Clinical Nurse Specialist- Clinical Quality & Accreditation

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist — Clinical Quality and Accreditation

Contract: National Guard Bureau Clinical Quality Management and Credentialing & Privileging Services (Sources Sought PANNGB27P0000042525)

Hiring Entity:  Unified Health Partners, LLC — Essential HealthCare Solutions

Reports To: Program Manager (clinical direction from the Unified Health Partners Chief Clinical Officer)

Employment Type: Full-time, exempt

Location:  On-site, Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762; telework to be determined at award

Compensation: [$56.48] — subject to any Service Contract Act wage determination in the awarded contract

Status: Contingent upon contract award to Unified Health Partners, LLC

 

Position Summary

Leads the clinical quality side of the contract. Directs accreditation and inspection readiness, clinical performance measurement, and continuous quality improvement for Air National Guard medical units, and serves as the clinical subject matter expert supporting credentialing and privileging decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the accreditation and compliance program, keeping units ready for Air Force Inspection Agency and Inspector General inspections and tracking each finding to closure.
• Design and run clinical performance measures, analyze results, and present trends and improvement plans to unit and Air National Guard leadership.
• Lead continuous quality improvement projects using structured methods (Plan-Do-Study-Act, root cause analysis), with measurable outcomes.
• Provide clinical review of CCPB packages and of provider performance data used for reappointment.
• Support patient safety event review and work with the Risk Management / Adverse Actions Specialist on clinical quality issues.
• Develop and maintain clinical quality policies and training aligned with Department of Defense Instruction 6025.13, Defense Health Agency Procedures Manual 6025.13, and Air Force Instruction 44-119 (Medical Quality Operations).
• Deliver all work against defined contract deliverables, without Government direction of daily tasks.

  Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing with Clinical Nurse Specialist preparation.
• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse license and Clinical Nurse Specialist / advanced practice recognition as required by the state of licensure.
• Clinical Nurse Specialist board certification (for example, ACCNS from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses or an equivalent nationally recognized certification).
• 5+ years in clinical quality, patient safety, or accreditation work.
• Experience in the Military Health System (military treatment facility, Defense Health Agency, or Reserve/Guard medical unit).
• Able to pass a federal background investigation and obtain and keep a Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC).
• Completes HIPAA, Privacy Act, and cybersecurity awareness training before system access and annually after that.
• Able to travel occasionally to Air National Guard medical units as required.

  Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).
• Experience preparing facilities for Joint Commission surveys or military health services inspections.
• Military nursing service, Air Force or Air National Guard preferred.

Unified Health Partners, LLC and its joint venture members are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Essential HealthCare Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status