Registered Nurse (RN), Quality Control

The GEO Group•Adelanto, CA

About The Position

The RN, Quality Control performs quality improvement activities in the daily operations of Health Services, following applicable federal, state, and local standards and regulations. The role supports quality patient services and compliance by assessing performance, identifying improvement opportunities and non-compliance, implementing and measuring changes, and reporting quality activities and recommendations to management. The position also consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current, unrestricted, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state where the facility is located; maintain a current copy of the license on file at the facility.
Knowledge of and adherence to OSHA regulations and infection control standards.
Competence in crisis intervention, medical emergencies, physical assessment, medical nursing care, and psychiatric nursing care.
Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work without direct, immediate supervision when performing nursing assessments and provide appropriate treatment using approved protocols.
Ability to work with computers and software typically used by the department.
Must be a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Nice To Haves

Two years of direct work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with inquiries from outside agencies during audits or reviews.
Assist in developing processes and procedures to ensure quality patient services and compliance with professional standards.
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
Analyze and monitor performance data to identify trends, reduce costs, and improve patient services.
Identify opportunities for improvement, analyze work processes and root causes of variation, develop and implement feasible changes, measure their impact, and recommend ways to maintain or further improve results.
Identify and help resolve areas of non-compliance, and facilitate integrating standards into work processes and systems.
Measure the impact of improvement initiatives.
Document and report improvement activities within the organization and externally as appropriate.
Review or evaluate health care provider or facility services and charges.
Use performance-improvement tools such as 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, as necessary or required.
Perform other duties as assigned.