Quality Assurance Nurse Jobs

The Quality Assurance Nurse, is responsible for ensuring and improving the quality of patient care and healthcare processes. The QA nurse will work closely with Associate VP of Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Area Managers to assess compliance with standards, identify areas for improvement, and implement quality improvement initiatives. The QA Nurse plays a vital role in promoting patient safety, enhancing clinical outcomes, and maintaining regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluating and reporting compliance rates on a quarterly basis
• Conduct audits and reviews of healthcare processes, clinical documentation, and patient records to assess compliance with standards and regulations
• Ensures policies and procedures are followed with the documentation review of the clinicians
• Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives, policies, and procedures to enhance patient care and safety
• Participate in data gathering, workflow documentation and process/practice redesign efforts
• Ensure documentation is complete and consistent with care and reflects legal requirement
• Collaborate with healthcare providers and interdisciplinary teams to identify areas for improvement and develop action plans

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse (RN) with current, unrestricted license in Indiana
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and managing a wide range of quality projects
• Experience demonstrating ability to work well with minimal supervision and on a team
• Minimum of 3 years clinical practice experience performing medical record review
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• In-depth knowledge of healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, and quality improvement methodologies

All GuideStar employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu. GuideStar follows all applicable laws; contact [email protected] for more information.

What Makes Us Great

At GuideStar Eldercare, we provide onsite psychiatric, neurologic and psychological care for patients with neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders in Long Term Care Facilities. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for our shared patients by easing their suffering while actively promoting their safety, functionality, and dignity.

Led by CEO/Founder, Dr. Steven Posar, our innovative care does not end with patient diagnosis and treatment. We work with long-term care facilities on complex medical management issues and regulatory compliance that help facilities establish and maintain high standards of care and compliance.

GuideStar is recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System, reliably providing a set of four evidence-based elements of high-quality care known as the 4Ms Framework. In addition, GuideStar presented innovative research at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in 2018 and 2020.

GuideStar Eldercare 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.