RN/PT/OT/SLP - Home Health QAPI Education Coordinator

QUALIFICATIONS 

Required:  Minimum 5 years applicable clinical experience with 2 years home health experience. Skills include; excellent communication and writing, interpersonal and problem resolution and ability to educate effectively. Must be able to prioritizes and be flexible. Must be able to remain calm with heightened activity and handle stress with emotional responses adapted to needs of patients and staff; Valid driver’s license and private vehicle or proof of reliable transportation to clients homes with good driving record; Proof of current auto liability insurance for self or driver.  

Preferred:  Past Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement and Education experience. Experience in department organization, policy and procedure and staff development.  OASIS certification within 6 months of hire. 

Lic/Reg/Cert: Oregon Registered Nurse, Licensed Physical, Occupational or Speech-Language Pathologist 

TYPICAL PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS 

Medium to high physical and mental capabilities required.  Flexibility.  Cognitive skills necessary to perform essential job functions in ever-changing, often stressful environment.  Must be able to work independently with patients and other professional staff.  Must be able to physically maneuver through unpredictable and unalterable physical spaces and to be able to maneuver two flights of stairs when present in patient’s home.  Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:  

• Completes timely review and processing of home health OASIS visit documents, plan of cares and orders. 

• Collaborates with leadership to audit and analyze performance trends in OASIS accuracy; determine learning needs for clinical staff, ways for clinical enhancement and managing agency resources. 

• Provides education, feedback and development of OASIS practice standards and integration into clinician performance.  

• In collaboration with leadership, develops and implements performance improvement initiatives from State and Federal regulation and/or updates to guidelines such as OASIS Q & A from CMS. 

• Provides input toward goals and objectives for the department operation and policies and procedures. 

• Collaborates with outsourced vendor for diagnosis coding and OASIS review, to ensure task completion, information research and review of coding report and trends. 

• In collaboration with leadership, promotes a positive culture of accountability and competency in meeting established agency goals of providing quality patient care through appropriate utilization of resources. 

• Providers constructive feedback regarding documentation, OASIS review and/or visit management. 

• Facilitates and utilizes care management meetings as a forum for teaching best practice guidelines and related expectations of performance.  

• Provides appropriate clinical practice in the field, including proper documentation and infection control practices. 
• Attends and participates in departmental staff and manager’s meetings.   

MARGINAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Performs other duties as assigned.