The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) is currently recruiting for a Quality Assurance Nurse. This position will provide support to healthcare facilities within the county regarding infection prevention activities. The successful candidate will evaluate records, prepare narrative reports, summarize quality assurance findings for review by management, and make recommendations for changes in policies and procedures. This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill immediate and future vacancies throughout Tulare County’s Public Health branch.

The successful candidate will provide support, gather data, provide oversight for essential clinical compliance activities, and evaluate electronic medical records. The incumbent will also provide documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with patient care and service standards to ensure documentation accurately reflects and supports patients’ visits. Additionally, the Quality Assurance Nurse will work with diverse populations focusing on health promotion and education. The successful candidate must have the ability to maintain effective working relationships with the public, patients, staff, and other branches and agencies. 

Eligible applicants may receive loan repayments of up to $15,000 in exchange for a 12-month service obligation practicing and providing direct patient care in a qualified facility. For more information on the loan repayment program, visit https://hcai.ca.gov/loans-scholarships-grants/loan-repayment/bsnlrp/.

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop, implement, and track quality assurance policies and procedures to ensure quality care for patients 

• Identify through focused audits potential operational and/or regulatory issues related to quality assurance in health care, regulatory compliance, prevention, reporting, and monitoring
• Evaluate records and prepare narrative reports summarizing quality assurance findings for review by management, and make recommendations for changes in policies and procedures
• Provide technical guidance to physicians and other departmental staff in identifying and resolving issues or errors that do not conform to patient-care standards, accuracy of documentation, procedures, and requirements
• Identify training needs based on quality assurance findings, prepare training materials for electronic health records, and conduct training for physicians and support staff to improve compliance and performance improvement activities

Required Qualifications 

Candidates must meet the qualifications listed below by the application deadline.

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• A valid Registered Nurse License issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Three (3) years’ nursing experience as a Registered Nurse, including one (1) year in patient care and one (1) year in process improvement in a clinical setting.

Conditions of Employment

• Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

• If in a driving position candidates must be able to obtain and retain a valid California driver's license.

Student Loan Forgiveness

**PLEASE NOTE: ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED**

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