Regional Director Of Nursing
Company: BioMatrix Specialty Infusion Pharmacy
Location: Albany
Posted on: February 12, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description:\n\n BioMatrix 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. At BioMatrix
the heart of our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access (IDEA)
philosophy is the commitment to cultivate a welcoming space where
everyone's contributions are acknowledged and celebrated. Our goal
is to draw in, develop, engage, and retain talented,
high-performing individuals from diverse backgrounds and
viewpoints. We believe that both respecting and embracing diversity
enriches the experiences and successes of our patients, employees,
and partners. Location: It is anticipated that an incumbent in this
role will work on-site at a BioMatrix 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. Job Description: The Regional Director of Nursing (RDON)
coordinates 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 BioMatrix
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. The Regional Director of
Nursing Services is an RN, BSN who has graduated from an accredited
school of nursing and is currently licensed to practice in the
State of residence. They supervise infusion services regulations
and accreditation standards and strives to provide the highest
quality of care in their assigned area. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
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.Has an extensive knowledge of current vascular
access devices and methods applicable to the services provided by
BioMatrix.Knowledge of accreditation standards for infusion nursing
and the ability to gain and retain that accreditation.The ability
and flexibility to establish, license, and manage multistate
nursing service centers, to include 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
(including 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 preferredPrior 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. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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
BioMatrix 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 management of active patients.Ensures
collaboration with referral, reimbursement, pharmacy operational
teams, as well as, sales to support patient clinical activities
related to home infusion care and patient care coordination is met
by a member of the nursing team.Practiced continuous training for
license.Knowledge of agency policies and procedures.Qualified in
developing standards, which ensure safe and therapeutically
effective service to patients and families. Has joint
responsibility with leadership for seeing that standards are
met.Attends pertinent continuing education programs other than
routing in-services and shares information with staff.Assist with
the development of strategy and implementation of the licensure
efforts to broaden our home health licensure footprint and service
offerings tied to our infusion pharmacies.Plan, develop, organize,
implement, evaluate, and direct the Nursing Services Department, as
well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current
rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the company.
Develop, maintain, and periodically update the Nursing Service
Procedures Manual, and nursing service objectives and
philosophies.Assist the Performance Improvement Committee in
developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct
identified deficiencies.Develop methods for coordination of nursing
services with other patient services to ensure the continuity of
the patients' total regimen.Develop and implement a nursing service
organization structure.Connect with and oversee clinical and
non-clinical team members in multiple infusion pharmacy locations
around the country, as requested by leadership. Develop and
implement education programs designed to assist the staff nurse in
the progression from novice to expert in the practice of nursing.
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES Develop and implement
recruitment and retention programs for staff.Monitor regulatory
agency standards and customer service expectations for the practice
of all aspects of nursing.Demonstrated leadership, managerial
ability, good interpersonal relationships and the ability to apply
sound principles of administration and supervision.Conduct for
employee evaluations Per Diem staff and staff
coordinators.Demonstrates the clinical knowledge and judgment to
utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, provide,
supervise and evaluate each patient's nursing care.Provides
leadership, direction and guidance to assigned staff.Coordinates
and maintains the required training and skills of staff.Implements
corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations.Effectively
addresses personnel issues in order to promote a productive and
healthy work environment.Responsible for appropriate to licensure,
education, and experience of staff.Keep abreast of nursing trends
via workshops in-service, nursing journals, and seminars.Manage
Performance Improvement activities including but not limited to
meetings audits and compliance to standards.Maintain employee
health files according to Federal, State, Local regulations and
accreditation standards.Responsible for nursing contract, letter of
agreements, business agreements negotiations, reviewing, executing
and signing final contract.Develops a cooperative relationship and
communicates effectively and professionally with the
physicians.Investigates and reports any problem relating to patient
care of conditions which might harm the patent and/or
employee.Works with Administrator in identifying budgetary
requirements and determining appropriate use of
allocations.Monitors equipment for appropriate use and take steps
to keep misuse to a minimum.Oversees agency's ongoing Performance
Improvement Plan.Responsible for overseeing development of clinical
indicators with appropriate monitoring, evaluations, taking action,
and reporting results according to agency's PI plan.Provide 24
hour/day, seven days/week on-call coverage.Plans and supervises the
home care program.Ensures that patient's plans of care are
developed, implemented and evaluated.Reviews patient clinical
records for compliance with federal, state, local and agency
policies and guidelines.Immediately reports any accident, incident,
lost articles, or unusual to the Administrator.Participation in
membership in professional societies and organizations.Ability to
prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.Must
have scheduling flexibility and be able to work overtime and
on-call coverage.Overnight travel on occasion by car and
airplane.Careful attention to detail.Performs related duties as
requested.Participates in quality assurance activities and audits
as directed. KNOWLEDEGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS
Knowledgeable of standards of care INS, AVA, Accreditation, CDC,
CMS and OSHA requirementsDemonstrated knowledge and proficiency in
the principles, procedures and best practices related to this
position.Ability to actively communicate, inspire and motivate all
levels of staff.Ability to think and act strategically and
proactively. Ability to maintain accurate records and prepare
reports and correspondence related to the work. Ability to maintain
favorable public relations.Ability to organize and coordinate the
work of others. Ability to set priorities and assign work to other
professionals.Excellent verbal, written, and communication
skills.Excellent group presentation skills.Excellent analytical
skill. Communication Skills Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and
persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets
clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group
presentation skills; Participates in meetings.Written Communication
- Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and
grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical
data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
Computer Skills Become and remain proficient is all programs
necessary for execution. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands
described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If needing a
reasonable accommodation within the application process, please
contact the BioMatrix People & Culture team at
Careers@BioMatrixsprx.com or 954.385.7322 x 1425. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to
stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects,
tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs;
balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or
smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25
pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and the ability to adjust focus. OTHERWill participate
in legal and ethical compliance training each year.Will
consistently behave in compliance with the BioMatrix, LLC's legal
and ethical policies and procedures.Will abide by the policies of
BioMatrix, LLC as set forth in the Compliance Manual.Will not
participate in any conduct considered to be unethical or illegal.
EXPECTATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES Supports the organization's mission,
vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors:
integrity, dedication, compassion, enrichment and enthusiasm,
places patients first, is all-in with stacked-hands, and is focused
on relentless consistency wins. GENERAL INFORMATION: The above
statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of
work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They
are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties,
responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.
The incumbent must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with
demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing
tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as
appropriate. Incumbents within this position may be required to
assist or find appropriate assistance to make accommodations for
disabled individuals in order to ensure access to the
organization's services (may include: visitors, patients,
employees, or others). All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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