Registered Nurse - Veterans Affairs Surgery Quality Improvement Program Quality Consultant (VASQIP)

Veterans Health Administration • Fayetteville, NC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This Registered Nurse position is located in the Veterans Affairs Surgery Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) at the Fayetteville NC Coastal Health Care System. The nurse demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to improving quality-of-care outcomes in surgical services. The role combines clinical record review, surgical data collection and analysis, collaboration on improvement initiatives, and administrative support for the surgical health care delivery system. The position integrates National Surgery Office and Veterans Health Administration directives into local surgical quality review and works with leaders and colleagues to sustain safety through High Reliability Organization practices.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The position is eligible for ad hoc telework at supervisory discretion and is not virtual. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated exceptions for nursing bridge programs and foreign nursing education.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to qualifying candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, specialized nursing experience, and grade-dimension requirements for the Nurse grade and level being considered.
• Meet applicable physical requirements under VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
• U.S. citizenship is required unless qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination and are subject to a background/security investigation.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Register for Selective Service if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate surgical care delivery based on specific quality components.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and lead process-improvement initiatives related to surgical quality.
• Collect eligible surgical data using standardized definitions for designated surgical procedures based on postoperative mortality and morbidity probability.
• Identify surgical cases for inclusion in the National Surgery Office database according to selection criteria.
• Analyze and report data to identify needed changes in surgical services, minimize risk, and support effective clinical quality improvement.
• Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to analyze care trends and identify opportunities to improve care quality.
• Participate in quality-related initiatives within the Surgery Service and throughout the medical center.
• Analyze medical records and associated documents for quality and appropriateness of care, including adherence to or deviation from accepted diagnostic and treatment protocols and expected outcomes.
• Apply clinical knowledge and analytical ability to correlate diagnoses and symptoms with established diagnostic and treatment modalities.
• Maintain current knowledge of research and incorporate findings into measurement and evaluation of clinical practice.
• Perform duties that directly contribute to administrative management of the surgical health care delivery system.
• Integrate National Surgery Office and Veterans Health Administration directives and regulations into the local surgical department and quality-review process.
• Work with leaders and others to sustain safety and model High Reliability Organization practices.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, 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 and 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.
• One full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory.

What This Job Offers

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