CLINICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COORDINATOR - REGISTERED NURSE

Duties and Responsibilities

• Accurately abstracts charts for data related to the CORE Measures, other regulatory requirements and other initiatives that result in public reporting.
• Facilitates efforts of the multi-disciplines in establishing performance measures and techniques consistent with the overall strategic quality assessment and performance improvement plan of Insight Hospital and Medical Center and best practices.
• Promotes the use of external benchmarking, best practice and comparative data.
• Participates with members of service lines and departments to identify the most effective methods of collecting data.
• Facilitates the development and adaptation of clinical guidelines and pathways, shares information on available sources of clinical (best practices), financial, and operating data.
• Assists with the analysis of findings and development of improvement plans/strategies.
• Assists with the documentation and reporting of performance improvement results using appropriate channels of communication, promotes interactive exchange of information.
• Provides staff support to the various hospital committees.
• Serves as resource to service line, department, committee; maintaining current knowledge of performance improvement, clinical guidelines, benchmarks, and outcomes literature in assigned areas.
• Focuses on the integrity of the medical record documentation through appropriate interactions with physicians, nursing staff, and staff throughout the facility.
• Performs research as required by the various initiative/committee/task forces.
• Affixes in Stroke certification and accreditation.
• Produces reports for use in the Medical Staff credentialing process.
• Participates in RCAs and FMAs in various capacities including facilitator, scribe, etc.
• Communicates (verbally, non-verbally and in written format) timely and effectively with administration, physicians, visitors, co-workers and other hospital personnel.

Job Specifications

• Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• Skills: Strong communication skills: excellent organizational skills required. Experience in acute care setting overseeing and/or performing data abstraction, analysis, and process improvement. Proficiency in basic computer applications such as Word, and Excel preferred.
• Abilities: Demonstrates ability in the establishment of effective work relationships with co-workers and other members of the health care team to achieve results. Excellent problem solving and inductive reasoning skills that manifest themselves in creative and forward thinking solutions in data management. Commitment to teamwork, service excellence, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Excellent ability in data analysis and reporting. Knowledge of health care quality improvement tools and techniques; knowledge and experience with the medical staff peer review process preferred. Effective working relationships with physicians and other members of the health care delivery team preferred.

Benefits

• Paid Sick Time - effective 90 days after employment.
• Paid Vacation Time - effective 90 days after employment.
• Health, vision & dental benefits - eligible at 30 days, following the 1st of the following month.
• Short and long-term disability and basic life insurance - after 30 days of employment.

Insight

• Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
• Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!