Regional Nurse (RN) Long Term Care

ARIA of Brookfield; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

ARIA Healthcare in Milwaukee is seeking an experienced RN with a strong background in quality assurance to lead clinical and regulatory initiatives across our facility. You will monitor patient care quality, risk management, infection control, and survey readiness while partnering with Clinical Leadership to ensure documentation and processes meet state and federal rules.

The role requires 3–5 years of nursing experience in post-acute or skilled nursing settings, excellent communication, and a

Qualifications

• RN license in state of practice.
• 3–5 years clinical nursing experience, post-acute/skilled nursing preferred.
• Strong understanding of performance improvement, quality assessment and utilization management.
• Compliance with professional standards and practices.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and measures activities related to Quality Assurance.
• Reviews clinical records and provides feedback to Clinical Leadership.
• Compiles, trends and reports quality data (patient care, safety, risk management, infection control, outcomes, customer satisfaction).
• Collaborates with Clinical Leadership to ensure documentation is complete and compliant with care and legal requirements.
• Identifies education and training needs based on trends.
• Maintains knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid rules and transitions processes.
• Develops and rolls out new Quality Assurance programs.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Quality improvement

Documentation

Communication skills

Education

RN license

Job description

Do you see you see yourself wanting to empower patients to be partners in the care they receive?

Do you find yourself wanting to see patients receive their greatest degree of independence?

Are you committed to providing a safe haven for healing for patients and families?

Do you strive in an environment where teamwork makes the dream work?

If you answered yes to these questions, then ARIA Healthcare is the place for you.

At Aria Healthcare, our interdisciplinary team of health professionals is committed to seeing the person before the illness and providing our residents with the gold standard of care.

General Purpose:

Supports successful implementation and maintenance of clinical and quality initiatives and protocols for use at the facility to level to assure the facility is following all State and Federal regulations and its own policies and procedures.

Essential Job Functions:

This facility expects their employees to do whatever is necessary to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents. Therefore, the following list is not all-inclusive:

Responsibilities:

• Monitors and measures activities related to Quality Assurance.
• Reviews clinical records and provides feedback to Clinical Leadership.
• Compiles, trends and reports quality data in the following areas: patient care, safety, risk management, infection control, outcomes and customer satisfaction.
• Works collaboratively with Clinical Leadership to assure documentation is complete and consistent with care and reflects legal requirements.
• Identifies education and training needs based on trends.
• Maintains knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations as well as applies to Transitions processes.
• Responsible for ensuring processes to monitor and evaluate safety, risk management and infection control programs.
• Coordinates, educates and implements monitoring activities for safety, risk management and infection control.
• Develop and roll out new Quality Assurance Program
• Consolidate all survey results and track/trend company-wide results and which areas for focus
• Combine all medical records requests and review, monitor, and manage legal cases
• Manage and update all managers with pertinent information
• Requirements:
• RN licensed in the state program is located.
• Three (3) to five (5) years clinical nursing experience. An emphasis in Post Acute/Skilled Nursing is preferred.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting.
• Excellent understanding of performance improvement, quality assessment and utilization management.
• Compliance with accepted professional standards and practices.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills.
• Demonstrate excellent observation, assessment, nursing judgement and communication skills. Ability to provide accurate written documentation in a timely manner.
• Flexible and cooperative in fulfilling all obligations

Must be willing to travel