Registered Nurse (RN), Clinical Quality - SubAcute and Therapy Services

Summary:

• Accountable for managing the implementation plans for facility quality initiatives - supporting the ongoing coordination and evaluation of the plan initiated through the grant in collaboration with PI Advisor and Sub-Contractors - Skilled Nursing Facility and Personal Care Home focused,  but may serve all types of long-term care facilities. Will support outbreak response in Long-Term Care facilities as needed.
• Reports to Quality Associate Manager.
• Sub-Acute & Therapy Services Team:
• Functions as a key member of the interdisciplinary Sub-Acute & Therapy Services (SATS) Team and the subject matter expert as well as primary resource for clinical quality expertise for the Long-Term Care (LTC) Resiliency Grant initiative. Shares accountability for LTC Facilities with emphasis on partnership with Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Personal Care Homes (PCH) and Assisted Living Facilities (ALF). Participates in the successful coordination and achievement of Grant and Sub-Acute and Therapy Services goals. Finally, but foundationally, the RN, Clinical Quality is accountable to facilitate a highly effective work culture for SATS and its reputation within Penn Medicine a well as among external stakeholders.
• Brief Summary of PA State LTC Grant:
• In "Long Term Care Response, Recovery, and Resiliency: Towards Sustainable Solutions", the Penn-Temple team will design, implement, and evaluate innovative programming to advance long term care and improve the health of residents and staff. Activities will be organized into two domains:
• COVID-19 Outbreak Response – virtual and onsite outbreak assessments, coaching, follow-up, and training to optimize outbreak management and minimize morbidity and mortality. In every interaction, education will be provided with the goal of equipping facilities to manage future outbreaks more independently. Special attention will also be given to resident wellness and balancing infection control with resident-centered care.
• Quality Improvement – multiple initiatives will be offered to address the three core components of professional development and workforce resiliency, infection prevention and resident-centered care, and sustainable outbreak response. Facilities will select from a variety of voluntary initiatives based on interest and needs assessment. Interdisciplinary performance improvement teams from Penn and Temple will then assist facilities to execute their chosen initiatives using the Plan-Do-Study-Act model.