RN/Improvement Advisor

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc.; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare is seeking an experienced improvement advisor to help identify, plan, and execute performance-improvement projects across departments. The role emphasizes data-driven methods, evidence-based medicine, and collaborations with operational and administrative leaders to drive rapid improvements.

The advisor will provide expertise in measurement, the Improvement Method, and project management, delivering reports and communications to support organizational change and

Qualifications

• RN license in Florida per statutes and nursing licensure requirements.
• Associate degree in nursing is required.
• Bachelor’s in nursing is preferred.
• Five years of job-related experience; HR may accept post-associate nursing education for experience on a 1:1 basis.

Responsibilities

• Identify, plan, and execute improvement projects as an internal consultant.
• Act as a change agent to drive rapid performance improvement.
• Provide expertise in performance-improvement tools and measurement.
• Support leaders with change initiatives and reporting.
• Communicate and report on improvement efforts and outcomes.

Skills

Data analysis

Quality improvement

Regulatory standards

Education

Associate degree in nursing

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Associate degree in nursing

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Required Experience:

• Five (5) years job related experience
  • Human Resources (HR) may accept post-associate degree nursing education in lieu of required experience on a 1-year: 1-year basis.

Preferred Experience:

• Five (5) or more years job related experience (including statistical processes, quality improvement, and data analysis).
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft (MS) Office applications suite (e.g., Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Knowledge of regulatory standards (e.g., state laws, The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, and participation conditions).

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• Licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in accordance with Florida Statutes (FS), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 464 (Nursing), Part I (Nurse Practice Act) [includes multistate compact licensure]

Responsibilities

Your Role:

• Is dedicated to helping to identify, plan, and execute improvement projects by an internal consultant providing support necessary to deliver results and spread changes.
• Functions as a change agent, collaborating with staff to drive continuous, rapid performance improvement.
• Provides skills, knowledge, and expertise in performance improvement tools and techniques.
• Working with an operational or administrative leader, supports and facilitates change that leads to improvement.
• TMH emphasizes evidence-based medicine and data-driven improvement, and the Advisor provides expertise in measurement, use of the Improvement Method, teamwork, meeting facilitation, and project management.
• Supports communication and reporting related to improvement through preparation and delivery of reports, presentations, public relations communications, and other materials.

Reports To:

• Vice President/Chief Improvement and Planning Officer, Manager of Quality Measures and Outcomes, Systems Manager

Supervises:

• None