RN Safety & Quality Assurance Nurse

National Health- White Oak Group; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

National Health- White Oak Group in Charleston, SC is seeking an RN Safety Nurse for a day shift. This full-time role provides oversight of resident safety across care areas and performs direct resident care as needed.

Hours are days, Monday through Friday, with 80 hours per pay period; a sign-on bonus is available when criteria are met. The RN will collect and investigate Occurrence Reports, ensure timely processing, and collaborate with RAC nurses, DON, and Administrator to implement

Responsibilities

• Collects Occurrence Reports from units, enters on Occurrence Log and brings to morning standup meeting for review.
• Oversees completion and investigation of Occurrence Reports to include staff statements, investigation tools, and 24-hour follow-up.
• Completes Summary of Investigation and Recommendations for Interventions.
• Assures Occurrence Reports are routed to RAC nurses for care plan review and back to Don and Administrator within 5 working days, as a general rule.
• Assures lift assessment is completed on admission/ readmission.
• Completes lift assessments quarterly with each MDS and as indicated by resident condition.
• Assures lift status by residents door matches lift Data Collection Tools.
• Makes changes to resident care guide and by residents door as changes occur.
• Completes monthly and quarterly QI/Safety/Occurrence Reports and presents to QI Committee.
• Attends morning QI/ Stand-up Meeting and communicates changes in resident lift status or physical/safety devices.
• Informs resident and/or RP and staff on the neighborhood of changes in lift status and/or physical/safety devices as soon as reasonable to do so after changes occur.
• Oversees and implements interventions related to positioning and falls management of residents.
• Makes routine rounds to monitor placement of devices or other interventions.
• Works closely and communicates throughout the day with Restorative Program Coordinator, Therapy Department, as indicated, and Director of Nursing.
• Coordinates re-enactment of occurrences when indicated to provide better understanding of events and/or circumstances prior to or having bearing on circumstances of the occurrence itself.
• Assist the Director of Nursing, Staff Development Coordinator, and Administrator with special projects as assigned.

Job description

National Health- White Oak Group in Charleston, SC is seeking an RN Safety Nurse for a day shift. This full-time role provides oversight of resident safety across care areas and performs direct resident care as needed.

Hours are days, Monday through Friday, with 80 hours per pay period; a sign-on bonus is available when criteria are met. The RN will collect and investigate Occurrence Reports, ensure timely processing, and collaborate with RAC nurses, DON, and Administrator to implement