DIRECTOR OF ADULT DAY CARE

Job DetailsJob Location: New Hartford, NY 13413Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $55,000.00 - $67,000.00 Salary/yearJob Shift: DayDEPARTMENT: Adult Day Health Care   POSITION: Adult Day Health Care Director   SUPERVISOR: Administrator   HOURS: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8am to 4pm.    Duties:   Public relations liaison to area community and community referral agencies.   Policy and procedure development, implementation, and monitoring.   Acts as in-house coordinator of ancillary departments providing services to program registrants.   Oversees the daily operation of Adult Day Health Care program including:   - Assure care plans are carried out as prescribed for each registrant. - Responsible for supervision of program staff, work scheduling, disciplinary intervention and providing departmental in-services. - Actively markets the program to community agencies with the intent of obtaining referrals. - Maintain proactive communication with Administrator regarding program concerns. - Maintain liaison role to registrant families/caregivers. - Completes and coordinates necessary paperwork and prior authorizations to enroll new registrants in the program. - Maintains weekly and monthly census numbers. - Assures timely and accurate completion of the UAS’s.   Performs quarterly quality assurance audits on the registrant reviews including review of charts for history and physical documentation, bi-annual summaries, progress notes for social services and recreational therapy, and maintaining statistics on quarterly discharges and presents results to the Quality Assurance Committee.   Oversees department expenses for each month comparing to budget and complete budget, including equipment requests, for the following year.   Performs at-home interviewing of prospective applicants when needed.   Provides tours of the program area to prospective registrants and family members.   Maintains a current transportation schedule for registrants in coordination with the Director of Maintenance, assigned drivers, and staff members.   Provides weekly (or as otherwise requested), registrant attendance information to Accounting Office via E-mail. At end of month, submit written attendance record to accounting.   Assures completion of all accident/incident reporting while on duty and follow-up as indicated in conjunction with off-time programs for both registrants and staff.   Participation in area and statewide Adult Day Health Care organizations.   Maintains attendance as member of the following committees:   - Leadership Management - Multidisciplinary Care Plan - Corporate Compliance - Gan Kavod Team Meetings - Safety - Quality Assurance - Others as requested   Maintains liaison role with Gan Kavod, Inc.   Updates program brochure and other related marketing materials as needed in conjunction with Community Relations Department.   Coordinates public speaking engagements with informal/formal referral sources in an effort to promote program.   Performs duties according to the highest ethical and moral standards and in adherence with the facility’s corporate compliance plan and all applicable governing laws. Adheres to the facility’s confidentiality statement in accessing and safeguarding protected health information (PHI) of residents and employees, as necessary to perform job duties.   Any other duties as requested by the Administrator or designee.QualificationsPrior management experience in marketing, human services, social work, or health related field. Graduate of a minimum four-year accredited college or university. One year of experience preferred in working with the geriatric population.   Leadership ability and effective communication skills, demonstrated through work history.