Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time
Location UR Medicine Home Care
Salary $67,700 - $115,045
DescriptionPosition Summary: The Quality Nurse Analyst is responsible for collaborating with clinicians at established points in time to assure accurate training, education, and understanding of agency policies, procedures, and standards. The position serves to provide appropriate support and promote quality patient care, positive patient outcomes, and staff retention.
Schedule:Monday- Friday, Days 8am to 430pmEducation & Experience - Applicants must possess the following qualifications or an equivalent combination of education and experience:
- Education: Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing.
- Experience: Two (2) or more years of experience working in Home Health, working with Medicare Regulations and/or experience in home care criteria and processes related to Managed Care.
- OASIS certification within one year of hire.
Licensure, Certification, and/or Credential Requirements - Currently licensed as a professional Registered Nurse in the state of New York.
- Valid NY State Driver's License and reliable transportation.
- Current CPR certification or ability to obtain upon hire.
Responsibilities - Collaborate with clinical staff, clinical supervisors, and managers to facilitate competence in skill development and critical thinking. Notify managers of discrepancies and inconsistencies.
- Serve as a resource to staff related to clinical assessment of patients and the need for appropriate interventions.
- Identify cases for interdisciplinary conferences for assigned team(s) and attend as indicated. Participate in recertification conferencing as needed.
- Collaborate with clinical supervisors/managers. Participate in department and team meetings to provide education to staff on best practice, documentation, and regulatory updates.
- Proficient use of Home Care electronic medical record and Decision Support software. Prepare, distribute and present reports related to utilization of care and clinical outcomes as needed.
- Develop and maintain education related to the following, including, but not limited to: mandatories, competencies, skills labs, and focused co-visits.
- Performs comprehensive chart audits as needed to identify performance improvement needs. Develop appropriate education and monitoring to ensure clinical excellence and quality patient care objectives are achieved.
- Performs drug regimen review per regulatory requirement on all therapy starts of care. Communicates with management regarding concerns.
- Monitors key agency reports to identify actual/ potential performance improvement needs.
- Monitors and resolves agency work queues as assigned.
Knowledge, Skill, & Ability Requirements - Attention/Concentration: Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. It is highly likely that multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at the same time.
- New Learning and Memory: Demonstrated ability to grasp new information or concepts and apply knowledge gained to carry out detailed instructions.
- Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking: Skillful at identifying solutions, based on knowledge, past experience, and/or adaptive thinking skills.
- Independent and Sound Judgement: Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and adhere to procedures and problem solve, when encountering situations that deviate from the norm (typically with the support of flow charts or set procedures).
- Aptitude: Skillful at adapting and adjusting to unpredictable or variable changes, as they occur.
- Adaptable: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
- Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.
- Interpersonal Relations: Possess skills to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.
Salary Range: $67,700 - $115,045#URM2
This position is currently accepting applications. 
