High Salary! Dialysis Clinical Manager Registered Nurse - RN
Company: Fresenius Medical Care
Location: Lewisville
Posted on: June 24, 2025
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Job Description:
PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Supports FMCNA's mission, vision, core values
and customer service philosophy. Adheres to the FMCNA Compliance
Program, including following all regulatory and FMS policy
requirements. Ensure provision of quality patient care while
maintaining cost-effective clinical operations in accordance with
all legal, compliance, and regulatory requirements and programs.
Adheres to all requirements of the FMCNA Compliance Program, and
FMS patient care and administrative policies as the clinical
leader, has the authority to make daily decisions to ensure
continuity of care and patient and staff safety PRINCIPAL DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Manages the tactical execution of short-
and long-term objectives through the coordination of activities
with a direct responsibility for results, including costs, methods,
and staffing. * Provides leadership, coaching and development plans
for all direct reports to maintain an engaged and productive
workforce; partnering with Human Resources on employee matters. *
Technically proficient in the specific department and knowledge of
industry practice and business principles. Works on issues of
diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires
evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of
current business trends. Has a larger range within the department.
* Responsible for supporting and driving FMS quality standards
through meeting all ESRD regulatory requirements and the practice
of Quality Assessment and Improvement (QAI), including use of FMS
QAI tools. * Responsible for addressing and acting on adverse
events and action thresholds. * Oversees facility's Home Therapies
Program if applicable. * Accountable for compliance with all
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. * Ensures
all FMS Clinical Quality policies and procedures are communicated
to and implemented by the facility staff. * Maintains integrity of
medical records and other FMS administrative and operational
records. * Complies with all data collections and auditing
activities. * Maintains facility environmental integrity, including
safety. * Experienced leadership required for multi-faceted
environment; role primarily focuses on tactical execution. Receives
assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use
resources to meet schedules and goals. * An individual contributor
will have significant project/process responsibilities. Program or
project responsibility generally within the function. * Follows
processes and operational policies in selecting methods and
techniques for obtaining solutions. Interprets and recommends
change to policies and establishes procedures that effect immediate
organization(s). * Decisions have an impact on work processes and
outcomes. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results will
add costs and may impact the short-term goals of the organization.
* Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors, customers,
and/or functional peer group managers, normally involving matters
between functional areas, other company divisions or units, or
customers. * Participates and presents at meetings with internal
and external representatives. Often leading a cooperative effort
among members of a project team. * Interacts with internal
departments and external customers; particularly in problem
resolution. Acts as an advisor to subordinate(s) to meet schedules
and/or resolve technical problems. * Responsible for hiring,
coaching and counseling employees, including performance reviews,
disciplinary action and terminations. * Provides technical
guidance. * Performs other related duties as assigned. PATIENT
CARE: * Coordinates all aspects of patient care with the
appropriate staff members, from admission through discharge of the
patient. * Ensure education of the patient regarding quality
measures, transplant options, modality awareness, and access care,
including catheter reduction and adherence to treatment regime. *
Acts as a resource for the patient to address patient concerns and
questions. * Accountable for timely completion of patient care
assessments and care plans by organizing meetings of the facility's
Interdisciplinary Team to discuss patient care plans and to resolve
patient problems. * Directs initiation, maintenance and
communication of efficient and timely patient schedules to ensure
maximization of the facility station efficiency. * Is aware of and
develops a mechanism or process for knowing the specific situation
of each patient, including hospitalizations, no- shows, catheter
use, and any significant change in patient care status. * Develops
action plans for unexcused and missed treatments in collaboration
with the Director. * Plans, coordinates and acts as the liaison for
patient care as per the disease management agreement, including
initial and ongoing validation of member eligibility. Facilitate
timely workup of patients for access management, dialysis services,
patient education, hospitalizations, and kidney transplantation as
appropriate, and ensures coordination of care with the
multidisciplinary renal team. Communicates changes in patient
status regarding clinical, insurance, travel and transportation
issues to the disease management company. Maintains current
knowledge of disease management software and systems as pertinent.
