Regional Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Consultant

Regional Registered Nurse Clinical Consultant

Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services is hiring a Full-Time Regional Registered Nurse Clinical Consultant that will support our long term care and Skilled nursing facilities in our Richmond, Virginia Region.

This position requires a RN License valid in the state of Virginia.

The Clinical Registered Nurse Consultant will be responsible to support our facilities nursing departments and management team.

The individual will assist with facilitating changes in practices, professional development and enhance nursing management policies to promote professional standards of care.

Must have extensive clinical knowledge of requirements in skilled nursing facilities to support the facility's care and services.

The clinical nurse consultant must be compassionate, possess good communication skills and an advocate for patient's best interests.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures that the facility is in compliance with Federal and VA regulations as well as the organization's policy and procedures.
• Conducts audits of the facility's systems and evaluates for survey readiness, compliance with Medicare requirements and optimal quality of care for each resident.
• Performs regular review of Electronic Medication Administration Records (EMAR), Point of Care (POC), Point Click Care (PCC) to ensure compliance.
• Regularly monitors wound care program in order to promote quality outcomes provided in the facilities to ensure appropriateness and effectiveness.
• Reviews Risk management portal to ensure that incident investigation and follow up are completed timely, incident reports and follow up notes regularly to ensure state reportable incidents are being reported, proper procedure is being followed and documented.
• Attends QAPI, monthly Infection Control, weight and psychotropic meetings.
• Ability to support the Director of Nursing and Administrator as needed.
• Provides mentoring and support for facility administrative staff and assists with problem solving as needed
• Reviews medical records prior to any legal requests for documents
• Conducts audits including resident charts, medication room and QA interventions.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• Five years management experience with experience in long-term care; Previous experience as a Director of Nursing Services (DON) required
• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an RN in Virginia
• Proficient in communication and writing skills
• Must have a valid driver's license. Position requires travel
• General knowledge of professional basic nursing, restoratives and personal care services.
• Ability to read, and interpret documents, write reports, and correspondence and possess
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation, and interaction with coworkers.

The clinical nurse consultant will report to the Chief Clinical Officer.

We offer a comprehensive salary and benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401K, and much more.