RN Clinical Outcomes Coordinator

Job Summary: To support and coordinate clinical quality improvement initiatives. To perform job duties in accordance with the medical center's purpose.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Knowledge of current theoretical approaches to delivering nursing care and strategies for examining and applying relevant concepts.  Knowledge of performance improvement concepts and the ability to participate in developing and implementing strategies to address opportunities for improving the care delivered to patients.  Verbal and written communications skills.  Leadership and team building skills.  Presentation skills.  Problem solving ability.  Organizational skills.  Analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates ongoing clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Coordinates and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and committees to assure that evidence-based clinical quality goals and outcomes are developed and implemented using appropriate standards of care.  Serves as liaison as appropriate
• Educates others on clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Works to ensure integration of clinical quality improvement initiatives into the day to day operations.
• Provides feedback to medical staff and administration regarding outcomes from clinical improvement initiatives during and after implementation, and regarding outcomes of performance measures of clinical pathways.
• Serves as a mentor and facilitator to clinical outcome improvement teams. Creates templates for streamlining clinical outcomes improvement team development, pathway development and implementation.
• Serves on at least one nursing council, hospital, or medical center committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or work area demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical and Environmental Demands: Requires occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Education & Experience: Master's degree plus one (1) year of experience in Healthcare Management, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Case Management, Performance Improvement, Direct Patient Care, or related field or Bachelor's degree plus three (3) years’ experience in Healthcare Management, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Case Management, Performance Improvement, Direct Patient Care, or related field. Valid RN license.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:  Valid RN license. BLS required; may be obtained within the first ninety (90) days of hire.