Job Description

Job Description

Description

The Senior Quality Improvement RN manages quality improvement projects in collaboration with quality.

• Independently manage quality improvement projects in collaboration with Quality Center Director.
• Ability to identify barriers to success and problem solve with leadership to develop solutions.
• Serve as a mentor, coach and resource for all QI nurses and Quality Center staff.
• Performs concurrent and retrospective review of medical records and hospital, clinical and operational processes and procedures.
• Performs electronic data collection and abstraction from clinical and operational databases including but not limited to University Health Systems Consortium (UHSC), Cost Management Information Systems (CMIS), MIDAS, and GWTG.
• Summarizes and analyzes clinical and operational data outcomes, develops summary reports, charts, graphs and trending outcomes, identifies opportunities for improvement, and facilitates quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with Quality Center Director.
• Supports and facilitates departmental and hospital wide clinical and operational performance.

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Qualifications

• (ADN) Associate's Degree in Nursing (Required) and
• (BSN) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Preferred)

• 5+ years Nurse experience (Required) and
• 2+ years Quality improvement nurse experience. (Required)

• Quality assurance and process improvement skills. (Required proficiency)
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills. (Required proficiency)
• Microsoft Office experience. (Required proficiency)

• Registered Nurse (RN), Ohio and/or Multi State Compact License (Required Upon Hire)

• Standing Occasionally
• Walking Occasionally
• Sitting Constantly
• Lifting Rarely 20 lbs
• Carrying Rarely 20 lbs
• Pushing Rarely 20 lbs
• Pulling Rarely 20 lbs
• Climbing Rarely 20 lbs
• Balancing Rarely
• Stooping Rarely
• Kneeling Rarely
• Crouching Rarely
• Crawling Rarely
• Reaching Rarely
• Handling Occasionally
• Grasping Occasionally
• Feeling Rarely
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Frequently
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Frequently

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