RN Clinical Educator & Quality Improvement Lead

UnitedHealth Group; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 73,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus for external candidates

Comprehensive benefits package

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group in Las Vegas, NV seeks an RN Clinical Administrative Nurse Consultant to lead education and performance improvement initiatives within Home Health services. The role designs, implements, and analyzes educational programs, supports staff development, and serves as a clinical resource while guiding policy, audits, and quality projects.

You will participate in on-call rotations and contribute to infection prevention efforts, ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality patient

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Active unrestricted RN license in the state of Nevada.
• BLS/CPR AHA.
• 5+ years of clinical nursing experience.
• Knowledgeable about regulatory requirements such as regulatory/accrediting requirements and OSHA.
• In collaboration with others, must be able to develop and implement plans for process improvement.
• Demonstrates ability to lead others and to develop innovative processes for staff development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Creates, implements and evaluates education, Agency specific orientation, special projects and quality programs.
• Implements and leads staff development activities.
• Performs regular educational needs assessments and develops appropriate training programs.
• Acts as a clinical resource to staff.
• Provides input on staff performance evaluations and assists with remediation needs.
• Performs home health visits with new hires, students, and staff in need of skills remediation.
• Participates on/leads committees, policy and procedure development, facility audits, special projects and process improvement initiatives as assigned.
• Supports the Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program and Patient Safety Program.
• Leads and develops programs including new hire orientation, initial and annual competency program, Course development, and identified performance improvement needs.
• Develops/supports educational programs for nursing staff.
• Seeks and obtains training and certification from outside providers for targeted learning opportunities.
• Develop and coordinate preceptorship program for new hires and students.
• Connects and/or develops CEU program plans for RN/LPN/HHA.
• Primary office environment, however, will participate in on-call rotation for weekend, night, and holiday coverage through an administrator on-call capacity.
• Leads infection prevention and control activities.
• Monitors quality of patient care, in the home environment, utilizing the nursing process.
• Develops policies and procedures that meet regulatory agency compliance and standards of care.
• Serves as a knowledgeable and available resource for infection prevention/employee health for colleagues, staff, surveyors and other regulators.
• Develops or assists in developing goals of department, goals of direct reports, and recommends/administers Agency/department policies and procedures.
• Participates in the hiring, evaluation, and termination of staff reporting to Education/Operations, proactively monitor staff retention and satisfaction.
• Provide guidance and counseling, as directed, to assist in continuous improvement of best practices, processes, and standard workflows.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Clinical nursing

Staff development

Performance improvement

Adult learning principles

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare, nursing

Job description

UnitedHealth Group in Las Vegas, NV seeks an RN Clinical Administrative Nurse Consultant to lead education and performance improvement initiatives within Home Health services. The role designs, implements, and analyzes educational programs, supports staff development, and serves as a clinical resource while guiding policy, audits, and quality projects.

You will participate in on-call rotations and contribute to infection prevention efforts, ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality patient