(RN) Clinical Quality Nurse - Surg/Onc PCU - 140564
UC San Diego Health · San Diego, CA · 4 days ago
Healthcare$66.25–$92.86/hrFull-time
About the role
The Clinical Quality RN operates within the interdisciplinary team to monitor quality and promote safe patient care. Serves as a role model, resource, mentor and reinforces evidence-based practice to achieve stellar nursing sensitive indicators. Identifies process improvement opportunities in the microsystem and works collaboratively to address gaps.
Responsibilities
- Maintains compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Monitors and evaluates patient care processes to ensure quality and safety.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes.
- Provides direct patient care as needed, adhering to autonomy standards.
- Identifies and implements process improvements in the Surgical Progressive Care Unit.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing.
- Registered Nurse (RN) issued by the state of California.
- BLS/CPR and ACLS certification at time of hire with commitment to get ART within six (6) months of hire date.
- A minimum of three (3+) or more years of RN experience in acute care PCU, IMU, or Telemetry.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Empathy and kindness to all staff and patients.
- Identify and implement nursing interventions and evaluate results.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Nurse Certification in Clinical Nurse Leader (CCL).
- Experience with liver and kidney transplant or surgical oncology patients.
- Prior Clinical Nurse Leadership experience.
- Charge or Resource Nurse experience.
- Prior Quality experience.
- PCCN, OCN, Med/Surg, CCRN Certifications.
Skills
- Autonomous nursing care.
- Independent judgment.
- Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to patient care.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Annual Full Pay Range: $138,330 - $193,892 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%).
Schedule
Days, 12-Hour Shifts, Sunday-Saturday.