Quality Assurance Nurse Coordinator - Hospice - CorsoCare

QAPI Coordinator - Hospice - Registered Nurse

CorsoCare Hospice, N. Canton, OH

At CorsoCare we offer:

Employee First Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Continued Growth and Education from training, supportive leadership, and collaboration
• Community based visits
• A company provided tablet and smart phone with 24/7/365 IT support
• Dedicated schedulers to support flexible scheduling options
• Generous PTO/Holiday (23 days first year)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Pet Insurance

Employee First Culture - YOU BELONG, YOU MATTER!

• What makes you different, makes us great
• You are part of a team
• Your unique experiences and perspectives inspire others
• A 1440 Culture - one that strives to use all 1440 minutes in each day to create the absolute best experiences with every person, in every interaction, every minute of everyday.

Position Summary:
A professional who assists the Director/Administrator with the development and ongoing administration of the Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.

Qualifications:
•Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state of Ohio.
•Three to five (3-5) years of hospice experience, preferred.
•One (1) year experience in QAPI, preferred.
•Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
•Ability to work with individuals, to enlist cooperation of many people to perform/achieve a common goal.

Essential Responsibilities:
•Understands and adheres to established Hospice policies and procedures.
•Understands and promotes principles of continuous QAPI.
•Responsible for the orientation of new staff to Hospice’s QAPI program.
•Assists in the planning and consultative needs of staff.
•Assists in the preparation and implementation of policies and procedures which meet Medicare, Medicaid, accreditation standards and state and local laws.
•Participates in studies and other administrative functions as assigned.
•Serves as a role model for all colleagues by setting an example of high standards in dress, conduct, cooperation, and job performance.
•Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient related information.
•Accepts responsibility for regular attendance and punctuality; fulfills job related requirements without regard to time involved.
•Serves as a resource person to employees.
•Investigates and reports any problem relating to patient care and/or employee well-being.
•Immediately reports any accident, incident, lost articles, or unusual occurrence to the Director/Administrator.
•Attends pertinent continuing education programs other than routine in-services and shares information with staff.
•Assists in the development of QAPI activities with appropriate data collection, aggregation, analysis, taking action, and reporting of results according to Hospice’s QAPI plan.
•Reviews patient medical records for compliance with federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards, and Hospice policies and guidelines.
•Chairs QAPI committee; prepares QAPI reports/minutes of meetings; forwards reports according to QAPI plan.
•Assists in the identification of goals and related patient outcomes.
•Coordinates, participates, and reports activities and outcomes.
•Other duties as assigned by the Director/Administrator.

General Working Conditions:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee without restriction to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. OSHA Occupational Hazard present. For physical demands of position including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, see following description.
This position may entail standing/sitting for long periods of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to communicate effectively with others, sit, stand, walk and use hands to handle keyboard, telephone, paper, files, and other equipment and objects. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to review detailed documents and read computer screens. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The work environment requires appropriate interaction with others. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Occasional travel to different locations may be required.
This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

Equal Opportunity Employer
I have read the above job description and understand the duties and responsibilities associated with the position. I can perform the essential functions of this position without specific accommodations.

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