Quality Improvement Coordinator RN

Texas Health Resources; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Parental Leave

Flex spending

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Job summary

Texas Health Resources is seeking a Quality Improvement Coordinator RN to join our Fort Worth team. This role emphasizes improving care processes, patient outcomes, and the patient experience through interprofessional collaboration and standard PPI methods.

Required RN licensure with an acute care background; BSN strongly preferred, with BSN within two years of start. MATLAB-like statistical use and Joint Commission knowledge are assets in a MAGNET designated facility.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure upon hire.
• Associate's Degree in Nursing completed.
• BSN within two years of earliest start date in a Texas Health RN role required.
• BSN preferred OR Master’s in health-related field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of acute care experience.
• 1 year in healthcare quality/performance improvement preferred.
• CPHQ 3 years preferred.
• Microsoft Office skills; ability to apply statistical data.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission standards, PI tools, Lean principles.

Responsibilities

• Pursues/achieves/maintains required certification and licensure.
• Pursues professional growth and development of required knowledge and skills.
• Promote stakeholder engagement and interprofessional collaboration to improve care processes, patient outcomes, and patient experience.
• Communicate effectively with diverse audiences to support quality goals.
• Implement standard performance and process improvement methods.
• Acquire data from source systems.
• Use procedures to identify and report patient safety risks and events.
• Support continuous regulatory compliance as a subject matter expert.
• Monitor impact of value-based payment initiatives and quality report cards.

Skills

CPHQ

Lean principles

Statistical analysis

Communication

Interprofessional collaboration

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

BSN within 2 years of start

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

Master's Degree health-related field preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Quality Improvement Coordinator RN

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76104

Work hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with flexibility based on department needs

Department highlights:

• Opportunity to work on a brand-new unit in the beautiful Justin Tower
• MAGNET facility
• Level I Trauma Center
• Teamwork oriented approach
• Friendly and welcoming environment
• Extremely positive workplace with a culture of excellence

Here's What You Need:

• Current RN licensure upon hire Required
• Associate's Degree Graduate of an accredited Nursing program
• Completion of BSN within two years of earliest start date in a Texas Health RN role is required.
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred OR
• Master's Degree health-related field preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience in acute care setting required
• 1 year of experience in healthcare quality/performance improvement preferred
• CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality 3 years preferred
• Microsoft Office skills, knowledgeable in the application of statistical data.
• Prefer Knowledge of Joint Commission and standards, PI tools, Lean Principles and statistical analysis.

What You Will Do:

• Pursues/achieves/maintains required applicable certification and licensure.
• Pursues professional growth and development of required knowledge and skills
• Promote stakeholder engagement and interprofessional collaboration to improve care processes, patient outcomes, and patient experience.
• Communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences to support achievement of quality goals.
• Implement standard performance and process improvement (PPI) methods.
• Acquire data from source systems.
• Use organizational procedures to identify and report patient safety risks and events.
• Use knowledge of standards and regulations to facilitate and support continuous regulatory compliance, serving as a subject matter expert for others.
• Monitor the impact of value-based payment initiatives and quality report cards

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Registered Nurse:

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Texas Health Fort Worth is an 851-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served the Fort Worth community since 1930.

We offer advanced care in cardiovascular services, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, neurosciences, sports medicine, and emergency medicine. Our hospital also features certified programs in Advanced Hip and Knee Replacement, Brain Tumor Treatment, Advanced Spine Care, and Advanced Palliative Care. We are also home to a kidney transplant program that underscores our high-acuity capabilities, and we support Graduate Medical Education (GME) to help train the next generation of physicians.

Texas Health Fort Worth is Joint Commission-certified as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a Level I Trauma Center. We are also a designated Magnet hospital and recognized as the Best Place to Have a Baby in Tarrant County. Texas Health Fort Worth continues to be a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, women's health, cardiac care, and more.

Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.