Actual offered hourly wage will depend on experience of the applicant
Summary of Position: This position supports, coordinates and facilitates quality management, patient safety, regulatory, and performance improvement activities. This role serves as a resource to employees, management, physicians and teams on quality management activities and will handle patient sensitive and confidential information.
Qualifications
Education: • Completion of an accredited nursing program required • Bachelor's degree in healthcare related field preferred
Experience: • Minimum of three (3) years acute care healthcare experience required • One (1) year healthcare-related quality management/performance improvement experience (e.g., participates in clinical ladder, PEP, or unit-based teams)
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: • Excellent critical thinking, data analysis, team building, and leadership change management skills preferred. • Experience in quality management/performance improvement methods, tools and techniques strongly preferred. • Experience as stroke coordinator, sepsis abstractor/coordinator, ACS trauma coordinator, STEMI/STS abstractor/coordinator, AAOS joints coordinator, patient safety officer, or performance improvement coordinator preferred. • Knowledge of The Joint Commission standards, California Title 22 regulations, and CMS Conditions of Participation preferred. • Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and supporting computer programs. • Knowledge of data reporting and regulatory/accreditation requirements for acute and ambulatory care services and federal, state and local healthcare related laws and regulations • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. • Presentation skills necessary for quality subject matter.
Certifications/Licensure: • Current California RN licensure or ability to obtain prior to start date • Current Nevada RN licensure or ability to obtain within 6 months • Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and/or Certified Joint Commission Professional (CJCP) and/or Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS) and/or Lean Six Sigma certification preferred. • Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider)
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the