Area Quality Specialist - RN
About The Position
Find your purpose giving patient care teams the knowledge and tools they need to better care for patients as an Area Quality Specialist Registered Nurse! This is a rare opening on a well-established team. It’s open after more than a decade only because of retirement and gives you flexibility to work from home, plan your travel schedule, and travel regularly to all three west-coast states! Airfare, mileage, per diem allowance and hotel stays are all included in this unique role. You won’t supervise anybody in this role, but you will lead! The person we hire can live near any of these nine locations: Lynwood, WA; Renton, WA; Tacoma, WA; Medford, OR; Grants Pass, OR Petaluma, CA; San Ramon, CA; Sacramento, CA; Redding, CA
Requirements
- Active RN license in any US state
- At least five years of healthcare experience
- At least two years of experience in home health nursing
- Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and reporting
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a home health leadership/supervisory role (you won’t supervise anyone in this role but the insights gained from that experience are valuable here)
- Effective communication skills via multiple media: report writing, presentations, email, in-person and video (we use MS Teams)
- Effective critical thinking skills that lead to sound judgement
- Ability to authentically earn and maintain trust among staff, leaders and executives
- Wherewithal to follow established quality processes and procedures
- Knowledge of regulatory standards for the home health, PCS, Hospice and or Medical Home Care industry
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement, Utilization Review and Risk Management principles
- Quality Nurse
- Nurse Educator
- Area Quality Specialist
- Regional Quality Specialist
- Regional Clinical Quality Manager
- Regional Clinical Quality Specialist
- Regional Director of Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
- Clinical Quality & Compliance Specialist
- Director of Nursing (DON)
- Assistant director of Nursing (ADON)
- Patient Care Manager
- Regional Healthcare Compliance Auditor
Responsibilities
- Analyze CMS, Press Ganey and AccentCare data to monitor trends and suggest ways to improve metrics
- Serve as the primary Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement resource for the region
- Provide expertise and preparation planning for triannual surveys to maintain our CHAP accreditation
- Help plan for planned external surveys
- Provide remote consultation during unplanned state surveys
- Perform annual quality audits for each location
Benefits
- Airfare, mileage, per diem allowance and hotel stays are all included
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
