Nurse (Quality Improvement Coordinator) Home Based Primary Care

Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

• The QI coordinator will work with the Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) and service leadership and be responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and evaluating the implementation of the Ambulatory Care Quality Management Program HBPC and Transition Care Partners program in accordance with the Health Care System mission and strategic plan. Using a continuous quality improvement model, the QI coordinator collaborates with clinical and administrative leadership to identify opportunities of improving patient outcomes throughout the service line. Duties include but are not limited to: Maintaining accurate knowledge of VHA Directives, Federal regulations and laws related to outpatient primary care quality measures and activities with special focus on home visits. Participating in quality improvement initiatives to ensure continued assessment and process improvement. Educate teams on how to access and review appropriate quality dashboards. Provide quality reports and analysis at request of service leadership. Work to ensure that activities within the service line are in compliance with oversight requirements and VA guidelines Generate OPPE's and FPPE's (provider evaluation documents) for providers in HBPC (to include assigning and collecting information from peer reviews and abstract of data from appropriate sites) and route for appropriate review/signature Communicate OPPE's and FPPE's to Professional Staff Board (PSB) in method indicated by PSB and or Credentialing and Privileging Staff. Revise service level quality forms when needed and with input of service leadership Participating in Provider/Clinician onboarding and continuous education related to performance metrics. Actively participates in site visits and inspections (ex. Joint Commission, Office of Inspector General, etc.). Leads efforts in Service sites being constantly ready for visits. May participate in quality review of home-based primary care home visits May round at clinics or sites of care to review quality efforts and in support of continuous readiness for survey visits. May participate in direct patient communication/contact as part of population health efforts Supports Medical Director(s) of HBPC in program direction and coordination especially between services. Other duties as assigned in support of HBPC and service/Health Care System. 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: 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday Telework: May be available with supervisor approval and per agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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