Quality Assurance Nurse, LPN
Location: Ann Arbor Michigan
Description: Evangelical Homes is currently interviewing Quality Assurance Nurse, LPN right now, this position will be placed in Michigan. More details about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Evangelical Homes of Michigan (EHM) is a full service health and human service organization that provides health care, housing and community services to older adults and their families in sou! theast Michigan. Founded in 1879, EHM is one of the largest nonprofits of its kind and one of the oldest in the state, serving more than 2300 older adults annually. EHM has been consistently recognized for its leadership and innovation over the years, and was named one of Michigan’s top 25 workplaces by the Detroit Free Press.
Position Overview:
Shared Services Home Health Care, a Medicare-certified home health care division of Evangelical Homes of Michigan, is excited and eager to welcome a new LPN Quality Assurance (QA) Nurse for our Ann Arbor, MI Home Care office, servicing the Washtenaw County and surrounding areas. Our LPN QA Nurse will be responsible for the quality of all clinical documentation and has accountabilities for the monitoring, implementation and evaluation of processes and programs to ensure continued excellence.
Responsibilities for the LPN, QA Nurse include:
- Assist managing all aspects of patient intake! process.
- Establishing and maintaining positive relat! ionships with customers and referral sources, and responding to customer requests and concerns.
- Assist with managing insurance verification and authorization process, as needed
- Reviews and evaluates each case by reviewing the services provided by clinicians, conferences, record review, discusses and verifies impressions, assist clinicians to navigate the quality assurance process to promote more effective performance and delivery of quality home care services and is available during operating hours to assist clinicians as appropriate.
- Reviews patient’s clinical diagnosis, medications, procedures and planned clinical course for completeness, consistency and regulatory compliance.
- Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term therapeutic goals, in setting priorities and developing a plan of care as needed.
- Attends case conference meetings with organization personnel to facilitate coordination of care.
- Conduc! ts record reviews and communicates findings and recommendations to the Quality/Intake Manager and appropriate organization personnel.
- Assists the Quality/Intake Manager in the planning, implementation and evaluation of in-service and continuing education programs.
- Provides period on-call and field support, as needed.
- Current, active licensure to practice as a LPN in the State of Michigan
- A minimum of two years experience in quality assurance, preferably in a home care setting.
- Familiar with OASIS, working with CMS contracts, participation in State Survey and Audits
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, including active listening.
- Knowledge of government regulations, CHAP standards, Medicare Conditions of Participation and private payer practices.
Evangelical Homes of Michigan is proud to be an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V. Qualified applicants must be presently eligible to work in the United States. Applicants will be required to undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment physical upon the acceptance of a verbal offer.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Evangelical Homes.
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This position starts available on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 04:17:44 GMT