PAP.5.3.070 Responsibilities of Program Directors

The Program Directors, as established in Title III, Chapter 5 of the LCOTCL – Community Health Center Code, are responsible for the day-today operations of their various programs. They are responsible for program compliance under the directives of the grant administration or funding source. The Program Directors shall report to the Health Director.

(a) The Program Directors are responsible for, but are not limited to, the following duties:

(1) Ensure that the programs operations are consistent under tribal, state, and federal law.

(2) Ensure completion of the assigned scopes of work of their departments and staff as contained in the Tribe's IHS contract or grants for health care service including reporting and completion of information system requirements;

(3) Manage the staff members of their departments including prioritizing workloads, limiting compensation time requests, assigning responsibilities to staff members, monitoring program budgets, maximize 3rd party revenue, evaluation of work activities, and recordkeeping;

(4) Ensure that personnel policies of the LCO-CHC are adhered to regarding employee job performance, performance appraisals, approval of leave, training, and disciplining of staff as warranted;

(5) Develop appropriate policies, procedures and protocols for their departments forwarding them for approval to the Health Director, including direct participation in quality assurance activities of the LCO-CHC;

(6) Complete tasks delegated by the Health Director and inform the Health Director of anticipated or actual problems occurring in their department;

(7) Coordinate program services with other departments and directly participate as requested by the Health Director in areas of planning, budget development meetings and quality assurance activities;

(8) Submit a monthly report to the Health Director containing minimally the number and type of services delivered to the LCO Community. They must also address the top five health concerns as well as other health concerns. These reports will also outline team achievements for the month in meeting patient care objectives and Continuous Quality Improvement efforts.