Quality Assurance Nurse RN or LPN- Home Health
About The Position
At Center of Illinois Home Healthcare, we believe in providing exceptional care and making a meaningful impact in our community. Our team is dedicated, compassionate, and committed to delivering the highest standard of healthcare. We're are looking for a detail-driven Quality Assurance (QA) Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with a passion for accuracy, ensuring compliance, and supporting our care teams. This role plays a critical part in protecting patients, clinicians, and the agency while driving continuous improvement across the organization. Quality Assurance RN/ LPN responsibilities include: Conduct systematic reviews and audits of clinical documentation, including OASIS assessments, visit notes, care plans, and discharge records, to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness. Monitor compliance with Medicare Conditions of Participation, CMS guidelines, accreditation standards, HIPPA and state regulations applicable to home health services. Identify documentation deficiencies, trends and risk areas; collaborate with clinicians and leadership to develop and monitor corrective action plans. Provide education, coaching, and feedback to clinical staff on documentation standards, OASIS accuracy, clinical best practices, infection control, and regulatory requirements. Review incident reports, adverse events, and patient complaints; participate in root cause analysis and quality improvement initiatives. Support survey readiness activities, mock surveys, and ongoing quality monitoring to minimize deficiencies and denials. Analyze quality indicators and performance data to identify opportunities for improvement in patient care delivery and outcomes Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory changes, ICD-10 coding updates, and evolving best practices in home health care.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license or Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the state of Illinois.
- Minimum of 2-5 years of home health experience, with demonstrated knowledge of Medicare home health regulations.
- Strong proficiency in OASIS review and clinical documentation standards
- Experience with electronic medical record(EMR/EHR) systems used in home health.
- Knowledge of quality assurance audits, performance improvement processes, and regulatory compliance
- Excellent analytical organizational, and communication skills with the ability to provide constructive clinical feedback.
Responsibilities
- Conduct systematic reviews and audits of clinical documentation, including OASIS assessments, visit notes, care plans, and discharge records, to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
- Monitor compliance with Medicare Conditions of Participation, CMS guidelines, accreditation standards, HIPPA and state regulations applicable to home health services.
- Identify documentation deficiencies, trends and risk areas; collaborate with clinicians and leadership to develop and monitor corrective action plans.
- Provide education, coaching, and feedback to clinical staff on documentation standards, OASIS accuracy, clinical best practices, infection control, and regulatory requirements.
- Review incident reports, adverse events, and patient complaints; participate in root cause analysis and quality improvement initiatives.
- Support survey readiness activities, mock surveys, and ongoing quality monitoring to minimize deficiencies and denials.
- Analyze quality indicators and performance data to identify opportunities for improvement in patient care delivery and outcomes
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory changes, ICD-10 coding updates, and evolving best practices in home health care.
Benefits
- 401(K) with employer contribution or match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off (PTO), including vacation, sick time and holidays
- Monday through Friday, with weekends off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
