RN Clinical Outcomes Coordinator - Neurosurgery

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS, seeks an RN Clinical Outcomes Coordinator for Neurosurgery to drive and coordinate clinical quality improvement initiatives. You will support multidisciplinary teams, develop evidence-based goals, and integrate improvements into daily operations to enhance patient care.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with two years in healthcare management, quality improvement, or direct patient care, and an active RN license.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of performance improvement concepts and strategies.
• Verbal and written communications skills.
• Organizational skills and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates ongoing clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to implement evidence-based goals.
• Serves as liaison and educates others on clinical quality initiatives.
• Integrates clinical quality improvements into day-to-day operations.
• Provides feedback on outcomes and engages in mentorship of teams.
• Creates templates to streamline team development and pathway implementation.

Skills

Clinical quality

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

RN licensure

Job description

Job Requisition ID: R00052030

Job Category: Nursing

Organization: Neurosurgery - Director of Operations and Business Development

Location/s: Main Campus Jackson

Job Title: RN Clinical Outcomes Coordinator - Neurosurgery

Job Summary: To support and coordinate clinical quality improvement initiatives. To perform job duties in accordance with the medical center's purpose.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required: Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of experience in healthcare management, healthcare quality improvement, case management, performance improvement, or direct patient care.

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required

Valid RN License Knowledge

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of current theoretical approaches to delivering nursing care and strategies for examining and applying relevant concepts. Knowledge of performance improvement concepts and the ability to participate in developing and implementing strategies to address opportunities for improving the care delivered to patients. Verbal and written communications skills. Leadership and team building skills. Presentation skills. Problem solving ability. Organizational skills. Analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates ongoing clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Coordinates and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and committees to assure that evidence-based clinical quality goals and outcomes are developed and implemented using appropriate standards of care.
• Serves as liaison as appropriate.
• Educates others on clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Works to ensure integration of clinical quality improvement initiatives into the day-to-day operations.
• Provides feedback to medical staff and administration regarding outcomes from clinical improvement initiatives during and after implementation, and regarding outcomes of performance measures of clinical pathways.
• Serves as a mentor and facilitator to clinical outcome improvement teams.
• Creates templates for streamlining clinical outcomes improvement team development, pathway development and implementation.
• Serves on at least one nursing council, hospital, or medical center committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or work area demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands: Requires occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).

Employment Details

Time Type: Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: Yes

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Class: Salary
• FTE %: 100
• Work Shift: Day
• Benefits Eligibility: Grant Funded: No

Job Posting Date: 07/21/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

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