Clinical Manager coordinates and oversees all direct care

patient services provided by clinical personnel. This role is a focused

on both home health clinical quality assurance and home health

clinical operations initiatives.

 Develops, plans, implements, analyzes, and organizes clinical

operations for a specific location managed.

 Conducts / delegates the assessment and reassessment of

patients, including updating of care plans and interpreting patient

needs, while adhering to Company, physician, and / or health

facility procedures / policies.

 Manages the assignment of caregivers.

 Responsible for and oversees the delivery of care to all patients

served by the location. Receives case referrals. Reviews

available patient information related to the case, including

disciplines required, to determine home health or hospice needs.

Accountable to ensure patients meet admission criteria and

make the decision to admit patients to service. Assigns

appropriate clinicians to a case, as needed.

 Instructs and guides clinicians to promote more effective

performance and delivery of quality home care services, and is

available at all times during operating hours to assist clinicians

as appropriate.

 Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term

therapeutic goals, in setting priorities, and in developing patient

Plan of Care (POC).

 Monitors cases to ensure documentation is in compliance with

regulatory agencies and requirements of third-party payers.

Ensures final audits / billing are completed timely and in

compliance with Medicare regulations.

 Coordinates communication between team members / attending

physicians / caregivers to ensure the appropriateness of care and

outcome planning.

 Works in conjunction with the Branch Director and Company

Finance Department to establish location’s revenue and budget

goals.

 Participates in sales and marketing initiatives.

 Supervises all clinical employees assigned to a specific location.

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and

evaluation of the location. Carries out supervisory responsibilities

in accordance with Company policies and procedures.

 Handles necessary employee corrective action and discipline

issues fairly and objectively, in consultation with the Human

Resources Department and the Executive Director / Director of

Operations.

 Participates in the interviewing, hiring, training, and development

of direct care clinicians. Evaluates their performance relative to

job goals and requirements. Coaches staff and recommends in-

service education programs, when needed. Ensures adherence

to internal policies and standards.

 Assesses staff education needs based on own the review of

clinical documentation in addition to feedback and

recommendations by Utilization Review staff. Upon completion of

the assessment, creates and conducts regular staff education as

needed.

 Analyzes situations, identifies problems, identifies and evaluates

alternative courses of action through the utilization of

Performance Improvement principles.

 Responsible for review of the appropriate number of Case

Managers and clinical staff documentation to include starts-of-

care, resumption-of-cares, and re-certifications, for

appropriateness of care, delivery, and documentation

requirements.

Required Experience / Skills :

 Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.

 Current state license as a Registered Nurse.

 Proof of current CPR.

 Valid driver’s license, auto insurance and reliable transportation.

 Two years as a Registered Nurse with at least one-year of

management experience in a home care, hospice or equivalent

environment.

 Home health experience is required.

 Management and people leadership experience, preferred.

 OASIS experience, required. OASIS certification (HCS-O,

COQS, and / or COS-C), preferred.

 Homecare Homebase (HCHB) experience, preferred.

 CMS PDGM billing knowledge and / or experience, preferred.

Additional Information

 Normal Hours of Operation : M-F / 8a-5p (CT)

 On-Call Expectation : Rotating on-call shift.

 Branch Size : 420 Census (5 STAR rating)

 Annual Bonus : Eligible for the annual incentive bonus which has

pay-outs both quarterly and annually.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of

starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the

time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on

geographic location and individual pay will vary based on

demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education,

certifications, etc.

$84,900 - $95,000 per year

About Skyline Med Staff Home Health

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