Registered Nurse - Quality Management Consultant

This Registered Nurse - Quality Management Consultant position is in the Sterile Processing service at the West Haven VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems, located in West Haven, CT. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

The Registered Nurse - Quality Management Consultant focuses on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction in quality-of-care outcomes. The QM Consultant brings principals and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. Duties include but are not limited to: Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates quality assurance and quality control activities related to the cleaning, decontamination, inspection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, storage, and distribution of reusable instruments and equipment. Collaborates with SPS leadership, staff, and interdisciplinary teams to identify operational concerns, reduce errors, standardize practices, and support process improvement initiatives. Coordinates assigned quality activities to improve instrument set accuracy, reprocessing reliability, workflow efficiency, timely availability of instruments and equipment, and customer satisfaction. Follows established policies, procedures, guidelines, and manufacturer instructions for use. Supports monitoring of staff compliance and identification of practices requiring clarification, education, or corrective action. Applies sterile processing principles and quality management concepts while developing critical thinking skills to recognize process variations, evaluate potential causes of deficiencies, and recommend improvements. Participates in evaluating SPS program outcomes through audits, quality control checks, and performance monitoring. Assists in determining whether improvement activities and corrective actions achieve intended results and sustain gains in quality, safety, accuracy, and efficiency. Assumes responsibility for assigned SPS quality management program activities at the Medical Center and applicable off-site locations, supporting consistent practices and coordination across service areas. Collects and analyzes quality data, reviews reprocessing and sterilization monitoring documentation, monitors compliance with relevant policies and standards, and prepares reports identifying trends and opportunities for improvement. Provides staff support in planning, designing, implementing, modifying, and evaluating assigned SPS quality management activities. Participates in facility councils, committees, and workgroups addressing sterile processing quality, safety, compliance, and operational improvement. Shares findings and contributes to the development and follow-up of action plans. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday day shift with evening/weekends if needed. Telework: Ad-hoc as determined by agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Notifications: This position is not a AFGE Bargaining Unit position. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Excepted Service. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate. Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.