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Director of Nursing, Alternate Director of Nursing, and Clinical Manager

Requires a qualified director of nursing at all times, sets the limits on serving more than one agency and on the Administrator also serving as director of nursing, sets the 30-day and 10-day duties when the director of nursing leaves, lists the director of nursing's duties under Rule 59A-8.0095(2), F.A.C., and names the clinical manager if the Agency is Medicare-certified.

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About this policy
Policy number
FL-HH-GOV-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
s. 400.476(2), F.S.
Library
Florida home health · 57 policies
Category
Governance
Sections
18

In short

  • Robin Sample, RN is our director of nursing and oversees all nursing and aide care.
  • When the director of nursing is away, Casey Sample, RN acts in that role.
  • Ask the director of nursing about patient care, case assignments, quality checks, and nurse delegation.
  • The Agency must never go more than 30 days without a director of nursing and must tell the state when the director changes.

What's inside

18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (s. 400.476(2), F.S.)
  • 5. Qualifications
  • 6. Duties of the Director of Nursing
  • 7. When the Director of Nursing Leaves
  • 8. Serving More Than One Agency
  • 9. The Administrator as Director of Nursing
  • 10. Availability
  • 11. Responsibilities
  • 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 13. Staff Training
  • 14. References
  • 15. Related Policies and Forms
  • 16. Approval
  • 17. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Who is your director of nursing? Show me that the person is a direct employee with at least 1 year of supervisory experience as an RN.
  • When did your last director of nursing leave, and when did you notify AHCA? When did you send the new director's qualifications?

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