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The Quality Management Consultant is directly responsible to the Chief of Quality Management. The Quality Management Consultant works closely with assigned services/service line chiefs, nurse managers, committee chairpersons and hospital leadership. In addition, the Quality Management Consultant develops and uses collaborative relationships with other Health Care System disciplines to enhance the delivery of patient care to veterans and provide educational experiences for the staff. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: The RN is required to meet the physical standards as outlined on the OF 178 Certificate of Medical Examination. The position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. The position requires long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring Veterans and objects may be required. Staff may be required to don protective equipment in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. ["The Quality Management Consultant works closely with assigned services/service line chiefs, nurse managers, committee chairpersons and hospital leadership. In addition, the Quality Management Consultant develops and uses collaborative relationships with other Health Care System disciplines to enhance the delivery of patient care to veterans and provide educational experiences for the staff. Duties include, but not limited to: QM Consultant will provide leadership in delivering and improving holistic patient care through collaborative strategies with others, evidenced through various performance measurement, performance improvement, and quality of care activities. QM Consultant will be providing support to the assigned services/service chiefs/committee chairpersons in planning, integrating, modifying, implementing, and evaluating the on-going service/committee quality management program(s). QM Consultant will be supporting/ collaborating on policy and program implementation strategies and provision of linkages for the Health Care System-wide quality management program. Serving as a facilitator and educator for administration, medical staff and service lines in meeting compliance with regulatory or accrediting agencies, and VHA directives/handbooks. QM Consultant will be participating in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of VHA and VISN,, wide performance improvement and other related quality initiatives. Formulating/influencing policies of the Salem VA Health Care System and the service(s) /committee(s) assigned. Identifying patient care trends that require intervention for improvement of patient care issues or risk situations. There is open and collaborative communication with other stakeholders. QM Consultant will focus on assigned service(s) and committee(s) and facility initiatives. Analyzing and reporting patient treatment data by procedure and outcome to identify clinical practice and resource patterns and trends. QM Consultant will comprehensively and effectively analyze the clinical content of patient care records and associated documents in terms of quality and appropriateness of care issues such as adherence to, or deviation from, accepted diagnostic and treatment protocols, including the presence or absence of expected outcomes. QM Consultant will be developing programs which prepares for continuous readiness (i.e., preparation and development of educational training programs and materials, mock readiness surveys, patient tracer activities, etc.) for the area(s) of assignment. This includes the preparation of status reports; corrective actions with the service(s) /committee(s) to correct areas of risk in standards compliance. Other Quality related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 7:45am-4:30pm Monday-Friday Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]

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