Registered Nurse - Quality Management Consultant/Accreditation Coordinator

Veterans Health Administration • Kansas City, MO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Quality Management (QM) Consultant/Accreditation Coordinator functions as a clinical expert and executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care. The RN-QM Consultant/Accreditation Coordinator demonstrates self-direction and drives improved care outcomes through effective interdisciplinary collaboration and leadership of innovative process-improvement initiatives.

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); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• 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.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
• Candidates must be able to arrive onsite at the Linwood campus within one hour of notification.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing with 5-10 years of recent clinical experience required.
• A Master's degree in Nursing or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in Quality Management or Utilization Management, as well as certification as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to improvement in quality-of-care outcomes.
• Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.
• Collects and analyzes data to monitor staff compliance with applicable policies, directives, and standards.
• Provides analytical reports identifying trends and supports all services in planning, designing, integrating, implementing, modifying, and administering a comprehensive quality management program.
• Works closely with leaders and colleagues to advance a strong culture of safety, actively demonstrating High Reliability Organization principles in daily practice.
• Makes clinical judgments and draws conclusions from collected data to identify patient care issues/trends that require intervention to improve patient care and/or obviate risk situations.
• Initiates changes in clinical practice and/or the system for delivering patient care based on current concepts and findings from research and/or studies.
• Works with medical center staff to ensure continued accreditation readiness (e.g. Joint Commission, OIG, and other accrediting bodies).
• Serves as a scribe for onsite surveys in support of ongoing facility readiness, which may occur at random.
• Must be able to maintain availability to report on-site to the Linwood campus within one hour when notified which may occur outside of normal business hours.

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