Nurse (Resident Assessment Coordinator / Restorative)

Restorative Nursing Program Oversight

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Duties include, but not limited to:

• Oversees the Restorative nursing program.
• Completes assessments per SOP guidelines and places orders for program.
• Ensures staff are implementing cares and audits compliance.
• Provides required training to staff to ensure competency.
• Communicates programs to staff to complete for veterans.
• Leading the CLC Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)/Minimum Data Set (MDS) program, which includes serving as the Facility Administrator of the RAI/MDS program and MDS software and promoting the application of the RAI/MDS Assessment for resident care planning.
• Directing the RAI/MDS RN who is responsible for coding for nursing assigned sections and Care Area Assessments (CAAs).
• Identifying CLC Interdisciplinary Team members to conduct the interrater reliability reviews, which must be conducted, at a minimum, quarterly.
• Collaborating with CLC management or charge nurse to support the CLC Interdisciplinary Team members conducting the interrater reliability review, at a minimum, quarterly, which assesses the accuracy of the RAI/MDS Assessment and reporting trends of errors identified.
• In the absence of a CLC MDS RN, the CLC RAC must document and take corrective action when notified of any discrepancies in coding or documentation during the interrater reliability review.
• Transmitting RAI/MDS Assessments to the Austin Information Technology Center. Communicating Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines changes, educational sessions, MDS coding changes and RAI/MDS program updates to CLC staff and developing and implementing educational plans for CLC staff to ensure ongoing education for the completion of the RAI/MDS process and software.
• Ensuring, in accordance with current CMS and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requirements, completion of the RAI/MDS Assessment by the CLC Interdisciplinary Team and providing recommendations, developing, and updating procedures related to the RAI/MDS process.
• Serving as an expert consultant in identifying quality of care deficiencies and assisting with performance improvement projects related to quality management and CLC Compare.
• Responsible for downloading, validating, and distributing quality management and PDPM reports and distributing them to the CLC Interdisciplinary Team and leadership.
• Assisting with continued survey readiness for the annual unannounced survey process and Interim Quality Oversight survey readiness for the CLC.
• Ensuring the CLC meets regulatory guidelines for scheduling quarterly and comprehensive MDS assessments as outlined in the MDS guidelines.
• Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.

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, 0600am - 2:30pm

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs