Deputy Chief of Quality Management - Registered Nurse

<p>The Deputy Chief of Quality Management (QM) - Registered Nurse (RN) executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and, influence the organizational healthcare mission.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Start your career here. The George E. Whalen VA Medical Center is a Complexity Level 1A facility with inpatient, outpatient, mental health, and community-based services. The Deputy Chief of Quality Management functions as a key nursing leader supporting these organizational priorities through delegated responsibilities, program coordination, and expert consultation. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Function as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who has a wide range of experience and leadership ability. Demonstrate performance broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients. Supervise QM staff. Assess plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the quality and safety of the delivery of care for the organization. Assume leadership role in the facilitation of regulatory compliance for internal and external oversight bodies (i.e., The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directives and Handbooks, etc.), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of the Medical Inspector (OMI), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and VHA performance measures, supporting performance improvement work, and supporting and guiding the work of committees. Ensure services have systems and processes in place to provide safe, quality care that is consistent with external benchmarks. Lead performance improvement initiatives by the identification of quality metrics, trending data, maintenance of the quality metric dashboard, and acts as a subject matter expert in data analysis and data display. Consult and act as a resource to leadership and staff in standards interpretation, implementation, patient safety, infection control, risk management, and re-design of processes and structures to improve care outcomes. Develop and implement policy and procedures, collaborate with service departments, and work toward meeting the strategic plan of the organization. Oversee and monitor corrective actions from survey findings and assist services who are performance outliers. Provide oversight for programs such as the Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR), Tort Claims, and Peer Review. Responsible for completion of clinical quality reviews, clinical data analysis, and identify opportunities for improvement. Other duties as assigned. 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: Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.