Job Description
Job Description
Job Title : IN-DOH, DEP, Hospital Readiness Systems Coordinator
Location : Indianapolis, IN 46204
Pay Rate : $55.00 / hour on 1099 all inclusive without benefits.
Description :
BS in Nursing (BSN), or other similar cert. combined with Hospital experience, prefer Bachelor's degree, supplemented with 3-5 years of previous hospital and quality improvement job-related exp. Ideal candidate also has either CPHQ or Lean Six Sigma.
Job description
Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist
Job Summary :
- This position serves in a dual role involving direct in person coordination with hospital facilities to enhance bothNational
- Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) automated hospital reporting along with pediatric readiness capabilities within hospital networks and facilities located in Indiana. This position promotes best practices and quality improvement processes in both hospital reporting importance for the automation transition and pediatric preparedness
- programs / initiatives.
The position serves in coordinating the development of statewide guidelines, aiding hospitals into an automated platform for hospital reporting, educational modules, and
quality improvement resources / tools utilizing federal and national recommendations / guidance, evidence-based guidelines and best practices specific to the delivery of hospital facility key elements reporting along with pediatric emergency care.
The position also serves as a resource and technical advisor to,pre-hospital agencies, hospitals, other healthcare practitioners as well as non-health care entities within our state to ensure hospital facility needs are adequately addressed.
Education and / or Work Experience
Registered Nurse (RN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing(BSN), or other similar certification combined with Hospital experience,preferredBachelor's degree, supplemented with 3-5 years of previous hospital and quality improvement job-related experience. Ideal candidate also has either CPHQ or Lean Six SigmaDuties and Responsibilities
Assist with development and launching of a state / jurisdiction
capacity system that includes near-time bed capacity counts for the state's / jurisdiction's acute care hospitals,including critical access hospitals.
Must be able to manage user account and security parameters for access to the web-based dashboard to coordinate daily, surge, and crisis needs.
Help coordinate emergency department data, organized per NHSN definitions to Hospital Capacity Data Store at least twice per day on an ongoing basis.
Data would include emergency department (ED) census, ED Admitted census (boarding) and ED pressure indicator by count of all patients in the ED that have a physician assigned.
Create possible items listed below to support the states' / jurisdiction's ongoing participation in the NHSN
Connectivity Initiative, such as :
Develop communications and training materials for on boarding identified stakeholders and hospital users.Provide training and on boarding services to participating hospitals and stakeholders.Work with the state's / jurisdiction's hospitals to collect necessary information for dashboard development and implementation.Provide a common framework of data elements to include on the dashboard and in the data feed.Facilitate the gathering and engagement of hospitals technical staff to work on automated and secured data feeds per specifications supported by the web-based application.Assist the state / jurisdiction to advise on shared governance model(s) for discussions and decision-making to support this work.Testing and validation of data feeds; and draft progress milestones for inclusion in progress report / lessons learned.Manages the participation and permission process / clearances (to send data to NHSN) of participating hospitals. Also provides permission to allow for use of state's / jurisdiction's data in conjunction with other participating entities for research and emergency planning by the state and federal health partners.Obtain signed commitment from acute care hospitals in the state / jurisdiction to participate in the project through an established participation agreement.Provide ongoing instructions and serve as key resources to assist with the scaling of the CDC NHSN Connectivity Initiative to other states / jurisdictions ; and help to ensure that all terms of the CDC funding agreement are met.Facilitates efforts to improve clinical and service outcomes throughout the state as related to pediatric emergency care, utilizing federal / national guidance (including but not limited to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Assistant Secretary forPreparedness & Response, Centers for Disease Control, Emergency Medical Services for Children, FederalEmergencyManagement Agency, Institute of Medicine, JointCommission).Works with Indiana Emergency Departments to assess areas of need, conduct gap analysis, communicate pediatric standards and disseminate resources as appropriate.Develops and facilitates bi-monthly State Pediatric EmergencyCare Workgroup meetings and actively assumes project leadership responsibilities through planning,coordination of workgroup activities and development of tools,educational modules, and resources for workgroup review.Participates as a team member on hospital site visits conducted throughout the state, to assess compliance with pediatric emergency care requirements and regulations using definedchecklists; provides verbal and written assessment of hospital strengths / weaknesses ; outlines recommendations and other key subject matter expertise as appropriate; shares applicable resources and technical guidance with hospitals as needed.Develops documents annually to promote quality improvement practices as related to pediatric emergency care documents,and development of a quality improvement plan.Engages in and demonstrates self-development in clinical and professional knowledge base in the areas of pediatric emergency management, quality improvement processes, communication, and awareness of trends in the healthcare environment.Utilizes data to identify trends, draw appropriate conclusionsand make recommendations; develops data reports for decision-makers to support conclusions and recommendations; reports should communicate any limitationsof the analyses.Facilitates efforts to improve clinical and service outcomes throughout the state as related to pediatric emergency care, utilizing federal / national guidance (including but not limited to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Assistant Secretary ForPreparedness & Response, Centers for Disease Control, Emergency Medical Services for Children, FederalEmergency Management Agency, Institute of Medicine, JointCommission).Works with Indiana Emergency Departments to assess areas of need, conduct gap analysis, communicate pediatric standards and disseminate resources as appropriate.Develops and facilitates bi-monthly State PediatricEmergency Care Workgroup meetings and actively assumes project leadership responsibilities through planning,coordination of workgroup activities and development of tools,educationalmodules, and resources for work group review.Participates as a team member on hospital site visits conducted throughout the state, to assess compliance with pediatric emergency care requirements and regulations using defined checklists; provides verbal and written assessment of hospital strengths / weaknesses ; outlines recommendations and other key subject matter expertise as appropriate; shares applicable resources and technical guidance with hospitals as needed.Develops documents annually to promote quality improvement practices as related to pediatric emergency care documents, and development of a quality improvement plan.Engages in and demonstrates self-development in clinical and professional knowledge base in the areas of pediatric emergency management, quality improvement processes,communication, and awareness of trends in the healthcareenvironment.Utilizes data to identify trends, draw appropriate conclusions,and make recommendations; develops data reports for decision-makers to support conclusions and recommendations; reports should communicate any limitations of the analyses.Other duties as required.
Computer SkillsMicrosoft Teams, Power BI, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word,Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Basic Keyboarding Skills, Web[1]based meeting and learning management systems, REDCapComputation Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Qualifications
Ability to maintain accuracy and consistencyAbility to finish tasks in a timely mannerAbility to function independently, manage own time / work tasksAbility to maintain confidentialityAbility to interact with internal and external constituentsAbility to work as an effective team memberAbility to organize workflowAbility to plan, coordinate, and develop multiple projectsAbility to analyze and interpret dataAbility to compile complex reports and develop presentationsAbility to compose letters and memorandumsAbility to negotiate, persuade and establish directionSkilled job requiring high level of adaptability and inter personalskills
Must be able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and adapt to changing priorities
Travel
In-state travel will be required as needed and out of state overnight may be necessary.Expect ~85% of work week traveling around state ofIndiana
Salary : $55
