Registered Nurse - Quality & Patient Safety Specialist

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. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : As a Registered Nurse with Quality & Patient Safety, you will: Execute responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience and creative approaches to management of quality of care outcomes. Responsible for providing subject matter expertise in assigned duties to improve patient and organizational outcomes. Support service programs including but not limited to Accreditation, Risk Management, Patient Safety, Infection Control, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Performance Measures, safe patient handling, and high reliability. manages special projects and/or special reviews to meet the overall quality management needs of QPS service and the organization Conduct detailed planning, professional communication and innovative approaches to the improvement of patient care/healthcare programs development. Accountable for the effective coordination, process implementation, and interpretation of policy and procedures applicable to assigned programs projects. Serve as a liaison to the VISN and national program offices and collaboratively interacts with a variety of facility, VISN, and national programs related to functions of their assigned programs and projects. 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: Tour of Duty will be Determined by the Supervisor Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact susan.bringel@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warra

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) is a level 3 facility that provides access to patient care to over 130,000 veterans across a 2.6M square mile area of the Pacific Ocean delivering a full range of comprehensive health care services. The VAPIHCS operates eight community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) covering seven county areas. These outpatient clinics are in America Samoa, Guam, Hilo, Kauai, Kona, Windward, and Maui. More History can be found here: https://www.hawaii.va.gov/about/history.asp