Quality Assurance Nurse (Registered Nurse) - Chesapeake Home Health Care
Landover, MD
About the Job
Join Chesapeake Home Healthcare, winner of the Best of Home Care Employer of Choice award for two consecutive years, in a fulfilling career that utilizes your passion for healing and your clinical expertise as our Quality Assurance RN!
Become a part of a dedicated clinical team that strives to live up to our core purpose in all we do: "Providing Service to a Community that Deserves Attention".
Chesapeake Home Healthcare is currently seeking a dedicated, motivated, and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) for the position of Quality Assurance Nurse. The selected candidate will collaborate with and oversee a team of highly-qualified and experienced clinicians in providing care to both pediatric and adult clients. The selected candidate will serve in a leadership capacity, overseeing all nursing staff, including the RN Supervisors, as well as Clinical Administrative Assistants. This individual will work directly with the Administrator in implementing staff development activities focused on quality improvement, as well as monitor and evaluate all aspects of care delivery to ensure that Continuous Quality Improvement Action Plans are implemented and monitored.
Job Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Facilitating visionary, out of the box thinking throughout workflow processes
- Knows, understand, incorporates, and demonstrates the Chesapeake Home Health Care Mission, Vision, and Values through leadership, practices, and decisions
- Report directly to the Director of Nursing and participate in meetings with corporate leadership
- Conduct supervisory visits of skilled nurses and conduct on-site training as needed
- Review physician's orders for safety and compliance
- Develops, updates, and maintains the plan of care (485s) and make necessary revisions as deemed appropriate
- Perform chart audits to ensure adherence to state guidelines
- Creating, modifying, and maintaining nursing care plans
- Provide medical assessments for new and existing clients
- Conduct clinical skill assessment/interviews
- Assist with Quality Assurance and compliance training programs
- Direct and champion patient-safety efforts
- Communicate with the DON and Clinical staff of notable situations requiring more extensive training or action
Skills & Abilities
Education:
Bachelor's Degree preferred
Experience:
2-4 years relevant experience
One year of recent Pediatric Experience
Certification/Licensure:
