What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Nurse, LVN position at Maclay Healthcare?
Are you a person who believes in providing great care? Do you believe in having a positive impact on other people's lives? Are you a team player, quick-thinker, and ready to be a part of an organization that supports your growth?
WHAT WE'RE ABOUT
We believe care goes beyond a medical chart. With kindness and integrity as our guide, we strive for excellence in every interaction.
Requirements:
- You care.
Quality Assurance Nurse Perks:
- Generous Bonuses
- Growth Opportunities - DOUBLE your salary
- Health Benefits
POSITION SUMMARY
Provides comprehensive support for quality resident care. This includes assisting in determining what quality measures to study, ensuring the staff has the needed training and tools to improve quality of care, and facilitating discussions, feedback and follow up to ensure sustained improvements. Ensures systematic review and analysis of the clinical practices, identifying potential and actual adverse events, as well as assisting with follow up resident and employee incidents.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Demonstrates commitment to company's mission, values and standards of ethical behavior
- Models a positive and professional image that emulates the organization's mission and encourages a spirit of cooperation with co-workers. Provides assistance to co-workers and promotes teamwork by sharing information useful to achieving desired results.
- Ensures that all residents are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity, and respect, and their rights are protected at all times.
- Respects and upholds all residents' personal and property rights whenever carrying out duties, including knocking before entering a resident's room
- Complies with all company and departmental policies and procedures
- Identifies, manages, and treats specific skin disorders and primary and secondary lesions
- Works alongside employees to promote a team effort and maintain the highest quality of resident care.
- Makes rounds daily to observe and identify any potential risks to residents.
- Conducts monthly quality assurance audits on topics of identified needs, such as answering call lights, reviewing compliance, infection control, and gait belt use.
- Conducts chart audits as needed.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous nursing or healthcare experience preferred
- 6 months - 1 year of experience
- Knowledge and experience with quality indicators, quality metrix, and QAPI process
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Commitment to the company mission to consistently deliver high quality, person-centered care with dignity, respect, compassion and integrity, and to enrich every life we touch. Embracing the company values of care & compassion, community, honesty & integrity, teamwork, innovation and safety.
- Must have an active license in vocational nursing
- Ability to represent Company in an ethical and professional manner, and to maintain accountability
BENEFITS
- Medical insurance with Rx benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision care
- Paid vacation
