RN Q.A. Specialist

University of Connecticut; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UConn Health in Farmington, CT is seeking an RN Quality Assurance Specialist to coordinate a department Quality Assurance Plan, monitor unit-based core measures, and identify division-wide trends. The role is housed in Clinical Effectiveness Administration and supports patient safety and quality reporting.

Responsibilities include data collection, chart reviews for compliance with regulations, and leading reporting initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing with four or more years of inpatient clinical experience.
• Two years of general experience gained through active participation in Quality Assurance and Patient Safety activities.
• Master's degree in Nursing may substitute for the Bachelor's degree and one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains databases and measurement mechanisms for quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Provides concurrent and retrospective review of inpatient medical records for documentation compliance with external and internal performance and quality measurement requirements.
• Concurrent and retrospective abstraction of The Joint Commission (TJC) and Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) core/quality measures.
• Interfaces with other disciplines to manage issues and develop reporting systems to increase compliance with core/quality measures.
• Maintains awareness of current regulatory requirements, new trends in quality, high reliability, and patient safety.
• Designs and compiles designated reports reflecting unit based and department wide activities.
• Investigates and follows up on patient safety events.
• Facilitates apparent cause analysis (ACA) and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Makes recommendations for change and coordinates responses to regulatory agencies.
• Educates staff and physicians to core/quality measurement criteria, documentation requirements and best practice goals.

Skills

Quality improvement

Trend analysis

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Independent work

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

RN Q.A. Specialist, 2027-586

The University of Connecticut Health Center is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer. All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at www.ethics.state.ct.us.

UConn Health is searching for a RN Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team! This position is accountable for coordination of a department Quality Assurance Plan, monitoring clinical unit based core measures and quality assurance activities and determining division/department wide trends and issues. This position will work in Clinical Effectiveness Administration located in Farmington, CT.

SCHEDULE : Fulltime 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with minor holidays

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Develops and maintains various databases and measurement mechanisms for the collection, analysis and reporting of quality improvement and patient safety initiatives and activities.


• Provides clinically based concurrent and retrospective review of inpatient medical records to evaluate documentation for compliance with external and internal performance and quality measurement requirements.


• Concurrent and retrospective abstraction of The Joint Commission (TJC) and Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) core/quality measures.


• Interfaces with other disciplines to manage selected issues and develop efficient reporting systems to increase compliance with core/quality measures.


• Maintains awareness of current regulatory requirements, new trends in quality, high reliability, and patient safety.


• Designs and compiles designated reports to reflect unit based and department wide activities.


• Investigate and follow up of patient safety events.


• Facilitates apparent cause analysis (ACA) and root cause analysis (RCA).


• Makes recommendations for change.


• Coordinates responses to regulatory agencies.


• Serves as a quality and patient safety consultant.


• Educate staff and physicians to core/quality measurement criteria, documentation requirements and best practice goals.


• Performs related duties as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

The QA Specialist will report to the Manager of Clinical Effectiveness Administration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

• Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies and tools, such as PDSA cycles, and LEAN.


• Prior work or knowledge with trend analysis, outcome measures and quality improvement processes.


• Demonstrated ability to manage various data collection methodologies, information analyses and produce clear report presentations.


• Proficient with data analysis and use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.


• Must be able to analyze patient safety and quality trends and issues.


• Knowledge of high reliability principles and practices.


• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and current trends in quality assurance.


• Knowledge of, and ability to apply relevant State and Federal regulations.


• Ability to work well independently and in collaboration with other staff members to meet reporting deadlines.


• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in nursing, with four (4) or more years of inpatient clinical experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

Two (2) years of the general experience must have been gained through active participation in Quality Assurance and Patient Safety activities.

SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED:

A Master's degree in Nursing may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree and one (1) year of experience.

WHY UCONN HEALTH

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care.