Quality Nurse Specialist- Clinical Quality Management

About the Role

Apply improvement methods to achieve successful outcomes, promote the use of structured improvement methods and science throughout the organization, and coach others on implementation.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize information from relevant resources to demonstrate current practice and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Identify sources of valid and reliable information and metrics to monitor performance trends.
• Analyze information from disparate sources, comparative data, benchmarks, and evidence-based practices for possible adaptation into the organization.
• Use valid and reliable data to support opportunity recommendations and illuminate key trends for stakeholders.
• Design solutions to address opportunities based on benchmarks, goal comparison, data analysis, and corrective actions.
• Demonstrate expertise in analytical and statistical tools and techniques, including:
  • Understanding how process goals are established, measured, and monitored.
  • Applying techniques and tools to identify variation and its causes.
  • Analyzing input variables to identify critical factors for optimal process performance.
  • Training others to apply analytical and statistical methods.
• Communicate improvement priorities and results using narrative and visual tools, including creating graphs and charts that accurately reflect findings.
• Design and develop project plans, including:
  • Providing project coordination using project management tools.
  • Creating measurement plans and estimating costs to determine budget.
  • Incorporating evidence-based guidelines.
• Use change management principles and communicate project progress to all stakeholders.
• Train process owners, team members, and sponsors on implementation action and measurement plans.
• Promote a safety culture and infrastructure by engaging stakeholders to understand all perspectives when addressing patient safety issues.
• Apply methods to identify and evaluate risks for harm using assessment tools and methods appropriate for patient safety risks, including RCA and FMEA.

Requirements

• Degree in applicable field is required.
• Active RN license is required.
• Five or more years of experience in the healthcare field.
• Certification in specialty preferred within 3 years and maintained thereafter.

Pay

$79,664.00 - $116,116.00

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (onsite at ECU Health)

About ECU Health Medical Center

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health. It serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and has achieved Magnet® designation twice. The medical center provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation, and outpatient health services to a 29-county region home to more than 1.4 million people.