STAFF: * Responsible for implementation of FMS staffing, and
medical supply models, to provide quality patient care, and makes
recommendations. * Participates in the recruitment and interview
process, and decision to hire new personnel. * Ensures completion
of new hiring orientation and training including mandatory
in-services and ICD code training when applicable. Ensures
documentation completed for annual in service training, and policy
and procedure in service updates. * Responsible for all patient
care employees receiving appropriate training according to FMS
policy, including training to ensure ongoing compliance with all
FMS risk management initiatives. * Provides opportunities for
professional growth, and training to ensure clinical competence and
the ability for licensed staff to assume Team Leader
responsibilities * Responsible for overseeing performance of all
licensed personnel, direct patient care staff, reporting indirect
patient care personnel as assigned, and when necessary, technical
staff. Provides employee education and guidance, and feedback
related to performance. * Maintains current knowledge regarding
FMCNA benefits, Human Resources policies, procedures, and
processes, and acts as a resource to facility staff. * Provides
counseling for all clinical staff members at regular intervals
offering support and encouraging professional growth. * Completes
timely employee evaluations and establishes annual goals for staff.
* Provides written documentation of all disciplinary conferences in
accordance with the established personnel policies, and confers
with the Director and Human Resources regarding the nature of the
disciplinary decisions. * Participates in Corporate and Business
Unit specific employee recognition and satisfaction programs. *
Creates, maintains, and communicates efficient and timely employee
schedules according to the needs of the facility. * Creates and
implements a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Process
Improvement Team that involves staff in problem solving.
PHYSICIANS: * Facilitates the application process for physician
privileges and compliance with FMS Medical Staff By-Laws. *
Responsible for strong Director and physician relationships and
facilitating staff relationships with physicians. * Ensures regular
and effective communication with all physicians, through regular
meetings with Directors. * Participates in Governing Body. *
Schedules and coordinates CQI meetings with physicians.
MAINTENANCE/TECHNICAL: * Responsible for the integrity and safety
of the facility water system. * Must be knowledgeable in the
operation of all facility equipment and technology. ADMINISTRATIVE:
* Responsible for maintaining and updating all FMS manuals. *
Accountable for completion of the Annual Standing Order Review and
ICD coding. * Checks correspondence whether electronic, paper or
voice mail, and responds as appropriate. * Directs information
gathering as required supporting billing and collection activities.
* Responsible for efficient utilization of medication, laboratory,
inventory, supplies and equipment to achieve supply cost goals
following all guidelines established in FMS formularies *
Participates in the completion and interpretation of the Pl-17
inventory supply use analysis. * Reviews and approves facility
payroll. * Reviews profit and loss statements with Director *
Responsible for participating in all required Network reporting and
on-site state or federal surveys. * Participates in the completion
of the FMS Administrative Clinical Review. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND
WORKING CONDITIONS: * The physical demands and work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. *
Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test
as a condition of employment. Note that: Failing the Ishihara Test
for Color Blindness does not preclude employment. The Company will
consider whether reasonable accommodations can be made. * Day to
day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction
with patients, facility staff and physicians * Position may require
travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the
community. Travel to regional, Business Unit and Corporate meetings
may be required. * The work environment is characteristic of a
health care facility with air temperature control and moderate
noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious
diseases/materials. SUPERVISION: * Responsible for the direct
supervision of various levels of staff as designated by region.
EDUCATION AND REQUIRED CREDENTIALS: * Bachelor's Degree; Advanced
Degree desirable or an equivalent combination of education and
experience * Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (RN). *
Current appropriate state licensure. EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS: * 6 - 8
years' related experience or an equivalent combination of education
and experience. * 3 years' supervisory or project/program
management experience preferred. * Minimum of 12 months experience
in clinical nursing is required. Experience in med/surg or ICU/CCU
is preferred. * Minimum of 6 months chronic or acute dialysis
nursing experience is required. * Must be available as a full-time
employee and provide on-call coverage when necessary. *
Demonstrated leadership competencies and skills for the position,
including excellent communication, customer service, continuous
quality improvement, relationship development, results orientation,
team building, motivating employees, performance management, and
decision making. * Demonstrated management skills necessary to
provide leadership in the supervision of dialysis personnel and to
ensure the delivery of maximum quality care to all patients. * Must
complete Clinical Manager training modules and ongoing
developmental programs within the specified time line. EOE,
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