Quality Assurance Nurse

CorsoCare Hospice - QA Nurse (RN)

Milford, MI

At CorsoCare we offer:
Employee First Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Continued Growth and Education from training, supportive leadership, and collaboration
• Community based visits
• A company provided tablet and smart phone with 24/7/365 IT support
• Dedicated schedulers to support flexible scheduling options
• Generous PTO/Holiday (23 days first year)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Pet Insurance

Employee First Culture - YOU BELONG, YOU MATTER!
• What makes you different, makes us great
• You are part of a team
• Your unique experiences and perspectives inspire others
• A 1440 Culture - one that strives to use all 1440 minutes in each day to create the absolute best experiences with every person, in every interaction

Position Summary:

The Hospice Quality Review Nurse (RN) assists the QAPI Coordinator/Administrator with auditing clinical documentation for oversight and compliance in adherence to the Medicare Guidelines to comply with Conditions of Participation (COPs).

Required Experience for Hospice Quality Review Nurse (RN):

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state of Michigan.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Three to five years of health care experience, preferred.
• One year of Hospice experience, preferred.
• One year of experience in QAPI, preferred.
• One year of experience of electronic medical records, preferred
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Ability to work with individuals, to enlist cooperation of many people to perform/achieve a common goal.

Accountability for Hospice Quality Review Nurse (RN):

• Understands and adheres to established Hospice policies and procedures.
• Understands and promotes principles of continuous QAPI.
• Assists in the planning and consultative needs of staff.
• Assists in implementation of policies and procedures which meet Medicare, Medicaid, accreditation standards and state and local laws.
• Participates in studies and other administrative functions as assigned.
• Serves as a role model for all colleagues by setting an example of high standards in dress, conduct, cooperation and job performance.
• Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient related information.
• Accepts responsibility for regular attendance and punctuality; fulfills job related requirements without regard to time involved.
• Serves as a resource person to employees.
• Investigates and reports any problem relating to patient care and/or employee well-being.
• Immediately reports any accident, incident, lost articles or unusual occurrence to the QAPI Coordinator/Administrator.
• Attends pertinent continuing education programs other than routine in-services and shares information with staff.
• Assists in the development of QAPI activities with appropriate data collection, aggregation, analysis, taking action and reporting of results according to Hospice's QAPI plan.
• Reviews patient medical records for compliance with federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards and Hospice policies and guidelines.
• Chairs QAPI committee; forwards reports according to QAPI plan to the QAPI Coordinator/Administrator.
• Assists in the identification of goals and related patient outcomes.
• Coordinates, participates and reports activities and outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned by the QAPI Coordinator/Administrator.

General Working Cond