The Charlie Norwood VA Health Care System is actively recruiting for a Registered Nurse, Risk Manager. As a responsible member of the High Reliability Organization-Quality and Patient Safety service. The incumbent interacts with internal and external customers. He/she is responsible and accountable for the Peer Review and Risk Management programs for the facility.

Duties

The incumbent is responsible for the daily management of Risk Management activities including day-to-day coordination and implementation of Occurrence Screen processes, program management of Protected Peer Reviews and Peer Review Committee, processes relating to Tort Claims, adverse event disclosures, and forwarding medical device safety alerts. The incumbent reviews risk management issues that relate to the facility, maintains necessary records, and ensures that issues are handled in an appropriate, accurate, and timely manner. The incumbent serves as a liaison to District Counsel for technical-legal clinical and administrative issues, facilitator or consultant for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) teams, facilitator or consultant for process improvement teams, and consultant for policies and procedures involving risk management related issues. The incumbent provides direct staff support to service chiefs, and others in planning, designing, integrating, implementing, modifying, and evaluating the effectiveness of program components and/ or services to improve the quality of patient care and the appropriateness and timeliness of services provided. The RN, Risk Manager Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Directs and manages the organization's risk management program Develops processes to assure that all required risk management information is procured, monitored, analyzed, and reported Educates staff regarding the process and concepts of clinical and institutional disclosure, protected peer review, and tort claims processes Coordinates the Protected Peer Review process, working with the Chief of Staff Initiates and/or participates in Protected Peer Reviews to determine the appropriateness and quality of care Follows-up on actions and outcome measures from the Protected Peer Review process, ensuring documentation of processes per the Peer Review directive Coordinates and directs Tort Claim information system activities Assists in medical center activities, preparations for and coordination of internal and external audits to ensure compliance with VHA and accrediting agency requirements VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm (Tour of duty subject to change based on agency needs) Telework: Not Available Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact the EDRP Coordinator [email protected] for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Requirements

Qualifications

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. Preferred Experience: MSN preferred; three to five years of current Quality Management/Performance Improvement/Risk Management experience; Demonstrated ability to assess, plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate risk management activities through a continuous performance improvement approach; demonstrated ability to effect improvement outcomes in group leadership roles and assignments; demonstrated collaboration skills with multiple disciplines and leadership; demonstrated ability to work independently and prioritize risk management activities to meet required responsibilities of the position. 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: Heavy Lifting (45 lbs. and over); Heavy Carrying (45 lbs. and over); Straight Pulling (up to 1 hour); Pushing (1 - 2 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (up to 4 hours); Standing (up to 4 hours); Repeated bending (up to 2 hours); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16"; Hearing (aid permitted).

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center One Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30901 US
• Name: Carlton Christie Jr.
• Email: [email protected]