Requires traveling to regional offices. Supervises and evaluates the skills of the Home Health Aides in the client care setting. Works under general supervision. Includes Spanish language requirement.
Responsibilities
Teaches in-service, specialty and training classes for trainees and paraprofessionals, which includes demonstration of required skills.Identifies and communicates any noted Home Health Aide problems to the appropriate Partners in Care supervisor.Acts as a liaison for the operations staff. Provides instruction as required.Facilitates peer support for the paraprofessionals.Assists in developing specialty programs.Performs other duties related to the operations of the Education Department, as needed.Conducts supervision visits for the home health aides.Participates in special projects and performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Licensure: License and current registration to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State required.
Education: BSN degree preferred.
Experience: has two years of nursing experience; and
· at least one year of which must be in the provision of home health care services in an Article 36 or Article 40 approved agency or its out of state equivalent; and
· cannot be on the Office of Medicaid Inspector General’s (OMIG) list of Restricted, Terminated or Excluded Individuals or Entities or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s list of Excluded Individuals/Entities.