RN - Quality Assurance

Providence; Newberg (OR); On-site; USD 69,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence willamette Falls Medical Center and Providence Milwaukie Hospital seek an RN in Quality Assurance to support quality initiatives across Oregon facilities. The role involves evaluating programs, aligning with CMS and TJC standards, managing risk, and collaborating with physician leadership and department managers to improve patient care processes.

The position is a full-time day shift with minimal travel between campuses, focused on driving improvement and ensuring compliance while

Qualifications

• Five years of clinical experience.
• Five years of hospital experience in progressively responsible positions.
• Clinical experience with diverse patient populations and care delivery models.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Strong written and verbal communication with physicians, nursing, and hospital leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, evaluation and support for quality initiatives within PHS Oregon.
• Support compliance with CMS, TJC and third-party payors; coordinate risk monitoring and improvement projects.
• Facilitate performance improvement efforts and mentor department teams; guide decisions and implement innovative solutions.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Quality improvement

Healthcare knowledge

Cross-team collaboration

Job description

Description

RN - Quality Assurance located at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center (primary location) and Providence Milwaukie Hospital (secondary location), with rare travel to Providence Newberg Medical Center. The position does not currently offer remote work opportunities. This is a full time, day shift position with a Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4pm work schedule.

Provides assessment, evaluation and support for all quality initiatives within PHS Oregon. Provides concurrent and retrospective support managing initiatives to comply and in accordance with Center for Medicare and Medicaid requirements, The Joint Commission (TJC) requirements, administrative and program personnel, and third party payors. Actively works with physician leadership, Directors and Managers in the development and implementation of quality efforts, including preparation, risk monitoring and reduction in clinical and non-clinical systems, and coordination of multidisciplinary quality improvement projects. Acts as a facilitator and mentor for Department teams related to performance improvement. Authorizes and makes decisions on recommendations and innovative solutions.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Oregon Regional Shared Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of Clinical experience.
• 5 years of Hospital experience in a progressively responsible position(s) requiring contact with various departments.
• Demonstrated clinical experience related to a wide variety of patient populations and care delivery models.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, with physicians, nursing, public, and all levels of hospital management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Business, Healthcare, or Business Administration
• Adult medical-surgical experience

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

About The Team

Providence has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1856 when Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four other Sisters of Providence arrived in Vancouver, Washington Territory. As the largest healthcare system and largest private employer in Oregon, Providence is located in areas ranging from the Columbia Gorge to the wine country to sunny southern Oregon to charming coastal communities to the urban setting of Portland.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Pay Range

$50.14 - $77.83

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.