Quality Improvement Coordinator RN Full-time

Texas Health Resources, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Competitive health insurance options

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment program

Job summary

Texas Health Resources, Inc. is seeking a Quality Improvement Coordinator RN to lead performance improvement initiatives in the Department of Surgery at Texas Health Fort Worth.

The role requires clinical RN expertise, strong data analysis skills, and collaboration with surgeons to drive high-quality patient care. The position is full-time, exempt, typically 40 hours weekly with standard hours and occasional early morning or evening meetings.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree required; RN on hire.
• BSN preferred or master’s in health-related field.
• RN license required on hire.
• CPHQ certification preferred on hire.
• 3 years clinical experience in an acute care setting required.
• 1 year quality/performance improvement experience preferred.
• Surgical nursing experience preferred, perioperative settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for patient populations in operations and care.
• Conduct concurrent medical record reviews against criteria and quality initiatives.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with physicians and staff for care delivery evaluation.
• Oversee and coordinate care and follow-up of patients; educate staff on standards.
• Communicate findings of case reviews and abstractions to team.
• Analyze data; identify opportunities to improve patient care delivery.
• Develop and sustain monitoring plans for identified populations.
• Lead in achieving quality of care goals with staff and physicians.
• Coordinate practice changes and measure outcomes; maintain databases.
• Enter raw data into electronic databases and retrieve informative outputs.
• Produce benchmarking reports to identify continuous improvement priorities.
• Review medical records against criteria for other populations as needed.
• Participate in developing best practices per standard of care.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Statistical data

Communication

Confidentiality

Joint Commission standards

PI tools

Lean principles

Investigative skills

Education

Associate’s degree

BSN preferred

Master’s degree health-related field preferred

RN – Registered Nurse

CPHQ preferred

Job description

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:

• Computer software skills including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledgeable in the application of statistical data.
• Communicates in a clear, concise and professional manner with various audiences.
• Understands and appreciates the sensitive and confidential nature of performance improvement activities.
• Prefer knowledge of Joint Commission standards, Performance Improvement (PI) tools, Lean Principles and statistical analysis.
• Utilize investigative skills – investigations, follow trends and process improvement

Here’s What You Need

• 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.
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