MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESAs Key Personnel, provides a broad range of front line supervision and management to all Vendor staff under their purview.Plans, schedules, assigns, and directs contract staff.Performs personnel and Human Resources related functions.Completes staff evaluations annually and preferably bi-annually.Establishes and maintains a strong and positive working relationship with the on-siteGovernment Technical Monitor (GTM).Works closely with the GTM to ensure Contract staff orientation, training and competency assessments are completed with no interruptions to the daily operations.Produces reports regarding contractor productivity and monitors contractor compliance with IHSC policy for all contract staff at the site.Reviews identified patient records to assess treatment progress, adequacy of record keeping, and implementation of appropriate clinical guidelines and policy compliance.Meets regularly with government technical monitor to ensure coordination and collaboration of staffing.Conducts in-services for contract staff on subjects on areas within clinical prevue or related to contractor business.Leads or delegates the orientation and training of new contract nursing personnel to protocols, requirements, and the specifics of the patient population.Serves as a team member for analyzing established protocol practices and identifying areas for improvement.Participates with developing recommendations for improved efficiency of patient care.Assists with program/project design activities, strategy development, problem resolution, and project implementation.Performs record keeping functions in accordance with program policies and position.Maintains high level of functional proficiency and ease of use utilizing agencys electronic health records.Completes and passes all discipline specific competencies testing, initially and annually.Completes all initial, annual and ad hoc training as required/assigned.Maintains patient confidentiality, and confidentiality of medical records, in compliance with the Privacy Act and HIPAA regulations in all work activities.Adheres to, and maintains awareness of, IHSC Policies, Procedures, Directives, Operational Memoranda and accreditation standards as prescribed by ICE/IHSC.Adheres to, and participates in, IHSCs Safety, Prevention, Infection and Control, Quality Improvement, Patient Education and other programs and collateral duties as appropriate to position.Attends and participates in general/medical staff meetings.If the candidate is a Registered Nurse; performs duties as a Registered Nurse (see Registered Nurse Position Description) in times of critical needs within the agency.Other duties as assigned. DUTY HOURS/ ON-CALL REQUIREMENTSIHSC operates 24/7/365; this position is required to respond during an emergency activation.This full time position is required to be available telephonically and/or to report to the facility during non-duty hours.This full time position requires availability to work days, evenings and nights, as well as weekends and holidays.
