Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist (RN)

Responsibilities

• Participates in interdisciplinary and process improvement teams to identify potential future uses of the information systems and potential improvements in the current use of the systems.
• Serves as a nursing informatics resource to individuals and teams within Patient Care Services.
• Knowledgeable of Performance Improvement methodology used within the organization.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of trends and advances in Nursing Informatics, as well as new developments in hardware and software technology; uses this knowledge in supporting users and process teams.
• Participates in preparation of Performance Improvement reports for care services presentation at committee meetings; reports to Hospital Quality Management for external benchmarking as needed.
• Assists in conducting focus studies to measure and assess patient care services’ process stability and the achievement of patient outcomes and organizational goals.
• Assists in coordinating investigations of state reportable incidents/complaints, sentinel events, citations and data collection for corrective actions.
• Participates in special projects related to quality issues; assists in recommendations and coordinating implementation of plans of corrective action; assists in preparing monthly variance reports for leadership, physicians, and other hospital personnel as needed.
• Presents patient‑specific issues and other concerns to appropriate leadership and Performance Improvement Committees for resolution of conflicts.
• Uses office technology and database systems to perform job functions; creates documents for formal presentations and storyboards.
• Performs related duties as required.
• All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act; duties not mentioned here but considered related are not essential functions.

Qualifications

• BSN nursing degree, required.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse OR as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State OR current Licensed Registered Physician Assistant by the New York State Department of Education, required.
• One‑to‑three (1‑3) years clinical experience, including general knowledge of Quality Management principles, NYPORTS, and JCAHO requirements.

Pay

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good‑faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).