Quality Management RN Per Diem- Remote Opportunity

Position Overview

SUMMARY (Basic Purpose of the Job): Assists with the facilitation of the performance improvement and patient safety activities for the department in accordance with accreditation, regulatory and public reporting/quality measures.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Associate's degree or graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Experience: Three years acute hospital care with understanding of performance improvement.

Other Credentials

• Registered Nurse - NJ

Mental, Behavioral And Emotional Abilities

• Usual Workday: Per Diem
• Reporting Relationships: Does this position formally supervise employees? No

Essential Functions

• Facilitates and supports performance improvement and patient safety for assigned area to promote clinical excellence and patient safety.
• Understands data definition, abstraction and benchmarking requirements to facilitate meaningful data collection, interpretation and presentation.
• Screens charts for quality-of-care issues, and compliance with quality measures using pre-established criteria.
• Affords assistance in the identification of cases for review and education to promote quality of patient care.
• Affords assistance in the investigation of quality-of-care concerns for providers, payers and patients/ families.
• Affords assistance in the analysis and trending of data through review of reported events, case screening, and data abstraction.
• Prepares and designs meaningful reports that include statistical analysis, interpretation, monitoring and benchmarking of clinical data.
• Participates in multidisciplinary teams and collaborative projects to promote performance improvement and patient safety.
• Attends in-service training and seminars to maintain and improve knowledge of performance improvement methodologies and techniques.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Frequent physical demands include: Wrist position deviation, Keyboard use/repetitive motion.
• Occasional physical demands include: Sitting, Standing, Walking, Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders), Carry objects, Push/Pull, Twisting, Bending, Reaching forward, Reaching overhead, Squat/kneel/crawl, Pinching/fine motor activities.
• Continuous physical demands include: Lifting Floor to Waist 15 lbs., Lifting Waist Level and Above 10 lbs.

Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks

• N/A

Benefits

• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Sick Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program