Registered Nurse, Coordinator of Infectious Disease (CID) and Quality Assurance (QA)

The GEO Group•High Point, NC

22d•$44 - $51

About The Position

The Registered Nurse, Coordinator of Infectious Disease and Quality Assurance performs professional nursing duties focused on preventing and controlling infectious disease and carrying out quality improvement activities in Health Services. The position plans, develops, implements, and evaluates facility-wide infection control activities and coordinates programs to meet contract and accreditation requirements. Duties are performed in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards and regulations. The coordinator provides nursing care to inmates with infectious diseases, monitors patients, executes physician orders, and assists physicians with examinations and treatment. The role documents and reports infectious disease information, develops reports for the Public Health Department, collaborates with multidisciplinary healthcare team members, maintains confidential medical records, and assists outside agencies during audits or reviews. The position also supports quality and performance improvement: assessing and improving care processes, analyzing performance data, identifying root causes and non-compliance, implementing and measuring changes, documenting and reporting improvement activities, planning quality control programs, and providing recommendations to management. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the state where the facility is located.
Maintain a current copy of the RN license on file at the facility at all times.
Competence in crisis intervention, medical emergencies, physical assessment, medical nursing care, and psychiatric nursing care.
Ability to work without direct, immediate supervision when performing nursing diagnoses and to provide appropriate follow-through treatment.

Nice To Haves

Two years of direct work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply appropriate nursing skills in the care and treatment of inmates with infectious diseases.
Monitor patients with infectious diseases.
Execute physician orders and assist physicians with examinations and treatment.
Document and report infectious diseases in monthly and quarterly reports to the Health Administrator.
Develop reports for the Public Health Department.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare team members.
Document all detainee or inmate contacts and maintain confidentiality of medical records.
Assist outside agencies with inquiries during audits or reviews.
Assist in developing processes and procedures that ensure quality patient services and compliance with professional standards.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
Analyze and monitor performance data to identify trends that can reduce costs and improve patient services.
Identify improvement opportunities and root causes of variation, develop feasible changes, implement them, measure results, and recommend continued or further improvements.
Identify and help resolve non-compliance and facilitate integration of standards into work processes and systems.
Measure the impact of improvement initiatives.
Document and report improvement activities within the organization and externally as appropriate.
Use performance improvement tools, including cause-effect diagrams, flow charts, and brainstorming, to support improvement, problem analysis, and measurement.
Plan and organize quality control programs and activities.
Provide recommendations and reports to management concerning quality control programs and processes.
Perform other duties as assigned.