Pay Range:

Pay Range:$38.93 - $54.76

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Primary responsibilities are as the Long-Term Care (LTC) QAPI Coordinator / RN. The primary purpose of this position is to facilitate, conduct, coordinate, and evaluate consistent quality clinical care delivery through adopted clinical standards, policies, practices, protocols, and processes. Ensure compliance with CMS and other regulatory bodies, as applicable. This position coordinates regulatory surveys; continuous accreditation readiness activities. As a member of the LTC facility interdisciplinary team, this position also coordinates, assigns, performs and evaluates general practices within the facility as it relates to safety, regulatory compliance, corporate standards, and more using the QAPI program as one method of monitoring. Infection Control facilitation, as it relates to adopted and expected performance is aligned with this position. This position works closely with Administration, Providers, Leaders and Staff to ensure awareness of quality and patient safety, and to facilitate improvement efforts in all areas.

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$25K Sign On and $10K Relocation for Qualified Hire!

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Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

May include any and/or all of the below:

Collaboration with the Long-Term Care Administrator on overall QAPI objectives for the organization.

• Plan, organize, and direct quality assurance program and activities. Lead projects and provide education and coaching and coordinate with directors/managers to ensure QAPI efforts are integrated into all operations and departments, including staff responsibilities.
• Provide ongoing assessment of performance, analyzes clinical outcome data, and identifies performance improvement opportunities or trends.
• Plan, develop, organize, implement, coordinate, and direct the quality assurance and assessment program designed to enhance the quality of resident care, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern nursing care facilities.
• Establish and maintain tracking systems for recommendations of groups involved in quality assurance.
• Develop and implement appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies.
• Assist in developing follow-up procedures for monitoring identified problem areas.
• In collaboration with the Risk Manager, perform RCA as necessary and keep all records of FRIs (facility reported incidents) and Datix events, and assist in investigations of incident reports, complaints, resident care issues and others as requested.
• Make written and oral reports and recommendations to the Administrator, as necessary or required, concerning the operation of the quality assessment and assurance program. Design a process for and conduct an evaluation of QAPI efforts (at least annually). Facilitate a discussion within the quality committee for this annual review. Develop and maintain formal QAPI plan.
• Organize and facilitate the quality committee meetings by guiding discussion around performance measures and prioritizing and developing quality efforts and maintaining meeting minutes.
• Participate in Facility's surveys.
• Review and write/revise policies and procedures, survey reports, facility wide assessment, etc.
• Communicates professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization; serves as a resource, mentor, and role model for others as QM is continuously integrated into everyday processes within the organization.
• Support the QMA Department with quality management responsibilities, to include, but not limited to; chart audits, rounding, accreditation readiness and support, participate and facilitate quality committees, as applicable.
• Other duties as assigned, including cross coverage of other QM Team member roles.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required

• Current full, unrestricted, active Registered Nursing license in Alaska.
  • Direct Hire must have applied for an Alaska nursing license before the start date.
  • Agency staff must have an active Alaska license.