Registered Nurse V - Quality Improvement

The state operated Veterans Home at Chelsea is an independent state agency consisting of long-term care and a domiciliary which are independent living quarters for our veterans. The care and services provided by the Veterans Homes are supported by an extraordinary group of staff working to meet the needs of our veterans.  The ideal incumbent's role as the Quality Improvement Registered Nurse will be development and implementation of programs, plans, policies and procedures for the facilities Performance Improvement program. 

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

1.      Chair Agency Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) Committee monthly, develops the quality improvement program.

2.      Inform QI committee members of any new requirements/changes in DPH, CMS and Veteran Affairs standards for performance improvement.

3.      Review minutes of Family, Veteran and Resident Councils and coordinate reporting to the QAPI Committee.

4.      Participate on QAPI teams as requested by the Executive Committee.

5.      Review issues and identify opportunities to improve the quality of care at the Veterans Home.

6.      Reviews all incident reports and forwards them to appropriate individuals for follow-up.

7.      Conducts investigations of veteran care incidents reported by the facility's incident reporting system and makes recommendations for corrective action.

8.      Maintain quality improvement activity records for the agency.

9.      Prepare QAPI reporting dashboards, graphs and other presentation tools based on data collection and analysis.

10.   Conduct annual review of Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program. Plan, develop and lead annual CQI in-services.

11.   Conduct periodic assessments of both Infection Control and Quality Improvement Programs to meet Federal, Sta