Registered Nurse – Quality Assurance

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Quality Assurance Registered Nurse reviewing OASIS assessments, coding, and documentation for a Texas home health agency. Supporting compliance, audits, utilization review, and clinical quality improvement.

Responsibilities:

  • Prospectively review all OASIS assessments for appropriateness, completeness, and compliance with federal and state regulations and Seaport Scripps Home Health
  • Utilize OASIS variation or alert reports when reviewing OASIS data
  • Ensure appropriate ICD-10 coding and sequencing for patients’ medical conditions and co-morbidities
  • Consult clinical staff to clarify data integrity issues and support appropriate corrections
  • Review visit utilization for appropriateness of care guidelines and patient condition
  • Report potential financial losses and underutilization to the Clinical Supervisor or designee
  • Notify leadership of problematic trends identified through OASIS review
  • Work with managers to address trends affecting agency outcome and process measures
  • Conduct OASIS inter-rater reliability visits with clinical staff
  • Participate in Quality Improvement and Corporate Compliance activities
  • Assist with chart audit activities
  • Maintain professional and technical knowledge through educational workshops and professional publications

Requirements:

  • Active CA Registered Nurse License
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 2+ years of clinical home health experience required
  • Working knowledge of OASIS and ICD-10 coding
  • OASIS certification (COS-C) preferred
  • OASIS Home Health ICD-10 coding certification preferred
  • Knowledge of federal regulations and state licensure requirements

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with generous company match
  • Critical illness benefit
  • Paid time off
  • Employee assistance program
  • Educational workshops and professional publications
  • Freedom to create and implement programs serving patients and communities