Registered Nurse, Quality Management Consultant

Quick Facts

Role: Registered Nurse (RN) Quality Management Consultant.
Work setting: Medical Center plus all off-site locations.
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (flexibility available).
Telework: Not available.
Work type: Not a virtual position.

Description

The Quality Management (QM) RN Consultant is assigned responsibility for a quality management program area across the Medical Center and off-site locations. You will collect and monitor quality data, ensure staff compliance with relevant policies, directives, and standards, report trends, and provide direct staff support to services as they plan and implement comprehensive quality management activities. The role emphasizes leadership and improving quality-of-care outcomes through evidence-based, program-wide performance improvements.

Responsibilities

• Collect data and monitor staff compliance with policies, directives, and standards.
• Provide reports detailing trends and performance related to the assigned QM program area.
• Support services in planning, designing, integrating, implementing, modifying, and administering a comprehensive quality management program area.
• Provide direct staff support to all services involved in quality management activities.
• Participate in facility councils, committees, and workgroups.
• Demonstrate leadership and creative approaches to improving quality-of-care outcomes for groups of patients.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens may be appointed only when VA cannot recruit qualified citizens, per VA policy).
• Basic written and spoken English proficiency.
• Graduate of an approved professional nursing program (ACEN or CCNE) or meet VA-approved nursing education pathways (including bridge program pathway or foreign credential equivalency).
• Current, full, active, unrestricted RN licensure.
• Selective Service Registration for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Complete VA online onboarding and pre-employment requirements; pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Complete all application requirements in the “Required Documents” section.
• Physical ability to lift, move, and transport patients; assist with patient transfers; work with acutely ill patients; exposure to bloodborne pathogens; may require respirator use (facial hair restrictions apply if respirator is required).

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards.
• Paid time off: 50 days per year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays).
• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contribution.
• Insurance: federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care (many federal programs can be continued into retirement).
• Work schedule: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. with flexibility.