Head Nurse - Quality Improvement - Home Care jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

ABOUT THIS TEMP POSITION

This is a temporary position and the length of assignment is estimated to go from October to April of 2024. The length of the assignment is always dependent on business need and dates may change. While the assignment would be at the Alliance, if selected, you would be an employee of a temporary employment agency that we would connect you with.

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Reporting to the Clinical Safety Quality Manager, this position:

• Develops, manages and measures a comprehensive preventive healthcare strategy in collaboration with internal stakeholders and network providers to promote best evidence-based practices and improve member health outcomes
• Participates in local, regional and state audits and improvement initiatives to measure, analyze and improve member health outcomes
• Evaluates patient safety and quality issues by promoting an environment of transparency with internal stakeholders, network providers and community partners

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

Knowledge of:

• Medi-Cal, or managed care
• medical practice operations and healthcare delivery systems
• Windows based PC systems and Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, and database software

Ability to:

• demonstrate a strong orientation to a teamwork environment with a focus on customer satisfaction
• appropriately evaluate medical records and other health care data
• consistently apply clinical audit criteria with at least a 98% inter-rater reliability

Education and Experience:

• Current, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of California
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a minimum of three years in acute care or primary care with an emphasis in preventative care; or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be qualifying

OTHER DETAILS

• While this position is connected to one of our Alliance offices, we are in hybrid remote/in-office work environment right now and we anticipate that the interview process will take place remotely.
• Our Alliance office locations have officially re-opened as of May 2, 2022 and while some employees may work in full-time telecommute schedules, attendance at quarterly company-wide events or department meetings will be expected.
• Based on the nature of work, this position may require onsite presence, which is dependent on business need. Details about this can be reviewed during the interview process
• This is a temporary position, and does not provide the benefits that are listed below (it is standard language from our regular job posts and cannot be altered or removed)

The full compensation range for this position is listed by location below. 

The actual compensation for this role will be determined by our compensation philosophy, analysis of the selected candidate's qualifications (direct or transferrable experience related to the position, education or training), as well as other factors (internal equity, market factors, and geographic location).