Registered Nurse Quality Coordinator

HCA Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

PTO and disability programs

401(k) match

Education support

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is seeking an RN Quality Coordinator to serve as a consultant across departments and drive transformation in patient outcomes through evidence-based practice initiatives. You will lead performance improvement activities and collaborate with medical staff to assure continuity of care and high-quality outcomes.

The role emphasizes ethics, compliance, data analysis, and education of staff.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse (RN).
• Bachelor's or Associate degree required.
• Two years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Act as a consultant to departments to improve patient outcomes.
• Lead performance improvement initiatives and quality initiatives.
• Educate hospital staff on evidence-based practice initiatives.
• Develops and recommends protocols for evidence-based practice.
• Oversees and analyzes data related to throughput of patient populations.
• Provides data to outside agencies and hospital leaders to drive change.
• Collaborates with medical staff to ensure continuity of care and quality outcomes.
• Works with EMS to ensure continuity of care from pre-hospital to hospital.
• Represents hospital at local/regional levels for best practices.
• Ensures compliance with TJC and regulatory guidelines.
• Demonstrates strong communication and teamwork; supports other duties within licensure.
• Assists with accreditation programs in collaboration with departments.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Associate Degree

Job description

As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The RN Quality Coordinator acts as a consultant to other departments in order to achieve transformation and sustainable change in patient outcomes based on best practice. This position acts as a liaison for leading the hospitals performance improvement initiatives.

What you will do in this role:

• Supportive of the ethics and compliance programs set forth by HCA demonstrated by:

• Upholds code of conduct.

• Enforces all ethics and compliance policies as they pertain to his/her area.

• Sets an example to all staff in their daily activities. Adheres to policies on appropriate access.

• Respects patients and healthcare confidentiality.

• Educate hospital staff on evidence-based practice initiatives.

• Develops and recommends protocols and guidelines for evidence based practice initiatives.

• Oversees, analyzes, and trends data related to throughput of targeted patient populations.

• Provides data to outside agencies as required and/or other applicable hospital leaders to initiate change as appropriate, in order to improve processes and outcomes.

• Work with medical staff to assure continuity of care in designated patient populations and to ensure quality outcomes occur.

• Works closely with Emergency Medical Services to assure optimal continuity of care from pre-hospital to hospital.

• Acts as an internal hospital resource and externally in the community.

• Participates in identifying needs, planning and implementing educational programs for patients, families, community groups, and other designated healthcare facilities to improve outcomes.

• Represents the hospital at local, regional, or other applicable levels related to best practices for patients.

• Assures compliance with all TJC and other applicable regulatory agency guidelines.

• Demonstrates effective communication skills, interpersonal relationships, and team building skills.

• Assists with other duties as assigned within scope and practice of licensure.

• Assists with administering accreditation programs as assigned in collaboration with all departments, management leadership and designated hospital committees.

• Sets high standards of performance goals and works diligently to achieve them

What qualifications you will need:

• (RN) Registered Nurse

• Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree

No Travel Required

2 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

\"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

As a full-service, 420+ bed acute care hospital , HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/hca-houston-healthcare-kingwood) has provided the northeast Houston community with high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for over 25 years. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive, quality care, close to home. Our Women’s Center offers high-risk OB care, a Level III NICU , and pediatric services. We have an advanced Brain & Spine Center, which includes a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center and the Sleep Center of Excellence. Our Orthopedic Center offers total joint replacement surgery using advanced technology. Other services include innovative and customized cardiovascular services, including open heart and vascular surgery and state-of-the-art imaging and endoscopy services for more accurate diagnosis and treatment plans. We are also a Certified Level I Stroke Center and an Accredited Chest Pain Center. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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.

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our RN Coord Quality opening.

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.