RN Clinical Outcomes Coordinator - Neurosurgery

Job Summary

To support and coordinate clinical quality improvement initiatives. To perform job duties in accordance with the medical center's purpose.

Education & Experience

• Required: Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of experience in healthcare management, healthcare quality improvement, case management, performance improvement, or direct patient care.
• Required: Valid RN License

Responsibilities

• Captures ongoing clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and committees to assure that evidence-based clinical quality goals and outcomes are developed and implemented using appropriate standards of care.
• Serves as liaison as appropriate.
• Edits and educates others on clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensures integration of clinical quality improvement initiatives into the day-to-day operations.
• Provides feedback to medical staff and administration regarding outcomes from clinical improvement initiatives during and after implementation, and regarding outcomes of performance measures of clinical pathways.
• Serves as a mentor and facilitator to clinical outcome improvement teams.
• Creates templates for streamlining clinical outcomes improvement team development, pathway development and implementation.
• Serves on at least one nursing council, hospital, or medical center committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or work area.
• Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Requires occasional travelling to offsite locations.
• Occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature.
• Occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).