Respiratory Quality/Safety Coordinator

Duke University; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, is seeking a Respiratory Quality/Safety Coordinator to drive evidence-based improvements in patient care and safety. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating process improvements that enhance outcomes and operational reliability across respiratory services.

You will monitor quality indicators, lead root cause analyses, develop dashboards, and update clinical guidelines for inpatient, outpatient, neonatal, pediatric, and adult

Qualifications

• Quality improvement
• Data analysis
• Statistical process control
• Dashboard development
• Root cause analyses (RCA)
• Interdisciplinary collaboration

Responsibilities

• Monitor departmental quality indicators, patient safety events, regulatory findings, and performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and develop initiatives.
• Champion High Reliability and Just Culture by facilitating continuous improvement across Respiratory Care Services.
• Conduct RCA/ACA and contribute to multidisciplinary investigations following adverse events.
• Facilitate process mapping and workflow redesign to improve efficiency and outcomes.
• Develop dashboards and reports to monitor process reliability and outcomes.
• Lead development and maintenance of clinical guidelines, protocols, and standard work.
• Monitor compliance with policies, infection prevention standards, and documentation requirements.

Education

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job description

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What You Can Expect

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Health hospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

How You Will Make An Impact

• The Respiratory Quality/Safety Coordinator designs, implements, and evaluates process improvement and research-based initiatives to improve practice, patient outcomes, safety, efficiency, and operational reliability. Specific job duties are, but are not limited to:
• Monitors departmental quality indicators, patient safety events, regulatory findings, and performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and develop initiatives.
• Champions High Reliability and Just Culture principles by facilitating continuous improvement activities across inpatient, outpatient, neonatal, pediatric, and adult Respiratory Care Services.
• Conducts root cause analyses (RCA), apparent cause analyses (ACA), and contributes to multidisciplinary investigations following adverse events.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary process mapping and workflow redesign.
• Develops dashboards and performance reports to monitor process reliability and improve outcomes.
• Leads development, implementation, revision, and maintenance of respiratory care clinical guidelines, protocols, policies, and standard work.
• Evaluates current literature and emerging best practices to support evidence‑based clinical decision making.
• Monitors compliance with departmental policies, infection prevention standards, equipment management requirements, and documentation expectations.
• Collects, analyzes, interprets, and presents clinical and operational data using statistical process control, run charts, dashboards, and trend analyses to evaluate performance.

What You Will Need

Education:

• Associate’s Degree Respiratory Care, Bachelor’s preferred

Experience:

• Registered Respiratory Therapist, active NC license

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications:

• Academic adult and neo/peds critical care, inpatient and outpatient settings

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions:

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