RN Clinical Outcomes Coordinator - Surgical Intensive Care Unit

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 41,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS, seeks an RN Clinical Outcomes Coordinator for the Surgical Intensive Care Unit to lead and coordinate clinical quality improvement initiatives.

The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, educates staff on outcomes initiatives, and integrates quality improvement into daily operations, monitoring performance measures and patient care standards. RN licensure required.

Qualifications

• BSN and two years of experience in healthcare management, quality improvement, case management, performance improvement, or direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates ongoing clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Coordinates and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and committees to assure 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 day-to-day operations.
• Provides feedback to medical staff and administration regarding outcomes from clinical improvement initiatives and performance measures of clinical pathways.
• Mentors and facilitates 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.

Skills

Nursing care knowledge

Performance improvement

Verbal and written communication

Leadership and team building

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Job Requisition ID: R00054950

Organization: SICU

Location/s: Main Campus Jackson

Job Title: RN Clinical Outcomes Coordinator - Surgical Intensive Care Unit

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: Bachelors of Science in Nursing 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, 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 Pay Class: Hourly, Salary FTE %: 100 Work Shift:

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded:

Job Posting Date

10/21/2026

Job Closing Date

open until filled if no date specified

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