Quality Improvement Coordinator, RN

Sentara; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with match

Tuition assistance

Student debt repayment

Paid time off

Job summary

Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA seeks a RN Quality Improvement Coordinator to lead performance improvement initiatives across medical staff and patient safety programs.

The role combines project management with clinical oversight, developing, coordinating and evaluating quality improvement activities, facilitating task forces, reviewing literature, and establishing indicators to monitor and improve care; includes medical record review and incident investigation.

Qualifications

• RN license is required.
• BSN is required.
• 3+ years of QI-related experience preferred.
• Experience in an acute care facility with leadership and QI facilitation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management and facilitation for quality initiatives.
• Provide clinical oversight and support for development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Organize task forces, review literature and benchmarks, establish indicators for monitoring and evaluation.
• Support continuous improvement, medical record review, and investigation of occurrences/complaints.
• Track and trend medical staff performance.

Skills

Quality Improvement

Nursing

Leadership

Facilitation

Regulatory knowledge

Education

RN License

BSN required

Job description

City/StateNorfolk, VAWork ShiftFirst (Days)Overview:Sentara Leigh Hospital located in Norfolk, VA, is seeking a RN, Quality Improvement Coordinator!This is a full-time 40 hour per week day shift position.The Quality Improvement Coordinator is responsible for providing project management and facilitation, as well as, clinical oversight and support for the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement medical staff performance improvement and patient safety initiatives. This includes organizing relevant task forces, review of evidenced based literature/benchmarks, establishment of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of quality and appropriateness of care, continuous improvement, and achieving targeted goals as well as medical record review, occurrence/complaint investigation and tracking/trending medical staff performance.Education/Experience/Licensure:RN LicenseBSN is required3 or more years of current experience in QI related activities preferred. Experience in a clinical area of an acute care facility with demonstrated leadership, teaching and QI/PI facilitation skills preferred. Knowledge and understanding of regulatory and accreditation agency standards preferred.Keywords: Quality, Quality Services, Quality Management, RN, Registered Nurse, Talroo-Nursing, Quality Improvement Coordinator, Safety, Clinical Chart Review.Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career• Medical, Dental, Vision plans• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave• Emergency Backup Care• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans• Life Insurance• 401k/403B with Employer Match• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000•Pet Insurance•Legal Resources Plan•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won’t heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.