Registered Nurse - Quality Management Consultant - Risk Manager

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Duties include, but not limited to:

• Incorporates performance improvement activities within the overall program to reduce and minimize risks within the medical center through such activities as clinical monitoring of high risk activities (i.e., code blue, restraints, moderate sedation, airway management, invasive procedures, etc.).
• Collaborates with the Patient Safety Manager to trend and analyze patient incidents, ensuring the integration of the Patient Safety and Risk Management programs.
• Coordinates the distribution of risk management advisories and other non-VA alerts (e.g. Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alerts).
• Triages complaints and claims related to professional and general liability, while assisting with requests from the Office of Medical and Legal Affairs hearings and case reviews.
• Effectively communicates with Human Resources and legal counsel to facilitate a corrective action plan.
• Responsible for loss prevention and reduction (clinical and non-clinical), claims management, through patient and employee safety and regulatory accreditation compliance.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

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: 7:30am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized