Quality and Infection Prevention Coordinator- FT- Days

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day Shift

Description

Position Purpose:

The Quality Services Coordinator directs the medical center’s Quality Improvement and Infection Prevention Programs related to the hospital and clinic. The Quality /Infection Prevention Coordinator will provide support and input to leadership, related to regulatory requirements of state and federal governing agencies as appropriate. He / She will assist personnel in a collaborative effort to foster continuous quality improvement by integrating the quality assessment and improvement initiatives throughout the organization. The Quality/ Infection Prevention Coordinator is responsible for assuring completeness of data collection and input into related financial tools and regulatory reporting mechanisms. IE: peer review, charge audit, volumes, and brings information forward to the responsible party. Promotes quality patient care and customer satisfaction through support performance improvement initiatives, financial management, education, communication, and changes for improved patient care, for appropriate levels of care.

What You Will Do

• Acts as a consultant to nursing colleagues and other health care professionals, providing clinical expertise and recommendations to nurses, medical staff, multidisciplinary health care providers, patients/patient representatives, and families when needed.
• Serves as a resource and works with department leaders and staff in a collaborative effort to identify processes in need of improvement, assists in the development of plans of action to evaluate efficacy of change and continuous quality improvement, integrating quality assessment and improvement throughout the organization.
• Abstracts patient and clinical information from the medical record and enters into a variety of databases for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with regulatory standards and quality indicators specific to quality-of-care delivery.
• Performs data collection requiring complex decision-making as needed for clinical transformation teams.
  
  

Hours/Schedule

40 hours weekly

Day Shift

Education

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of a school of nursing. RN Required
• Bachelor's degree in nursing required. ** If the qualified candidate does not have a BSN, there must be a commitment to complete a BSN program within five years from start date, in the role.
• Certification through the Certification Board for Infection Control (CBIC) is highly recommended.
  
  

Experience

Minimum of 2 years of registered nursing experience.

Special Skills And Competencies - Preferred

• Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, Power Point, and with electronic health records
• Detail oriented
• Basic knowledge/skills working with data systems and CQI.
• Ability to work independently in analyzing data, exercising judgment using critical thinking
  
  

skills and abilities to arrive at conclusions. High degree of initiative and evidence based,

clinical judgement.

• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• Excellent communication skills including public speaking, presentation and writing skills
  
  

while being tactful and effective both verbally and in writin

• Must provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS Healthcare Provider, American Heart Association; or American Red Cross, Professional Rescuer-LIVE class only) via current card prior to employment or within 60 days of hire and maintains current status.
• Completes Mandatory Reporting: Child and Dependent Adult Abuse
  
  

requirement within 6 months of hire and renews this requirement every 5 years.

• Completes Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association within 6 months of hire and maintains current status.
• Completes Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) – American Heart Association within 6 months of hire and maintains current status.
• Completes Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) – American Heart Association within 6 months of hire and maintains current status.
  
  

Ministry/Facility Information

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000.

With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.

MercyOne Medical Group – North Iowa is part of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

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