Description

Description:

Job Summary:

Supports the Assistant Area Administrator, or agency designee in upholding Regional Home Care Quality, compliance, and policy and procedure, in accordance with centers for Medicare and Medicaid, along with The Joint Commission standards and all state and federal regulatory and compliance requirements. Coordinates the activities of departments, committees and home care field/office staff to develop and document ongoing evaluation activities; perform studies and problem focused reviews; interpret data and promote the Home Care Quality Improvement Program to medical, nursing and support services. May assume the role of clinical supervisor when necessary and able.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Consults with Area Administrator, Director of Patient Care Services, agency Supervisors and Physicians in charge of special care areas to assist them in developing ongoing evaluation programs to identify, resolve, and report opportunities to improve patient care.
• May represent the Department on local/ Regional committees.
• Designs, conducts and evaluates studies and problem focused reviews requested by Area Administrator, Director of Patient Care Services, agency Supervisors and Physicians which frequently involve sensitive, confidential, or medical legal issues.
• Performs and oversees ongoing Quality Improvement activities across the home care service line to assure timeliness, accuracy and compliance with licensing and regulation requirements.
• Use and educate end users on data display tools, including statistical process control methods.
• Participate in risk management by investigating problems encountered by patients, identifying patterns and trends in patient care problems, and developing policies and procedures to reduce risks.
• Monitors compliance with quality improvement requirements.
• Assist in the preparation of the Quality of Care reports that are sent to the home care service line and quality leadership.
• Develop and conduct presentations on the quality improvement standards and the home care service line Improvement Plan to ensure compliance with TJC, NCQA and other regulatory agency standards.
• Conducts special clinical studies related to patient care management.
• Participate in the annual development of the home care service line goals for Quality Improvement.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of experience as a licensed registered nurse.
• OR
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in one of the following areas: Healthcare Quality, Accreditation, Consulting or Strategic Planning.

Education

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Effective communications and comprehension skills
• Experience in a patient advocate role to insure a patient centered activities or programs
• Familiarity with medical procedures and terminology.
• Strong planning, organizing, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Proficient with PC applications including database, spreadsheet (excel), and word processing.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of experience as a licensed home care agency nurse or supervisor.
• Detailed knowledge of Title 22, TJC, OASIS and NCQA requirements for licensure and accreditation.
• Experience in a quality improvement related role, including leading/facilitating teams in performance improvement.
• Certified in OASIS documentation.
• Current Certified Professional of Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).
• Bachelors or Masters degree in nursing or other health care related field.

Primary Location: California,Woodland Hills,Erwin St. - Care at Home
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Pasadena-So. Los Robles Admin - HH_HP Branch Admin - 0801
Pay Range: $125600 - $162470 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

Requisition #: 1412481

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