Registered Nurse Quality Management Consultant -Accreditation Specialist

Veterans Health Administration • Birmingham, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Quality Management (QM) Consultant is a registered nurse who applies nursing principles and theory to quality improvement, with increasing self-direction and a focus on quality-of-care outcomes. The role supports improvement at the program or service level, where a program is a substantial, coordinated group of activities affecting patients and/or employees. The consultant is accountable for documented outcomes across broad and complex program or service areas and demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to improving care for groups of patients.

The consultant is responsible for assigned quality management program activities at the Medical Center and all off-site locations. They collect data, monitor staff compliance with relevant policies, directives, and standards, report trends, and provide direct support to services as they plan, design, integrate, implement, modify, and administer quality management activities. The position also participates in facility councils, committees, and workgroups, and supports facility leadership in planning, organizing, developing, directing, and evaluating the facility quality program. The consultant works with leaders and others to sustain safety and model High Reliability Organization practices, applying specialized principles and practices to support a systems approach to healthcare delivery and high-quality, safe patient care within the Veterans Health Administration.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telework and virtual work are not available. The role may involve physical activities normally associated with nursing duties, including extended periods of walking, standing, or sitting, moderate lifting, bending, or kneeling. Schedule and assignment flexibility may be required.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved and appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent nursing education as described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse license in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician exception is described for eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Meet the applicable Nurse grade and level education, specialized nursing experience, and dimension criteria described in the announcement.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Pass required pre-employment physical examination and drug testing; the position is also subject to random drug testing.
• Meet background and security investigation requirements and complete the online onboarding process.
• Comply with the seasonal influenza vaccination requirement for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Register for Selective Service if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
• Flexibility in schedule and assignments may be required.
• The position may require walking, standing, sitting, moderate lifting, bending, or kneeling.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in quality and accreditation, including Joint Commission standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned quality management program activities for the Medical Center and all off-site locations.
• Collect data and monitor staff compliance with applicable policies, directives, and standards.
• Prepare reports detailing trends.
• Provide direct staff support to services in planning, designing, integrating, implementing, modifying, and administering a comprehensive quality management program area.
• Participate in facility councils, committees, and workgroups.
• Support facility leadership in planning, organizing, developing, directing, and evaluating the facility quality program.
• Collaborate with leaders and others to sustain safety and model High Reliability Organization practices.
• Apply specialized principles and practices to support a systems approach to healthcare delivery and high-quality, safe patient care.
• Demonstrate leadership, detailed planning, professional communication, and creative approaches to improving safety and healthcare program development.
• Be accountable for documented outcomes at the program or service level.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

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