Quality Improvement Coordinator RN
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together
· Work location: Texas Health Ft. Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Ft. Worth, TX 76104
· Quality Improvement Department – using your clinical knowledge to analyze data
· Supporting the Department of Surgery
· Partnering with surgeons and reviewing all types of surgical cases
· Work hours: Full-time, Exempt position, 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, mainly 8AM-5PM, with some possible early morning (7AM) and evening (5PM) meetings
Quality Skills:
· Associate’s degree Graduate from an accredited school of nursing Required AND
· Bachelor's Degree (BSN) Preferred Or
master’s degree health-related field Preferred (ie. Care Management, CNL, Health Care leadership)
· RN – Registered Nurse Upon Hire required
· CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Upon Hire Preferred
· 3 Years clinical experience in an acute care setting Required
· 1 Year Experience in healthcare quality/performance improvement Preferred
· Surgical nursing experience preferred, including experience in the OR, Pre-Op, PACU, Post-Op, Surgical ICU, or other perioperative settings
· Skills: Interpersonal skills, Effective oral and written skills, Collaboration and negotiation skills and Excellent organizational skills
What You Will Do
· Provides leadership and vision for other patient populations in terms of operation, services and patient care.
· Concurrent review of medical records against pre-established criteria/quality initiatives.
· Develops and maintains collaborative partnerships with physicians, staff and peers to support implementation and ongoing evaluation of care delivery.
· Oversees and facilitates care and follow up of patients. Coordinates education of staff on established standards.
· Communicates with members of the team regarding the findings of case reviews and abstractions. Analyzes data and suggests opportunities to improve the delivery of patient care.
· Develops and sustains plan for monitoring other identified populations. Leads and directs achievement in the provision of quality of care of identified patient populations, working with appropriate staff and physicians. Analyzes data and coordinates implementation of practice changes. Maintains related database(s).
· Ability to enter raw data into various electronic databases and retrieve data in a format that provides information. Researches and produces internal and external organizational benchmarking reports and studies to identify and measure continuous improvement priorities and targets.
· Review medical records against pre-established criteria for other identified populations, and other reviews as needed. Participates in and provides education and other clinical care delivery to meet goals. Participates in development of best practices per the standard of care.
Additional perks of being a Texas Health Quality Improvement Nurse
· As a Texas Health Quality Improvement Coordinator RN, you’ll enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) with match, paid time off, competitive health insurance choices, healthcare and dependent care spending account options, wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy, tuition reimbursement, a student loan repayment program and more.
· Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.
Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.
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Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is proud to serve the growing areas of Rockwall County, Kaufman County, Hunt County, eastern Dallas County, southern Collin County and outlying areas. Our commitment is to provide not only safe, high quality care but to combine that with compassion, understanding and personal attention. This commitment has garnered us many local and national awards, including recognition as a CMS 5 Star hospital awarded to just 10% of those hospital surveyed nationally!
Located on 33 acres in Rockwall just south of interstate 30, Texas Health Rockwall offers 60 inpatient beds for acute medical and surgical needs. The hospital continues to grow and visiting campus today you will find a Women's Imaging and Breast Center, a bariatric clinic, an ambulatory surgery center and a variety of physician practices all dedicated to our evolving community health needs. You will see that our long awaited expansion is well underway! This expansion, focused on a healthy future in this high growth area of North Texas, will double the size of our hospital adding more patient beds, a Level 2 NICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and expanding other departments including Labor & Delivery, OR and the emergency room.
What makes us different? Simply put, it is how we approach caring for you. From the focus on safety to the personal attention we provide, our patients should feel right at home at Texas Health Rockwall. As Cindy Perrin, hospital president says, "The difference is found in the heart of our facility – our staff and physicians - and in the way we love, respect and care about our community and each other. We treat our hospital like our home, treat each other like family, and treat our patients like neighbors. It's just who we are!
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is a joint venture owned by Texas Health Resources and physicians dedicated to the community and meets the definition under federal law of physician-owned hospital.