RN Quality & Process Improvement Lead

Aiken-Regional-Medical-Centers-3; Westcliff (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition/Certification Reimbursement

401(K) with company match

Career development opportunities

Excellent Health/Dental/Vision plans

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Universal Health Services in King of Prussia, PA (UHS) operates one of the nation’s largest hospital networks. This role at Aiken Regional Medical Centers supports quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and outcomes.

The RN Quality Coordinator acts as an internal consultant, analyzes data, mentors staff, and collaborates across disciplines to drive evidence-based improvements and sustain high reliability across clinical processes.

Qualifications

• RN with BSN or MSN preferred.
• 3-5 years in healthcare; data entry and MS Office experience.
• Current SC or compact state license.

Responsibilities

• Act as internal quality consultant for process improvement.
• Mine, analyze, and report data for clinical outcomes.
• Mentor managers and staff on clinical quality and improvements.

Skills

Quality improvement

Data analysis

Clinical collaboration

Leadership

Education

RN (BSN/MSN preferred)

Tools

MIDAS database

MS Office

Job description

Responsibilities

Quality Coordinator - RN

Aiken Regional Medical Centers, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is a 273-bed acute care facility providing top quality and safe healthcare to the residents of Aiken and surrounding communities since 1917. Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ranked a top hospital in South Carolina by the American Heart Association for its treatment of heart attack, heart failure and Stroke, and most recently, coronary artery disease.

Additionally, Aiken Regional provides comprehensive healthcare services such as behavioral health (Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health), emergency medical care (main hospital and ER at Sweetwater), orthopedic surgeries, maternity, rehabilitation services(Hitchcock Rehabilitation Services), imaging, and wound care.

Visit us online at: https://www.aikenregional.com

Position Description:

This position acts as an internal quality consultant and subject matter expert in process improvement . Responsible for uncovering opportunities for improvement through data mining/analysis and observation of processes of care. Maintains authority and accountability for data pertaining to assigned clinical outcomes. Acts as a resource and is responsible for summarizing findings for clinical quality initiatives and outcomes reporting. In addition to synthesizing the findings of clinical quality initiatives for outcomes reporting will provide current evidence-based literature to apply to the clinical quality programs and process improvement teams. Mentors and orients managers and staff to aspects of clinical quality and process improvement. Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to analyze clinical information and data. Facilitates quality improvement initiatives that improve patient care and financial outcomes.

Duties:

• Collaborates with areas of expertise to create and ensure that clinical order sets, pathways, and protocols are initiated and revised in accordance with current evidence base practice.
• Maintains the MIDAS database system for the hospital.
• Creates and maintains MIDAS dictionaries as needed in collaboration with Corporate.
• Collects, complies, analyzes, interprets and reports data on clinical metrics to appropriate committees and individuals to achieve compliance with organizational and department goals by trending the collected and clinical practice data.
• Performs concurrent Core Measure medical record reviews and communicates with staff and physicians regarding recognized opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned/required.

Benefit Highlights

• Unlimited Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• Tuition/Certification Reimbursement after 6 months
• Culture of Excellence – Employee Recognition program
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Clinical Nursing Ladder opportunities
• SoFi student loan refinancing program
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemedFortune500®corporation, annualrevenuesduring2025were $17.4billion.In 2026,UHS was again recognized as one ofFortuneWorld’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, waslisted in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquarteredin King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately101,500employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services locatedin 40U.S.states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.For additional information visitwww.uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Requirements:

• Graduate of approved nursing program RN, BSN or MSN preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience in healthcare, preferably in acute care hospital setting; Computer experience in MS Office required. 1-2 years leadership experience preferred. Experience in data entry and Microsoft Office; time management and organizational skills; familiarity with benchmarking and outcome or focus studies; familiarity with AHRQ initiatives, Oryx, QNET, NHSN and publicly reported data; experience in facilitating change through interdisciplinary collaboration. OPPE, FPPE and Reappointment reporting.
• Current SC or compact state license.

EEO Statement

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