Quality Specialist RN

Research Medical Center; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

401(k) Plan with Matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Flexible Spending Accounts

Free Counseling Services

Referral Services

Colleague Recognition Program

Employee Health Assistance Fund

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Quality Specialist to enhance patient care through meticulous medical record reviews. In this vital role, you will ensure that documentation accurately reflects patient severity and health acuity while providing essential coaching and guidance to nursing staff. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a culture of excellence and continuous improvement, making a significant impact on patient outcomes. Join a collaborative team dedicated to delivering high-quality healthcare and be part of a mission that values every voice in the organization.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with strong communication and administrative skills.
• Experience in quality improvement and data analysis is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medical record reviews to ensure accurate documentation.
• Provide coaching and training to staff on documentation practices.
• Support continuous survey readiness and performance improvement initiatives.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Communication Skills

Quality Improvement Methodology

Data Presentation

Statistical Analysis

Education

Associate Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Spreadsheets (including pivot tables)

PowerPoint

Database Management Software

Job description

Description

Introduction

Research Medical Center is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently. Are you passionate about delivering patient-centered care? Submit your application for Quality Specialist position and spend more time at the bedside with the patient.

Benefits

Research Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Research Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Performs medical record reviews to examine and assess provider documentation to ensure patient severity of illness and health acuity is accurately reflected. This is accomplished by performing prospective, concurrent and retrospective review of various types of patient medical records from multiple settings. The Clinical Reviewer assessments also provide guidance for ongoing provider coaching, training and facilitation. Adheres to policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and patient safety.

What you will do in this role:

• Performs prospective, concurrent and retrospective review of various types of patient medical records from multiple settings.
• Promotes culture of continual survey readiness, acting as a resource for staff and partner in performance improvements.
• Provides ongoing coaching, training, and/or guidance in documentation to support appropriate severity of illness, expected risk of mortality, and complexity of care for the patient.
• Supports TJC Chapter Leaders in assessing performance for continuous survey readiness.
• Coordinates mortality reviews completion by initially reviewing chart then forwarding to appropriate provider for review, then aggregating all results for tracking/trending for performance improvement.
• Supports Pathways to Excellence and improvements to nursing sensitive indicators through the NDNQI database and subsequent reporting.
• Supports certification programs data collection, as assigned.
• Supports nursing in providing daily log for review of restraints to assure appropriate regulatory compliance.
• Timely generation of ad hoc and routine reporting.
• Provides education, facilitation, and support for unit based councils.

What qualifications you will need:

• Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree, Bachelors Degree Preferred
• Knowledge of spreadsheets including pivot tables, graphing and basic statistics; knowledge of PowerPoint; knowledge of Quality Improvement methodology and team facilitation.
• Administrative Skills: Must be able to type correspondence using excellent communication and grammar. Must be able to understand and present data in a usable format.
• Equipment/Machine Skills: Computer software to include database management.

Research Medical Center is a 585+ bed hospital. Our hospital offers an array of medical and health clinic services. This includes women's services offering obstetrics and fertility, an emergency room, and a trauma center. We offer a Stroke Center, a walk-in clinic, and orthopedics across three Kansas City locations. Our specialty care areas include a Chest Pain Center, Level I Trauma Center, Breast Care Center, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programs, and Primary Stroke Center. We are one of 10 HCA Midwest Health hospitals in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

Research Psychiatric Center is a 95+ bed facility. We offer acute inpatient, day treatment, and community-based outpatient behavioral healthcare. We treat adolescents, adults, and senior adults for emotional disorders, mental illness, and substance abuse. Our professional staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed professional counselors. We are committed to delivering our patients skilled compassionate care regardless of age or circumstance.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare. Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our RN Quality Specialist opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.