Sepsis and Clinical Quality Coordinator (RN)

Responsibilities

• Review sepsis cases and follow up.
• Track and trend opportunities and facilitate multidisciplinary improvements.
• Manage clinical content mapping, data verification, data analysis, data management and data abstraction in assigned area of the Quality Services Department.
• Collect and report regulatory data.
• Train and coach departmental staff on quality processes and initiatives.
• Generate various reports associated with quality improvement processes in the department regarding quality outcomes, accomplishments, and goals.
• Prepare reports and present to department administrators, various committees, and outside organizations.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of North Carolina or one of compact states.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Two (2) years of acute care clinical experience.
• Experience working an electronic medical recordkeeping (EMR) tool.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• Recent experience in healthcare setting using performance improvement methodology with successful and actionable outcomes.
• Knowledge of audit/study methodology and health statistics applicable to performance improvement.
• Knowledge of concurrent and retrospective chart review.
• Proficiency in electronic records navigation and information retrieval.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise to effectively facilitate evaluation of quality care.
• Provides necessary education and training to department staff, medical staff, and hospital staff as needed to ensure best practices are implemented, variances reduced, and clinical outcomes measured and improved.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, organize, facilitate, and lead special projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, hospital staff, and external organizations.
• Establishes and maintains effective work practices; maintains high level of professional demeanor, competence, knowledge, integrity, and confidentiality; models the mission and vision of the organization in daily interactions and other related professional activities.
• Supports serious safety event investigations, chart review, and process flow diagramming as directed.
• PREFERRED: Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS).
• FIVE (5) or more years of progressive experience in an acute patient care setting (preferred).
• Experience working in EPIC.
• Experience in Emergency Services or Critical Care.
• Progressive knowledge of regulatory, State, Federal laws regarding Quality Management; participates in regulatory, State and Federal surveys and internal survey processes for using continuous readiness methodology.
• Advanced skills in data management as well as the ability to collect, analyze, and present data to groups and individuals.