Quality Registered Nurse, Full-Time

**Must have current RN License***

Position Highlights:

• Position: Quality RN
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Location: Community Hospital/On-Site

Responsibilities:

• Monitors and collaborates to ensure technical and quality compliance with governmental/regulatory rules and regulations.
• Coordinates management action plans for accreditation – ongoing / continual readiness for accreditation surveys (a) The Joint Commission, (b) Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, (c) CMS Conditions of Participation, and others as needed to obtain or maintain hospital accreditation or certifications.  Essential to this responsibility is the collection, abstraction, analysis and reporting of clinical data.
• Develops systems and procedures to carry out QM/PI functions in alignment with accreditation/regulatory agencies and professional quality organizations, such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
• Timely collection, data abstraction, and maintenance of information from different sources, internal and external improvement initiatives, including ORYX/Joint Commission Core Measures, HEN, PI Data Dashboards, TJC Measures of Success and HFAP Evidence of Success data ( 95% accuracy).
• Provides abstraction, support, and education for data collection for provider reports, such as OPPE/FPPE using internal and external benchmarking systems.
• Ensures the integration of Quality Management improvement activities and ongoing evaluation, including monitoring of appropriate corrective actions (management action plans) and improvements to ensure resolution.
• Drafts responses to quality measure queries from regulatory agencies, such as Hospital Quality Incentive Program (HQIPs) and Hospital Transformation Program (HTP) from Colorado Medicaid.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary health care team for development and implementation of the Quality Management Program.
• Participates in and provides support to the multidisciplinary departments for the Quality Oversight, Patient Safety, and Process Improvement Committees.
• Assesses data-driven quality topics for review across the hospital, including (a) high risk-high volume, (b) low risk-low volume, or problem-prone activities, facilitating the performance improvement framework for all projects.  Collaborates with teams to identify outcomes, and plans for improvement following PDSA cycle.
• Provides education and consultation to the multidisciplinary Department/Service Lines to accomplish the goals and techniques of Performance Improvement (Rapid Improvement Events/PI Teams).
• Supports and Coordinates data collection for the Bariatrics Program Center of Excellence. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and/or eight (8) years of healthcare organization experience.
• Proficient in Meditech and Meditech Reports, Microsoft Office.
• Current working knowledge of Rules/Regulations CMS (CoPs), ORYX Core Measures, and accreditation bodies (TJC & HFAP) preferred.
• Case Management experience including utilization review and discharge planning preferred.

Compensation:

• $43.00 - $49.45 per hour, depending on education and experience.
• Bonus: $5,000
• Discretionary bonuses, relocation expenses, merit increase, market adjustments, recognition bonuses, and other forms of discretionary compensation may be available.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• Free Parking
• Paid time off
• Education assistance
• 403(b) with employer matching
• Wellness Program
• Additional benefits based on employment status

Additional Information:

• Relocation: Must relocate to Grand Junction, CO 81505 before starting work.
• Work Location: In-person/onsite

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Community Hospital recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, Community Hospital is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual’s race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, genetic information or veteran status. Community Hospital does not discriminate against any “qualified applicant with a disability” as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.

Salary : $43 - $49