Quality Assurance Nurse

Quality Assurance Nurse, Remote

Home Care Services of Northwest Indiana is seeking multiple Quality Assurance Nurses to add to our home health team in Michigan City, IN. If you have a valid LPN license and would like an administrative position, this may be just what you are looking for. These positions are work from home full-time positions (30 – 40 hours per week. Apply now!

We’re looking for QA Nurses to be the advocate for both our home bound patients and our home health organization. Our QA Nurses function as the liaison between the patient, provider, and payer. This person will commonly perform audits, inspections, and other assessments of our home health services to ensure that we meet all relevant requirements.

Requirements:

· Graduate of nursing school and currently holding an LPN license.

· 1 year of previous nursing experience, preferred.

· Work closely with the Director of Nursing and Field Staff regarding their corrections and that documentation is submitted in a timely manner, properly coded, and meets a quality standard.

· Ability to communicate effectively.

· Strong ability to use critical thinking and deduction when performing job tasks.

· Ability to review clinical records for consistency, compliance with regulation, quality of documentation, coordination of the multidisciplinary plan of care, and clinical outcomes.

· Meticulous accuracy.

Job Responsibilities:

· Complete clinical record review at the start of care, resumption of care, recertification, and discharge for complete and accurate documentation, development of appropriate discipline-specific care plan, accurate physician orders, and coordination of care and compliance with Medicare and state regulations.

· Completes all documentational reviews within agency-defined deadlines.

· Demonstrates understanding of current Medicare guidelines and ensures that clinical records are compliant with COPs; maintains agency in survey-ready status.

· Demonstrates proficiency in use of the EMR and other web-based programs.

· Provides expertise in OASIS, records review, participates in staff education and onboarding programs.

Job Type: Full-time (remote work from home)

Pay: (Compensation is based on experience)

Home Care Services of Northwest Indiana provided the following inclusive hiring information: We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Home Health

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• This position requires the strong ability to communicate effectively. Do you have great communication skills?
• This position requires meticulous accuracy and attention to detail. How do you rate your skills regarding these two items?
• Do you have the ability to review clinical records for consistency, compliance with regulation, quality of documentation, and coordination of multidisciplinary plan of care, and clinical outcomes?

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Required)
• Critical thinking: 1 year (Required)
• EMR systems: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• LPN (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Michigan City, IN 46360: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Michigan City, IN 46360