LVN Quality Assurance Coordinator - CalAIM

Wellpath; Oroville (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition assistance

EAP

Company paid life insurance

Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

Wellness program

Banking perks

Job summary

Wellpath is seeking a Quality Assurance Coordinator to support quality improvement in a correctional health setting. You will manage performance data collection, ensure documentation aligns with health care standards, and drive improvements tied to CalAIM programs.

This role emphasizes accountability and collaborative problem-solving. Ideal candidates have nursing governance experience, QA training, and a background in healthcare quality assurance within correctional facilities.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• Training in processes and quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Collects, analyzes, and oversees quality performance data.
• Designs, conducts, and evaluates quality audits, reviews, and control plans.
• Performs and coordinates medical record and documentation reviews.
• Prepares and generates reports on performance against quality indicators and CalAIM metrics.
• Collaborates with leadership to address gaps and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Data analysis

Quality audits

Documentation reviews

Reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Graduate nursing degree

Quality tools training

Tools

CalAIM metrics

Job description

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join Us And Find a Career That Supports

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks And Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
• Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Quality Assurance Coordinator supports quality improvement efforts by managing how performance data is collected, reviewed, and shared within a correctional health care setting. Working under the direction of site leadership, the position helps ensure records and documentation meet required protocols and health care standards. The role focuses on monitoring compliance and driving quality improvement activities tied to CalAIM programs. It plays an important part in evaluating performance and supporting accountability for care delivered to the justice-involved population.

Key Responsibilities

• Collects, analyzes, and oversees quality performance data and related data entry
• Designs, conducts, and evaluates quality audits, reviews, and control plans
• Performs and coordinates medical record and documentation reviews to abstract relevant data
• Prepares and generates reports on performance against quality indicators and CalAIM metrics
• Collaborates with leadership to address gaps, support training efforts, and implement corrective actions

Additional Details

Mon-Friday, 8-5pm

• pay is $34.20 - $38.00

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduate degree from a nationally accredited nursing program
• Training in processes and quality tools

Experience

• Minimum one (1) year of experience
• Two (2) or more years of experience working in a QA setting or hold certificate in quality (i.e. Green Belt, Certified Quality Technician, Quality Improvement Associate or Quality Inspector)
• A background in healthcare quality assurance and a solid understanding of CalAIM policies and Medi-Cal requirements are essential for success in this role.
• Previous correctional/detention facility experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS certification through AHA
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving ACLS certification through AHA

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an affirmative action employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.