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Nursing Quality Consultant

Franklin, Tennessee

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Success within a company doesn’t just happen. It requires committed teams of talented people who understand and embrace an organization’s goals and work together at the highest level to achieve them. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll work collaboratively with a great group of people to serve Lifepoint’s diversified healthcare delivery network of hospitals and care sites across the nation. We know that providing high-quality care depends on our ability to find, keep and empower creative and determined people who share in our commitment to our mission: Making communities healthier.

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What do you need to be successful at Lifepoint Health? Here are the top traits we’re looking for:

  • Analytical
  • Compassionate
  • Problem-solver
  • Collaborative
  • Goal-oriented
  • Thoughtful

“I have been with Lifepoint for 3 years and have been fortunate to grow within this great company. I feel valued, I work with amazing colleagues, and I enjoy coming to work every day!”

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Benefits

  • Competitive pay

    We offer competitive pay for all employees based on the market, role, skill set and experience.

  • Growth opportunities and succession planning

    Our succession planning initiatives identify an internal bench of top talent and offer development opportunities to prepare them to fill crucial roles in the organization as they become available.

  • Insurance (for eligible employees)

    We’re committed to you and your family feeling supported and secure – our benefits include medical, eye, prescription, life insurance, and more.

  • Collaborative work environment

    We know that providing high-quality care depends on our ability to find, keep and empower creative and determined people who work together to advance our mission – making communities healthier.

  • Paid time off (for eligible employees)

    At Lifepoint, we believe in a strong work-life balance and offer competitive paid time off.

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

    As a Lifepoint employee, you and your family will have access to counseling and relationship support, legal services, financial services and more.

Nursing Quality Consultant

Franklin, Tennessee

Job ID 524579 Date posted 10/17/2024
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Description

The Nursing Consultant will be responsible for: Consultation of IRF Chief Nursing Officers and helps supports and coordinates functions and activities of nursing department and assigned clinical operation departments.  Consults with and advises Chief Nursing Officers on the nursing operations of the hospital. Develops nursing and clinical department’s goals, objectives, and standards of performance, policies and procedures. Organizes nursing and clinical departments according to administrative and nursing service guidelines; ensures compliance with legal, organizational, and medical staff standards. Has authority and responsibility for establishing, directing, and implementing the Standards of Nursing Practice and the clinical operations and financial matters related to all nursing and clinical care areas and functions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
•    Provides oversight of a professional working conditions for employees.
•    Measures and assesses the nursing department performance with all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
•    Assists with development of the budget for the nursing department in collaboration with the CNO.
•    Demonstrates knowledge of staffing plans, management of nursing hours per patient day, and quality of work of nursing staff.
•    Assures compliance with nursing scope of practice and HIPAA.
•    Enforces compliance of the nursing department with education/in-service requirements/orientation and competencies.
•    Promotes rehabilitation nursing philosophy and practice; encourages staff development, including acquisition of CRRN for qualified registered nurses.
•    Assists to review and evaluate risk and quality indicators, patient satisfaction results, and outcomes in order to continually improve performance and outcomes; communicates this information to the nursing department.
•    Facilitates management activities including interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counseling, and performance evaluations of staff in the nursing department.
•    Assures occurrence of appropriate documentation, including documentation of medical necessity, by staff in medical records; monitors completion and revisions to the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
•    Assures education and training is provided to nursing staff on Quality Indicators (QI); assures timely and accurate QI assessments and scoring is performed.
•    Other duties as assigned


Qualifications

Skills:

  • Basic computer knowledge.
  • Ability to maintain control and respond calmly and positively during crisis situations (i.e., Code Blue).
  • Appropriate telephone communication skills.
  • Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
  • Additional languages preferred.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or clinical specialty preferred. Orproof of intention to complete Master’s Degree 
  • Current unrestricted Registered Nurse licensure.
  • Current CRRN or obtained within 2 years preferred
  • Minimum of five years’ experience in healthcare administration/management with a minimum of two years’ experience at a senior nursing management level.
  • Minimum of five years’ experience in hospital management in an inpatient, acute care environment.
  • Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Travel 80% of time
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