Established by the Sisters of the St. Francis in 1924 CHI Health Good Samaritan is a 268-bed regional referral center in Kearney Neb. At CHI Health Good Samaritan you’ll find an advanced level trauma center that also offers AirCare emergency helicopter transport and an ambulance program providing long distance and local 911 service. Among our many other services are cardiac care including open-heart surgery a level II neonatal intensive care unit a nationally accredited cancer center comprehensive neurosurgery advanced orthopedic program and inpatient and outpatient mental health services at our free-standing Richard Young Behavioral Health facility.
Responsible for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating a program designed to provide medical care to the local indigent population. This position is responsible for coordinating physician services and all other services to be provided at the clinic. The Director will be responsible for the day-to-day outreach clinic operations including policy and procedures, compliance and regulatory issues, staffing, budget, and develop performance improvement indicators. The Director will make every effort to ensure that health care services are not duplicated by coordinating services with other providers/agencies.
Responsibilities
Director Clinic
Location: Kearney, NE
Coordinate the development, implementation, and evaluation of the program to provide basic medical care to the local indigent population.Establish, implement and evaluate a quality assurance plan for care rendered at the clinic.Determine the need and establish a schedule for specific physician coverage at the clinic in concert with physician availability.Participate in staff and key volunteer recruitment, interviewing, selection, orientation, monitoring/evaluating performance to assist in the day-to-day operation of the clinic.Establish a semi-annual format to conduct a psycho-social-medical and financial assessment for intake purposes of all clients seeking services which:Determines economic qualification.Determines the need for clinic services.Provides information and linkage to other health care/social services providers in the community. Provides for follow-up services .Directs patients with application process for indigent medication programs.Work in conjunction with Executive Board to establish and maintain an annual budget for operation and capital purchases.Process payroll by reviewing and signing all timesheets and leave requests, submitting completed information to the accountant, providing payroll advice to staff, maintaining payroll files, reconciling leave balances and notifying the accountant of any staffing changes. Prepare and maintain budgets and all necessary financial reports and assure that the clinic utilizes generally accepted accounting principles in conjunction with staff and treasurer. Community Presence and Communications: Seek membership in community organizations/groups as appropriate for business relationship/fundraising activities; utilize different methods of promoting external communication such as newsletters and social media; participate in speaking engagements in the service area for promotion of the clinic to potential donors; collaboration with community agencies and be a principal representative of the clinic to the greater community by attending community events.Fundraising: coordination of fundraising events; supervision of the team responsible for the raising of funds for clinic operations as well as clinic reserves and endowments identifying and building relationships with potential donors; provide reports to the board outlining secured funding, grant writing and fund allocation. Represent the clinic in business negotiations and enters into business agreement on behalf of the organization, with approval of the board if necessary.Risk Management: Assure compliance with all applicable laws/regulations for non-profit organizations. Maintain all necessary insurance coverage for reasonable protection of the board, staff, volunteers, patients, equipment, supplies and resources. Ensure documents/records are properly maintained.Qualifications
Two to three years previous experience in clinic setting or health care setting.
One to two years of previous management experience is preferred.
Bachelor’s Degree preferred.