Registered Nurse - Quality Management Consultant/Accreditation Coordinator

Veterans Health Administration • Kansas City, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Quality Management Consultant/Accreditation Coordinator provides clinical expertise in quality management and accreditation. The He/She leads and evaluates complex patient-care processes, using strong judgment, collaboration, and communication skills. The incumbent independently plans, implements, and improves care delivery, driving interdisciplinary teamwork and innovative process-improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing ( ACEN ) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ( CCNE )
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

Nice To Haves

• Experienced in coordinating accreditation and survey readiness for The Joint Commission, the Office of Inspector General, and other review bodies; conducting system and patient tracers; leading gap analyses; and converting complex regulatory standards into actionable practices.
• Active in councils and committees with accountable outcomes.
• Five years of nursing experience and two years of quality experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in several facility councils, committees, and workgroups.
• Apply specialized principles and practices to ensure a systems approach to healthcare delivery
• Coordinates organizational readiness activities/process for survey by Joint Commission (TJC), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and other external reviews.
• Organizes and conducts system and patient tracers across the organization, communicates opportunities to local management and aggregates tracer findings to report through the governance structure.
• Coordinates the distribution of new VHA Directives/Handbooks.
• Assists local staff on conducting gap analysis and action plans to meet new and existing requirements in Directives/ Handbooks.
• Evaluates previously closed actions for sustained compliance.
• Advises staff and management of relevant standards and evaluates compliance with applicable standards and regulatory requirement.
• Educates staff across the medical center on standards and regulations relevant to care provided and change sin standards and regulations.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree