What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Quality Assurance Specialist position at Star Care Hospice?
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000 per year depending on experience
Location : Odessa, TX
Position Summary : Primary function is to oversee quality improvement program based on agency policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
- Conduct comprehensive clinical record reviews for clinical notes / charting, starts of care, resumptions, recertifications, and discharges for Home Health to ensure Home Health eligibility per CMS standards.
- Conduct comprehensive clinical record reviews for clinical notes / charting, starts of care, resumptions, recertifications, and discharges for Hospice to ensure Hospice eligibility per CMS standards.
- Ensure OASIS assessments accurately reflect patients' current health status to improve outcomes, star ratings, VBP.
- Perform ongoing patient chart audits to identify and resolve documentation discrepancies and collaborate with the team to implement improvement.
- Collaborate with the team to develop ongoing educational programs that improve documentation quality and compliance.
- Maintain proficiency in CMS and industry best practices for OASIS standards, coding, PDGM.
- Development of QAPI quarterly reports and on-going Quality compliance program.
- Conduct remote mock surveys for all sites to ensure survey readiness for Home Health, Hospice and PCS.
- Responsible for conducting an ongoing comprehensive and integrated Agency assessment of the quality and appropriateness of the care provided, including services provided under arrangement
- Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of, and ensures compliance with, all local, state, and federal laws relating to the operations of the Agency.
Other Related Functions
Requirements
Experience
Education / Training
Licensure / Certification
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000