RN Quality Improvement Coordinator

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an RN Quality Improvement Coordinator with HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic RN Quality Improvement Coordinator to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Quality Improvement Coordinator works with all processes within the Quality Management Department, with primary focus being on the assessment of clinical care and outcomes, processes and performance improvement activities. This includes the processes of reviewing and analyzing information and data regarding quality and peer review for the medical staff and other clinical departments. This position also acts as a role model and mentor to the various hospital and medical staff departments in facilitating and supporting their quality management activities, both via the provision of data as well as direct support of the process of their quality improvement efforts. Facilitate organizational-wide PI teams that support the Performance Improvement Plan and special projects and assists with staff education. Under the direction of the Director of Patient Safety provides investigation and subsequent action planning surrounding occurrence reporting processes. General direction for these activities is provided by the Director of Quality Management, however, this position operates with a high degree of independence, and requires a high degree of creativity and investigative/analytical skills. The Clinical Outcomes Coordinator position requires a strong foundation of clinical knowledge, organizational function, data analysis abilities, and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Major Responsibilities:

• Exhibits responsibility and accountability for assigned work, works independently.
• Must balance multiple tasks/projects while meeting organizational standards.
• Must be extremely detail oriented and able to follow through on all assigned tasks.
• Ability to adapt to flexible work schedules and frequent interruptions.
• Uses various software programs to develop, generate and update documentation.
• Demonstrates effective skills in all forms of communication.
• Develops, implements and maintains quality monitoring and analysis processes that support the Performance Improvement Plan, patient safety, risk management programs and outcome improvement efforts.
• Researches applicable evidence based best practices in developing chart abstraction and analytical tools for assigned performance improvement monitors/indicators.
• Uses generated outcomes and process data/reports for further analysis creating final reports for committees that includes conclusions, recommendations, action and follow up.
• Uses generated outcomes and process data/reports for further Level I and Level II peer review procedures under the supervision and direction of the QM Director.
• Actively participates or leads Performance Improvement Teams.
• Actively leads core measure projects and serves as a mentor to staff in regard to these projects.
• Assists in investigation of incidents that could lead to professional/general liability claims.
• Assists in analyzing occurrences and identifies patterns as evidence for decision making.
• Assists with development and implementation of educational programs for employees, medical staff and board members based on analysis of risk assessments, historical and concurrent occurrence and claims data and national trends.
• Assists in the identification, evaluation and trending of employee safety issues.
• In accordance with all applicable regulatory standards and in cooperation with the hospital’s Education Plan assists
• with: design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of educational activities related to assessed learning needs, policies / procedures, standards of care, equipment or knowledge deficits.
• Participates in clinical risk assessments and analysis and assists in the development of corrective action plans.
• Disseminates information and research related to changes in regulatory requirements and clinical research pertinent to potential liability exposures and risk issues.
• Participates in the development and review of the Risk Management Program, to include policies and procedures.
• Educates hospital and medical staff in the facility PI Program as assigned.
• Adheres to established hospital and department guidelines and protocols.
Maintains education and development appropriate for position.

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Preferred
• 3 years applicable experience Required

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is a 267-bed hospital. We are a top-performing quality hospital. We have over 300 of the most respected and qualified physicians in the area. We offer an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and a Cancer Care Center. Our services include open-heart surgery and a wide range of specialties. We give advanced care to critically ill patients. We offer emergency services at our main emergency room (ER). We also have a pediatric ER and two freestanding ERs. Together, our team has an unwavering conviction to improve more lives in more ways.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our RN Quality Improvement Coordinator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.