Quality & Compliance RN Lead – QAPI Champion

Friendly Senior Living; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Friendly Senior Living seeks a Quality Assurance Coordinator RN to lead the organization’s QAPI program, ensuring compliance with CMS and state regulations while fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

The RN in this role partners with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams to monitor care processes, analyze outcomes, identify risks, and implement best-practice improvements that enhance resident outcomes and survey readiness.

Qualifications

• Current, unencumbered RN license in good standing.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years of nursing experience, preferably in long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Lead QAPI program and drive performance improvement across the facility.
• Coordinate and monitor quality indicators, dashboards, and metrics.
• Conduct audits (medication, falls, wound care) and follow up with corrective actions.
• Lead root cause analyses and develop Plans of Correction.
• Ensure CMS/state/federal regulatory compliance and survey readiness.
• Educate and support nursing staff on quality standards and documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data management

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Detail oriented

EHR proficiency

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse license (RN)

Bachelor’s in Nursing

Tools

EHR systems

Quality reporting tools

Job description

Friendly Senior Living seeks a Quality Assurance Coordinator RN to lead the organization’s QAPI program, ensuring compliance with CMS and state regulations while fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

The RN in this role partners with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams to monitor care processes, analyze outcomes, identify risks, and implement best-practice improvements that enhance resident outcomes and survey readiness.