Nurse Quality Outcomes RN

Salary Range

$41.29 - $64.61

Overview

Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.

Full Time Employees of Confluence Health receive a wide range of benefits in addition to compensation.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Saving Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Generous Retirement Plans
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Gym Membership Discount
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Shift Differential

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Summary

The Nurse Quality Outcomes - RN supports Confluence Health's Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program by integrating clinical expertise with quality data abstraction, analysis, visualization, and facilitation of improvement initiatives. This role partners with clinical and operational leaders to ensure that quality data is translated into actionable insights that improve patient outcomes, safety, and reliability across the continuum of care.

Position Reports To: Nurse Quality Outcomes - RN

Essential Functions

• Performs data abstraction and validation for assigned quality measures, registries, and reporting programs, applying clinical knowledge and judgment to interpret documentation and measure specifications.
• Ensures data integrity, accuracy, and completeness through routine monitoring, validation, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Analyzes quality and outcomes data to identify trends, variation, and performance opportunities.
• Develops and maintains reports, dashboards, and visualizations to support stakeholders, committees, and leadership decision-making.
• Translates data into actionable insights, applying clinical expertise to interpret findings, identify care-related opportunities, and communicate recommendations to clinical, operational, and leadership audiences.
• Supports and/or facilitates process improvement initiatives using structured methodologies (e.g., PDSA, Lean, RCA) and tools (e.g. A3, fishbone).
• Partners with stakeholders (clinical, operational, and leadership) to support quality improvement efforts and performance monitoring.
• Coordinates project activities and deliverables, including timelines, documentation, meeting support, and follow-up.
• Develops and maintains documentation related to measure definitions, workflows, data sources, and reporting processes.
• Supports regulatory and accreditation readiness, including audit preparation, validation activities, and response to external inquiries.
• Participates in committees, workgroups, and interdisciplinary teams, contributing data, analysis, and recommendations as appropriate.
• Identifies and escalates data quality concerns, workflow gaps, and performance issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Applies established policies, standards, and methodologies related to quality reporting, analytics, and process improvement.
• Collaborates with Quality Reporting, Quality Analytics, Care Excellence, and operational partners to align data, improvement efforts, and organizational priorities.
• Maintains competency in assigned tools, systems, and quality programs, including ongoing professional development and required training
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Demonstrate Standards of Behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.

Qualifications

Required:

• At least two years of recent experience in acute-care setting or three years' experience as a registered nurse in a health care setting such as ambulatory, hospice, or home-health.
• Current licensure in the state of Washington (RCW 18.88) or licensure through Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact (SSB 5499).
• Proficient, competent clinical skills and the ability to exercise independent judgment, as well as seek guidance when appropriate or indicated.
• The ability to function autonomously in a non-structured environment and shift priorities as required/requested.
• Exceptional critical thinking, problem-solving, attention to detail, priority management skills.
• Familiarity with Excel and willingness to learn Excel functions, including tables, statistics, sort, filter, pivot tables, visualizations.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to present data, communicate concerns, and engage stakeholders in a clear, confident, and respectful manner.
• Strong commitment to data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.

Desired:

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing (BSN), healthcare, public health, data analytics, business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Two years of data abstraction experience with national quality registries or regulatory programs.
• Two years of experience in healthcare quality, data analytics, or related field.
• Familiarity with Epic reporting functions including Slicer Dicer, reports, dashboards.

Physical/Sensory Demands

O = Occasional, represents 1 to 25% or up to 30 minutes in a 2 hour workday.

F = Frequent, represents 26 to 50% or up to 1 hour of a 2 hour workday.

C = Continuous, represents 51% to 100% or up to 2 hours of a 2 hour workday.

Physical/Sensory Demands For This Position:

• Walking - O
• Sitting/Standing - C
• Reaching: Shoulder Height - O
• Reaching: Above shoulder height - O
• Reaching: Below shoulder height - O
• Climbing - O
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds or less - O
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - O
• Pulling/Pushing: Over 50 pounds - O
• Lifting: 25 pounds or less - O
• Lifting: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - O
• Lifting: Over 50 pounds - O
• Carrying: 25 pounds or less - O
• Carrying: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - O
• Carrying: Over 50 pounds - O
• Crawling/Kneeling - O
• Bending/Stooping/Crouching - O
• Twisting/Turning - O
• Repetitive Movement - C

Working Conditions:

Working Conditions This position works mostly virtual, with occasional on-site requirements.

Job Classification:

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Hourly/Salary: Hourly

Physical Exposures For This Position:

• Unprotected Heights - No
• Heat - No
• Cold - No
• Mechanical Hazards - No
• Hazardous Substances - No
• Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Potential - No
• Lighting - Yes
• Noise - No
• Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation - No
• Infectious Diseases - No

Required:

• At least two years of recent experience in acute-care setting or three years' experience as a registered nurse in a health care setting such as ambulatory, hospice, or home-health.
• Current licensure in the state of Washington (RCW 18.88) or licensure through Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact (SSB 5499).
• Proficient, competent clinical skills and the ability to exercise independent judgment, as well as seek guidance when appropriate or indicated.
• The ability to function autonomously in a non-structured environment and shift priorities as required/requested.
• Exceptional critical thinking, problem-solving, attention to detail, priority management skills.
• Familiarity with Excel and willingness to learn Excel functions, including tables, statistics, sort, filter, pivot tables, visualizations.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to present data, communicate concerns, and engage stakeholders in a clear, confident, and respectful manner.
• Strong commitment to data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.

Desired:

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing (BSN), healthcare, public health, data analytics, business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Two years of data abstraction experience with national quality registries or regulatory programs.
• Two years of experience in healthcare quality, data analytics, or related field.
• Familiarity with Epic reporting functions including Slicer Dicer, reports, dashboards.
• Performs data abstraction and validation for assigned quality measures, registries, and reporting programs, applying clinical knowledge and judgment to interpret documentation and measure specifications.
• Ensures data integrity, accuracy, and completeness through routine monitoring, validation, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Analyzes quality and outcomes data to identify trends, variation, and performance opportunities.
• Develops and maintains reports, dashboards, and visualizations to support stakeholders, committees, and leadership decision-making.
• Translates data into actionable insights, applying clinical expertise to interpret findings, identify care-related opportunities, and communicate recommendations to clinical, operational, and leadership audiences.
• Supports and/or facilitates process improvement initiatives using structured methodologies (e.g., PDSA, Lean, RCA) and tools (e.g. A3, fishbone).
• Partners with stakeholders (clinical, operational, and leadership) to support quality improvement efforts and performance monitoring.
• Coordinates project activities and deliverables, including timelines, documentation, meeting support, and follow-up.
• Develops and maintains documentation related to measure definitions, workflows, data sources, and reporting processes.
• Supports regulatory and accreditation readiness, including audit preparation, validation activities, and response to external inquiries.
• Participates in committees, workgroups, and interdisciplinary teams, contributing data, analysis, and recommendations as appropriate.
• Identifies and escalates data quality concerns, workflow gaps, and performance issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Applies established policies, standards, and methodologies related to quality reporting, analytics, and process improvement.
• Collaborates with Quality Reporting, Quality Analytics, Care Excellence, and operational partners to align data, improvement efforts, and organizational priorities.
• Maintains competency in assigned tools, systems, and quality programs, including ongoing professional development and required training
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Demonstrate Standards of Behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.