Regional Nurse Consultant

Job Type: Full-Time.Your Job SummaryThe Regional Nurse Consultant will be Under the direction of the Director of Clinical Services, the Quality Assurance Nurse is responsible for the planning,implementation and evaluation of the facility’s Quality Measurement and Performance Improvement programaffecting the quality of patient/resident care outcomes, appropriate utilization, employee performance and ethicalbusiness conduct.Qualifications A graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. Current nursing licensure in the state he or she is responsible.. Experienced or trained in nursing service, administration, rehabilitation, psychiatric or geriatricnursing. Two or more years of demonstrated ability in nursing administration and/or supervision in a healthfacility. A desire to work with geriatric and disabled persons. Ability to generate enthusiasm and cooperation from others. Ability to develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships. A genuine interest in and respect for people and a desire to be of service to them. Ability to accept and work with persons with different social and cultural traits. Demonstrates leadership ability and capability to work effectively with all levels of personnel. Experience as a DON is desirable. Knowledge of OBRA, New Mexico Regulations, Title 22, MDS/PPS, TAR as applicable.GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:GENERAL Responsible for 24 hour’s support of all Directors of Nursing Services in their respective regionalassignments. Periodically visits facilities to ensure maximum care is provided to all the residents and to ascertainneed for additional services by reviewing facilities’ QI and QMPIs for trends. Confers regularly with the Regional Vice President regarding current status of nursing service andsubmits written reports and/or action plans as requested.. Maintains good interpersonal relationships with nursing personnel and allied professional services. Participates in professional organization activities, identifies and meets educational needs of staffthrough meetings and in-service classes. Participates in the recruitment, selection, hiring, orientation, training and dismissal of nursingpersonnel. Develops, maintains and upgrades nursing service objectives and standards for nursing practice andnursing procedure manuals. Promotes a safe environment within the facility which includes fire and accident prevention,maintenance of sanitary conditions and assurance that all nursing personnel understand their roles inthe event of a disaster or other disruption of services. Maintains contact with MDS Coordinator regarding accuracy of MDS and appropriatedocumentation. Participates in the education and training of Director of Staff Development. Keeps the Regional Vice President and Director of Nursing Services informed of potential problemsor problem areas within the nursing department. Periodically checks residents’ records, reviews transcriptions of physicians’ orders to resident chartswith medication and treatment sheets to assure that they are accurate. Reviews resident charts for completeness. Oversees compliance and preparedness of each facility for state surveys, JCAHO, and other requiredcertification preparations.OPCO Skilled Management provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.