Job Description
Job Description
The Vice President of Health Services provides executive leadership for VNA’s health services division, ensuring delivery of high-quality, client-centered care across all programs. This role oversees clinical operations, clinical regulatory compliance, and strategic initiatives to advance community health. The Vice President of Health Services is responsible for maintaining compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations, driving quality improvement, and ensuring clinical excellence across all public health community-based services. Understands and commits to the agency mission. Performs all duties and responsibilities listed herein, as well as other duties that may be assigned.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and implement strategies for health services programs that align with VNA’s mission and goals.
- Collaborate with Leadership Team on organizational planning, growth, and sustainability.
- Assure partnerships and collaboration with other community agencies in the delivery of community health services.
- Establishes and maintains effective communication and teamwork within all Health Services programs as well as within other VNA departments.
- Collaborate with Leadership Team/CEO partnerships and collaboration with other community agencies in the delivery of community health services.
Clinical Oversight
- Provide leadership for all clinical programs, including School Nursing, Shelter Nursing, Home Health Aide, Immunization, Parenting Support, Maternal Child, and all other community health programs.
- Ensure adherence to evidence-based practices and quality standards.
- Oversee credentialing, clinical audits, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Maintain knowledge of individual program data collection systems and the integration of program operations.
Regulatory & Compliance
- Ensure in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations as appropriate for the position.
- Maintain full compliance with Medicare Conditions of Participation, Medicaid program requirements, and state/federal regulations.
- Lead internal compliance audits and prepare for external regulatory reviews (CMS, DHHS, State of Nebraska).
- Implement policies and procedures in accordance with clinical best practices, Medicare/Medicaid, and federal and state regulations.
Quality & Risk Management
- Monitor clinical outcomes, client satisfaction, and risk indicators.
- Partner with Quality and Compliance team to address deficiencies and implement corrective actions.
- Assure ongoing quality improvement within service line.
Financial & Operational Management
- Collaborate with Finance on budgeting, cost control, and reimbursement optimization.
- Support utilization management and population health strategies.
- Collaborate with VNA Fund Development in grant writing, reports, and management.
Team Development
- Mentor clinical leaders and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure staff training on compliance, ethics, and clinical best practices.
- Develop leadership skills within the Health Services management group. Assists managers to establish goals, allocate resources, deliver quality services, and evaluate services/programs.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing, public health, business, health administration or closely related subject required, master’s degree preferred.
- Active license to practice as a Registered Nurse, Social Worker, in the State of Nebraska, or a master’s degree in public health.
- Five or more years progressive leadership/management responsibility in a similar size company. Ability to collect, analyze, and utilize a variety of data in program planning and evaluation. Thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of local, state and national public health issues. Thorough knowledge of leadership methods as they apply to health services organization, personnel, planning and financial.