Regional Director Of Nursing

Overview

Bio Matrix is a nationwide, independently-owned infusion pharmacy with decades of experience supporting patients on specialty medication. Our compassionate care team helps patients navigate the often-challenging healthcare environment. We treat our patients like family and get them started on therapy quickly. We work closely with them as well as their family and their healthcare providers throughout the patient journey, staying focused on optimal clinical outcomes.

Location:

It is anticipated that an incumbent in this role will work on-site at a Bio Matrix location in one of the above-listed cities in New York state. Work location is subject to change based on business needs.

Travel
25%-50% annual travel required.

The Regional Director of Nursing (RDON) coordinates the provision of home infusion services to maintain compliance by directing professional practices, company policies and procedures, standards of practice, local, state, and federal rules and regulations, and accreditation standards for the assigned services and areas. The RDON will initially focus on New York state with likely future expansion to other states anticipated. The RDON organizes, plans, implements, and evaluates agency services, programs and activities, with oversight of subcontracted services.

Ensures adequate, effective, efficient, and appropriate delivery of services to maintain quality day-to-day care for all clients, which includes the ability to troubleshoot infusion-related problems remotely. The RDON is also responsible for representing Bio Matrix infusion nursing with referral sources in a professional and persuasive manner.

The primary purpose is to plan, organize, develop, and direct in accordance with current federal, state, and local regulations, accreditation standards, and current standards of practice that govern the assigned services and facilities, and may be advised by the Chief Clinical Officer and/or Medical Director, if applicable, to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Qualifications

• Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of New York required.
• Bachelor of Nursing degree required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing or directing registered nurses required.
• Extensive knowledge of current vascular access devices and methods applicable to the services provided by Bio Matrix.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards for infusion nursing and the ability to gain and retain that accreditation.
• Ability and flexibility to establish, license, and manage multistate nursing service centers, including home, office, and ambulatory infusion.
• Experience with contracting for infusion nursing services nationally, both in metropolitan and rural service areas.
• Knowledge of nursing reimbursement and the ability to manage the reimbursement process.
• Fluent in CMS nursing standards and HIT nursing requirements.
• Understands and implements effective nursing training and creates tools to measure competence.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Willing to travel for business purposes when necessary to attend meetings, conferences, seminars, etc.

Qualifications Preferred

• Master of Science in related field preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in home infusion at a multistate-service-level preferred with a minimum of five (5) of those years having been in strategic leadership roles preferred.
• Prior AIC/AIS management, operational oversight, and coordination support experience preferred.
• Current registered nurse infusion certificate (CRNI) preferred.
• IgNS certification preferred.
• IVIG and Transplant / Infusion therapy experience preferred.

• Develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.
• Recruitment, retention, and training of Bio Matrix nurses and contracted nurse service organizations.
• Manage nursing department expenses and budget.
• Expert knowledge of products and services for nursing.
• Maintain a reference library of written nursing material (INS, AVA, NHIA, CDC, CMS, state regulations, etc.) that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the day-to-day needs of the patient.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with home health nursing agencies and licensed organizations to support our patients, including contracting oversight and support. This includes measuring compliance to current standards of practice in accordance with accreditation requirements.
• Assist leadership in developing, implementing, and periodically updating the written procedures for new patient admissions and ongoing…