Area Quality Specialist - RN

Find your purpose giving patient care teams the knowledge and tools they need to better care for patients as an Area Quality Specialist Registered Nurse! This is a rare opening on a well-established team, available after more than a decade due to retirement. The role offers flexibility to work from home, plan your travel schedule, and travel regularly to all three west-coast states. Airfare, mileage, per diem allowance, and hotel stays are included.

Pay

$95,000 to $115,000 per year, depending on experience

Schedule

Remote/Travel: Work from home a little more than half the time. The other 50% or so is site visits, spending 3-4 days at each location listed below.

Locations

• Lynwood, WA
• Renton, WA
• Tacoma, WA
• Medford, OR
• Grants Pass, OR
• Petaluma, CA
• San Ramon, CA
• Sacramento, CA
• Redding, CA

The person we hire can live near any of these nine locations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze CMS, Press Ganey, and AccentCare data to monitor trends and suggest ways to improve metrics
• Serve as the primary Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement resource for the region
• Provide expertise and preparation planning for triannual surveys to maintain our CHAP accreditation
• Help plan for planned external surveys
• Provide remote consultation during unplanned state surveys
• Perform annual quality audits for each location

Requirements

• Active RN license in any US state
• At least five years of healthcare experience
• At least two years of experience in home health nursing
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for data analysis and reporting

Skills

• Experience in a home health leadership/supervisory role (you won’t supervise anyone in this role, but the insights gained from that experience are valuable here)
• Effective communication skills via multiple media: report writing, presentations, email, in-person, and video (we use MS Teams)
• Effective critical thinking skills that lead to sound judgment
• Ability to authentically earn and maintain trust among staff, leaders, and executives
• Wherewithal to follow established quality processes and procedures
• Knowledge of regulatory standards for the home health, PCS, Hospice, and/or Medical Home Care industry
• Knowledge of Quality Improvement, Utilization Review, and Risk Management principles

Related Experience

You can find success and joy in this role if you have experience in these roles:

• Quality Nurse
• Nurse Educator
• Area Quality Specialist
• Regional Quality Specialist
• Regional Clinical Quality Manager
• Regional Clinical Quality Specialist
• Regional Director of Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
• Clinical Quality & Compliance Specialist
• Director of Nursing (DON)
• Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
• Patient Care Manager
• Regional Healthcare Compliance Auditor

Benefits

At AccentCare, you’re part of a community that cares—for patients and each other. We offer equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, or disability.