Job opening: Nurse-VISN 19 Quality Consultant
Salary: $140 034 - 250 280 per year
Published at: Jul 02 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?
Duties
Functions/Scope of Assigned Duties:
The VISN Quality Consultant functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and
mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability.
The VISN Quality Consultant provides expert leadership and oversight for daily clinical and
administrative VISN operations.
The VISN Quality Consultant collaborates with leaders and key stakeholders at all levels of
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)-Facility, VISN and Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO)
for mutual achievement of VHA and VISN goals. The VISN Quality Consultant establishes
successful collaborative relationships with other Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, VISN, and VHA
program offices involved in these oversight functions and builds effective partnerships to
increase organizational cohesiveness across healthcare functions.
The VISN Quality Consultant is accountable for the effective coordination, process
implementation, and interpretation of policy and procedures for quality management??
programs, which may include accreditation and utilization management (UM). Supports facility
level clinical practice of designated areas to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance and
evidence-based practice.
The VISN Quality Consultant is responsible and accountable for the provision of information,
education, training, and technical support for employees related to quality, UM and
accreditation programs. Works in collaboration with all disciplines and services affected by
accreditation activities. Core elements of performance include ability to evaluate program
structure, processes, and effectiveness and recommend strategies for program improvement.
The incumbent is responsible for actively participating in facility, VISN, and national level quality
improvement processes and initiatives and providing advanced clinical and administrative
consultation and recommendations relative to programs, committees, and/or services that
relate to quality programs including accreditation and UM. Responsible for serving as the Chair
or member of associated committees as appropriate.
The VISN Quality Consultant works closely with VISN, VACO, and facility staff at each site. The
VISN Quality Consultant demonstrates leadership that is characterized by substantial and
continuous responsibility and accountability for quality and high reliability organizational
principles that transcends services and influence organizational mission and health care within
the VISN.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards
Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
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
Preferred Experience: Two years of recent VHA Accreditation and/or Utilization Management experience.
Duty Station: Position can be located at any facility within the VISN 19 catchment area.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm (Evenings and weekends may be required)
Telework: Available as determined by the Supervisor
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), 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 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); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (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 to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
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. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification.
The following Scope, Education and Dimension criteria must be met to qualify for Nurse IV:
Scope: Executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross service and/or discipline lines and influence organizational mission and health care.
Education: Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV. *Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees.
Dimensions:
Leadership. Leads health care delivery by leveraging evidence-based practices, industry-leading research, and innovative care models. Drives a shared vision and successfully leads change to improve performance and attain measurable outcomes at the program or service level.
Business Acumen. Transforms health care by implementing new processes, technology, informatics, and data analytics using business models and fundamental concepts of resource management at the program or service level.
Inspiring an Industry-Leading Culture. Employs an industry leading, shared decision-making culture. Cultivates a diverse and inclusive workforce that serves Veterans, families and caregivers of all backgrounds and builds trust, cultural competencies and catalyzes dynamic teams at the program or service level.
Communication and Relationship Management. Directs the effective use of relationship management principles to achieve positive customer service experiences that are consistent with professional organizational values, beliefs and practices at the program or services level.
Professional and Social Responsibility. Operationalizes a culture of holistic care, health advocacy and health equity. Applies ethical principles in decision-making at the program or service level. Advances nursing knowledge through health science research and the translation and dissemination of evidence into practice to maximize the value to Veterans and the community.
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.
Preferred Experience: Two years of recent VHA Accreditation and/or Utilization Management experience.
Physical Requirements: The position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear and distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. Prolonged periods of standing and walking extended distances in this 1.2 M square foot facility are required. Occasional travel to any of the outlying 16 facilities in Colorado may be required. Initiates Basic Life Support in accordance with current standards to include automatic defibrillation in life-threatening situations.
Education
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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address VISN 19 VA Rocky Mountain Network
4100 E Mississippi Ave
Glendale, CO 80246
US
- Name: VISN 19 HR Contact Center
- Phone: 719-227-4600
- Email: [email protected]
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