Quality specialist Burn and Trauma

Banner Health; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Financial benefits

Security benefits

Job summary

The Banner University Medical Center Tucson campus has a great opportunity for a Burn and Trauma Quality Improvement Specialist. You will support the Burn program in Southern Arizona, influence patient outcomes, and coordinate burn education for patients, families, and staff.

The successful candidate will be an RN with ED/Burn/ICU and/or Trauma experience, a bachelor’s degree in a healthcare field, and five years of acute care experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or healthcare related field and RN license or equivalent clinical background.
• Five years acute care clinical experience.
• Ability to perform complex statistical analysis and problem solving.
• Ability to manage programs and projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates investigation, analysis, and responds to quality/patient safety issues and trends.
• Develops and analyzes data for administrative and clinical decisions; coordinates data collection and reporting.
• Serves as a resource and leads task forces to plan and implement quality initiatives.
• Supports implementation of facility quality and patient safety goals and regulatory/compliance programs.
• Acts as consultant and educator in program development and special projects.

Skills

Problem solving

Statistical analysis

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or healthcare

Job description

Primary City/State: Tucson, Arizona Department Name: Burn/Trauma Admin Work Shift: Day Job Category: Risk, Quality and Safety Better Than Ever for Nurses. At Banner Health, advanced technology and nursing come together to achieve the best patient care possible. We’re making the biggest investment ever in creating a better employment experience for our nursing team members.

The Banner University Medical Center-Tucson Campus has a great opportunity for a passionate and dedicated Burn and Trauma Quality Improvement Specialist. In this position you will support the Burn program in Southern Arizona. You will influence the quality of patient outcomes and clinical care.

Day to day responsibilities include but are not limited to responding to burn consults with the team, providing burn education to patients; ensuring patients and families understand the plan of care; burn education for staff including nurses and residents; Burn unit oversight including dressing change coordination, maintaining communication (being a liaison) between nurses, APPs, residents and attendings.

The successful candidate will be an RN experienced in ED, Burn, ICU and/or Trauma - required. Requires bachelor’s degree or equivalent in behavioral health, social services or other healthcare related field or equivalent experience and a proficiency level typically attained with two years of experience in behavioral health, case management, or quality management. This position does require you be on-site in Tucson. Occasionally remote work may be possible depending on the needs of the department and after full integration to the position. Learn what it is like to work on a unit at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson in this virtual tour.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

University Medical Center

Banner - University Medical Center Tucson is nationally recognized for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health‑care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located on the campus is Diamond Children’s - recognized for its specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies. Banner - University Medical Center Tucson is a Level 1 Trauma Center, meaning we care for the most critically injured patients. The hospital is consistently listed among the nation's top hospitals in the prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The academic medical center has earned Magnet Recognition becoming the only hospital in southern Arizona to meet the rigorous standards of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program® for nursing excellence. The hospital’s physicians are full‑time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Our specialty services include comprehensive heart and cancer care, advanced neuroscience techniques and a multi‑organ transplant program.

About Banner Health

Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country and the leading nonprofit provider of hospital services in all the communities we serve. Throughout our network of hospitals, primary care health centers, research centers, labs, physician practices and more, our skilled and compassionate professionals use the latest technology to make health care easier, so life can be better. The many locations, career opportunities, and benefits offered at Banner Health help to make the Banner Journey unique and fulfilling for every employee. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package for all benefit‑eligible positions. Please visit our Benefits Guide for more information.

Position Summary

This position plans, coordinates, implements and evaluates facility and/or system‑wide quality/performance improvements, patient safety programs, and/or coordinates compliance and regulatory programs for preparedness and accreditation requirements. The position works closely with system initiatives. All work processed by the incumbent is considered confidential and protected from discovery, pursuant to state statutes.

Core Functions

1. Coordinates investigation, analysis, and responds to quality/patient safety issues, events, significant care issues or trends. Leads and/or facilitate root cause analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, and process improvement, working with multidisciplinary teams.
2. Develops and analyzes data for administrative and clinical decision making, as well as regulatory requirements. Coordinates implementation of data collection processes: provide analysis, summary, research and benchmarking. Prepares and present reports for appropriate facility, system, and other external agencies. Provides oversight to projects including data abstracting and data entry as appropriate.
3. Serves as a resource and leads and/or facilities task forces to plan, implement and coordinate facility activities to maximize service quality, effectiveness and efficiency. Collaborates with key stakeholders to evaluate, plan and implement process improvements and patient safety programs across the facility and/or system.
4. Supports implementation of facility quality and patient safety goals, policies, procedures, and activities designed to meet the requirements of regulatory and accrediting agencies such as JCAHO, CMS, DHS, and the peer review organizations.
5. Acts as consultant and educator in program development and special projects as determined by their supervisor.
6. Participates in implementation of evidence-based practices at the facility or system level.
7. May coordinate peer review activities for physicians and other healthcare providers and provide information for departmental improvement activities, credentialing, and reappointment.
8. In some roles, this position may supervise professional staff.
9. Responsibilities cross all levels of internal customers including the department, facility and system, and external customers including but not limited to the medical staff, the community, regulatory bodies and state agencies. For those positions directly supervising professional employees, the position has full authority for employment actions including selection, training, coaching, and performance reviews.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in nursing or other healthcare related field and either an RN license in state worked OR a clinical background with current license/certification or equivalent experience.
• Requires a proficiency level typically attained with five years acute care clinical experience.
• Requires ability to perform complex statistical analysis and highly developed problem solving skills.
• Requires the ability to manage programs and projects.
• Requires demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred.
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification is preferred.
• Experience with process improvement, regulatory/accreditation programs, data management, and analysis including graphic development and presentations is highly desirable.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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