What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Improvement Specialist RN position at TriCities Hospital?
Description
Introduction
Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Quality Improvement Specialist RN you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join TriCities Hospital which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Benefits
TriCities Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at TriCities Hospital!
Job Summary And Qualifications
Coordinates retrospective data collection to ensure databases as assigned are appropriately maintained.
Performs concurrent unit-based collection and abstraction of data and key metrics analysis as assigned.
Interprets performance and shares outcomes concurrently with Medical Staff, Patient Care Services staff, and other direct care givers to promote compliance with outcomes expectations.
Assists in the development and monitoring of performance improvement activities throughout hospital. Works in a collaborative manner with all departmental managers, staff, Case Management, physicians, and other allied health professionals.
Responsible to promote, monitor, and assist with evidence-based best practices to ensure regulatory compliance.
Participates in statewide quality efforts as assigned to include Virginia Cardiovascular Surgery Quality Initiative (VCSQI), Virginia Health Care Collaborative (VHQC), Anthem Q-HIP program, TJC Core Measures, Leapfrog, Institutes of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and other applicable programs.
Assists to promote and maintain house-wide patient safety initiatives.
Reports/participates in Quality Committee, Patient Safety Committee and associated task force committees, applicable Medical Staff Committees, and other committees as assigned.
Works to expand knowledge of quality by bringing new ideas and concepts to SRMC.
What qualifications you will need:
Required: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
Preferred: BSN or equivalent, or graduate degree.
Required: Licensed in the State of Virginia as a registered nurse or has compact license.
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
CPR must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
Required:
Minimum of 2 years nursing experience in an acute care facility.
Must possess outstanding interpersonal, written and oral communication, and problem-solving skills.
PC skills in a Windows operating environment, specifically EXCEL, WORD, and PowerPoint.
Preferred:
Previous experience in performance improvement, quality assessment.
TriCities Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 140 bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for the Tri-Cities Region. A top performing hospital recognized by the Joint Commission, TriCities Hospital has also received recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care. Our emergency room is stroke and chest pain accredited.
TriCities Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our is one of the leading acute care facilities for the Tri-Cities Region. A recognized by the Joint Commission, TriCities Hospital has also received recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care. Our emergency room is .
At TriCities Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
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.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Quality Improvement Specialist RN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!
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.
Introduction
Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Quality Improvement Specialist RN you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join TriCities Hospital which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Benefits
TriCities 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.
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at TriCities Hospital!
Job Summary And Qualifications
Coordinates retrospective data collection to ensure databases as assigned are appropriately maintained.
Performs concurrent unit-based collection and abstraction of data and key metrics analysis as assigned.
Interprets performance and shares outcomes concurrently with Medical Staff, Patient Care Services staff, and other direct care givers to promote compliance with outcomes expectations.
Assists in the development and monitoring of performance improvement activities throughout hospital. Works in a collaborative manner with all departmental managers, staff, Case Management, physicians, and other allied health professionals.
Responsible to promote, monitor, and assist with evidence-based best practices to ensure regulatory compliance.
Participates in statewide quality efforts as assigned to include Virginia Cardiovascular Surgery Quality Initiative (VCSQI), Virginia Health Care Collaborative (VHQC), Anthem Q-HIP program, TJC Core Measures, Leapfrog, Institutes of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and other applicable programs.
Assists to promote and maintain house-wide patient safety initiatives.
Reports/participates in Quality Committee, Patient Safety Committee and associated task force committees, applicable Medical Staff Committees, and other committees as assigned.
Works to expand knowledge of quality by bringing new ideas and concepts to SRMC.
What qualifications you will need:
Required: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
Preferred: BSN or equivalent, or graduate degree.
Required: Licensed in the State of Virginia as a registered nurse or has compact license.
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
CPR must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
Required:
Minimum of 2 years nursing experience in an acute care facility.
Must possess outstanding interpersonal, written and oral communication, and problem-solving skills.
PC skills in a Windows operating environment, specifically EXCEL, WORD, and PowerPoint.
Preferred:
Previous experience in performance improvement, quality assessment.
TriCities Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 140 bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for the Tri-Cities Region. A top performing hospital recognized by the Joint Commission, TriCities Hospital has also received recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care. Our emergency room is stroke and chest pain accredited.
TriCities Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our is one of the leading acute care facilities for the Tri-Cities Region. A recognized by the Joint Commission, TriCities Hospital has also received recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care. Our emergency room is .
At TriCities Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
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.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Quality Improvement Specialist RN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!
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.
