RN - Regional Nurse Consultant

Salary

Starting at $150,000 / Year

Overview

Join Our Team as a Regional Nurse Consultant (RNC)! This posiiton is responsible for our Skilled Nursing Facilities in Ticonderoga, North Creek, and Lake Placid NY as well as Burlington VT and Wakefield RI.

 

Elderwood Administrative Services is seeking an experienced Regional Nurse Consultant (RNC) to support our skilled nursing facilities in Northern New York State, Vermont, and Rhode Island. If you are a dynamic clinical leader with a passion for guiding and mentoring teams to provide exceptional care, we want to hear from you.

 

Active RN license in New York State required.

What We’re Looking For:

• Director of Nursing & Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing operational experience
• Proven ability to support and mentor clinical teams in skilled nursing settings 
• A personable, approachable leader who fosters collaboration and drives clinical excellence 
• Deep understanding of regulatory compliance and best practices in LTC

Why Elderwood?

• Work with a dedicated team that values clinical excellence and compassionate care
• Play a key leadership role in ensuring quality outcomes for residents
• Enjoy a supportive and dynamic work environment

 

Regional RN Consultant Overview:

• The Regional RN Consultant (RNC) will provide clinical oversight, in conjunction with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), to a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities in the states in which the company operates.

 

If you're a highly skilled, engaging, and results-driven Registered Nurse leader, apply today to make a difference with Elderwood!

📍 Location: Northern New York State, Burlington VT, Wakefield RI📩 Apply Now!

 

Responsibilities

RN - Regional RN Consultant (RNC):

• Acts as a nurse mentor and advisor to facility leadership and assist in Director of Nursing orientation, by being available for consultation, keeping current with medical and nursing care processes, keeping abreast of changes in health care delivery systems and methods and providing information to community leadership as indicated or requested.
• Travels as required to various facilities, conferences, and meetings which may include overnight stays.
• Performs hours of work based on need and the amount of time necessary to perform the job responsibilities including on-call and emergencies.
• Provides onsite support with annual state and federal survey inspections.
• Knowledgeable of and assists with implementing state and federal regulations and the company’s policies and procedures.
• Assists with developing a plan of correction following a state or federal survey in cooperation with facility leadership.
• Assists, as needed or requested, with development of adequate staffing patterns and ratios in cooperation with facility leadership.
• Timely notifies the appropriate company leadership of events which pose potential compliance and/or litigation risk. Assists facility leadership with managing, investigating, or providing follow-up education related to such events.
• Conducts mock survey audits and performs onsite review of resident care and services on a routine basis and as requested, to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations and company policies and procedures. Provides a verbal and/or written report of findings and recommendations for follow-up to the Administrator, Director of Nursing and appropriate company leadership.
• Maintains effective communication with facility leadership by reporting all observations while onsite to the Administrator and Director of Nursing. Conducts entrance and exit conferences with Administrator and/or Director of Nursing or designees during each onsite visit.
• Communicates routinely and effectively with the CNO, RDCS and RDO regarding facility clinical performance, site visit schedules, survey activity, events or other clinically relevant information.
• Assists with nurse recruitment and retention efforts as needed or requested. Participates in the interview and selection process for community nursing leadership positions as needed or requested.
• Observes and emphasizes safety awareness and accident prevention to facility staff.
• Reviews quality measures and quality data (CMS 5 Star, CASPER, QM/QI, Quintile Reports, etc.), assists facility leadership with development of performance improvement programs (PIPs), action plans and review outcomes in relation to established benchmarks.
• Assists with developing and conducting ongoing training programs for nursing and other staff in response to QAPI programs to promote quality care and survey readiness at all