Registered Nurse Quality Coordinator
About the Role
The RN Quality Coordinator acts as a consultant to other departments to achieve transformation and sustainable change in patient outcomes based on best practice. This position serves as a liaison for leading the hospital's performance improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Uphold the code of conduct and enforce all ethics and compliance policies.
- Educate hospital staff on evidence-based practice initiatives.
- Develop and recommend protocols and guidelines for evidence-based practice initiatives.
- Oversee, analyze, and trend data related to throughput of targeted patient populations.
- Provide data to outside agencies and hospital leaders to initiate change and improve processes and outcomes.
- Work with medical staff to ensure continuity of care and quality outcomes for designated patient populations.
- Collaborate with Emergency Medical Services to ensure optimal continuity of care from pre-hospital to hospital.
- Act as an internal hospital resource and represent the hospital in the community.
- Identify needs, plan, and implement educational programs for patients, families, community groups, and healthcare facilities.
- Represent the hospital at local, regional, or other applicable levels related to best practices for patients.
- Ensure compliance with TJC and other regulatory agency guidelines.
- Assist with administering accreditation programs in collaboration with departments, management, and hospital committees.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree
- 2 years of experience
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
- Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and flexible spending accounts.
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and dependent scholarships.
- Fertility and family building benefits, adoption assistance, life insurance, and supplemental health protection plans.
- Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.
About Us
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is a 420+ bed acute care hospital serving the northeast Houston community for over 25 years. We offer high-risk OB care, a Level III NICU, pediatric services, advanced Brain & Spine Center, Orthopedic Center, cardiovascular services, and state-of-the-art imaging and endoscopy services. We are a Certified Level I Stroke Center and an Accredited Chest Pain Center, part of HCA Healthcare, recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute.