Registered Nurse- Quality, Safety & Value Consultant Patient Safety

Quality, Safety & Value Consultant Patient Safety Registered Nurse

The Quality, Safety & Value Consultant Patient Safety Registered Nurse will partner with key stakeholders and initiate improvement efforts as needed. They perform quality management and performance improvement activities in support of system improvements that ultimately are designed to improve quality of care and services provided, customer service activities, or other business procedures used by MVAHCS. The QSV RN Consultant will act as an inside consultant for an array of Quality Management programs within QSV, but is primarily assigned to the Patient Safety Program, with the understanding that the incumbent will also have the agility and ability to work as a consultant with other departments and services and supporting other QSV programs as needed or assigned. Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitate and lead teams for key organizational initiatives related to organizational performance metrics, driving improvement initiatives from problem identification to sustainment of corrective actions.
• Promotes a culture of high reliability and psychological safety within the system and partners with clinical and operational leaders and staff to ensure that standards and regulatory requirements are met in an environment of continual readiness efficacy. Continually evaluates and improves processes, activities, learning, and communication within these programs.
• Research and design advanced development opportunities for both employees and leaders at all levels.
• Conducts Root Cause Analysis, Proactive Risk Assessments, processes JPSRs, tracks and trends data, and educates staff on safety reporting systems.
• Skilled in development of plans to measure, analyze, and report results of related data.
• Self-starter who works independently with minimal supervision, demonstrates expertise in management of tight deadlines, working on multiple projects/initiatives at once, and utilization of resources to meet departmental/organizational goals.
• Experience in preparing and presenting information, formal presentations, and education/training, to all sizes of audiences from frontline staff to Executive and/or VISN leadership.
• Builds knowledge and abilities of MVAHCS staff to support and improve patient safety, Readiness, and High Reliability.
• Chairs and/or participates on assigned organizational committees, teams, or rounding, assuring fulfillment of committee charter/functions, and acting as quality liaison.
• Active change agent and mentor related to Continuous Readiness, Process Improvement, and High Reliability continuously seeking out ways to improve processes and patient care.
• Partners with the local and regional counterparts to identify and implement evidence-based practices.
• Utilizes Lean principals, evidence-based practice, and other VHA-endorsed processes to promote process improvement.

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

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday Days

Telework: ADHOC-May be authorized (Employee who Telework on an occasional, episodic, or short-term, and have completed required telework training and telework agreement).

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.