RN Quality Improvement Coordinator

Overview

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Responsibilities

$5,000 Sign on Bonus Available

Sepsis Coordinator

This position is responsible for assisting the Quality Director in developing and managing measurement systems that explain the current state and lead to improved quality. This position analyses and utilizes quality data and processes to monitor and improve care delivery.

1. Reviews medical records and collects data for clinical care review and other quality improvement activities.
2. Assists in organizing teams and responsible for tracking change processes facilitated by those teams. May facilitate select teams to assure timely assessment and implementation of process changes. May perform /support Root Cause Analysis efforts.
3. Supports quality by monitoring various outcomes and quality improvement projects and works with other departments to develop processes to improve and sustain outcomes.
4. Works with related software applications to identify opportunities for improvement and act on clinical data to achieve improved performance rates, evaluates, analyzes, tracks, and trends and displays data from related activities.
5. Presents, educates and encourages the use of quality data/processes to improve safety and care delivery.
6. Participates in the continuous readiness and response to surveys by maintaining and applying knowledge of new and changing accreditation, licensing and readiness programs for TJC, CMS and other regulatory bodies.
7. Manages the peer review process, including both focused and ongoing through chart review, abstracting and data collection of individual physician professional practice activities.
8. Maintains and applies knowledge of new and changing accreditation, licensing, and educational requirements and assists communication of changes. Ensures timely and accurate dissemination of information to all appropriate personnel
9. Prepares agendas and /or reports for designated process improvement committees. Attends other meetings as appropriate, working with ancillary and medical staff to develop future monitoring activities. May coordinate meetings /councils.

Qualifications

One (1) year healthcare-related quality management/performance. Bachelor's degree or five (5) years of related job or industry experience in lieu of degree.

Maintains current licensure.

A minimum of three years acute hospital experience.

Experience in quality improvement, clinical outcomes management and / or accreditory/regulatory standards preferred. Strong emphasis on critical thinking, change management, project management and team building.