VNPC Quality Improvement Registered Nurse, SOM/Pediatrics

Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition benefits

Retirement planning/options

Employee discounts

Well-being resources

Career development

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is seeking a VNPC Quality Improvement Nurse to lead clinical aspects of maternal and infant health initiatives across 49 hospitals in Virginia. You will act as the clinical expert, partnering with hospitals and community organizations to implement patient safety bundles and QI projects.

The role emphasizes program management, collaboration with stakeholders, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and several years relevant professional experience or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training related to nursing and quality improvement.
• Knowledge of maternal and infant health, quality improvement and public health core principles.
• Clear written and oral communication skills are necessary.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills with theability to establish and maintain excellent working relationshipswith a wide variety of constituents.
• Proficiency in the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe required.
• Demonstrated experience working in community engagement, non-profit management, and/or volunteer coordination.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environmentof respect, professionalism and civility with a population offaculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds andexperiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member atVCU.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for clinical aspects of the AIM Patient Safety Bundles implementation and VNPC projects.
• Assist hospitals and partners with grant work plans and deliverables.
• Strengthen relationships with hospitals, partners and communities across the Commonwealth.
• Participate in advisory committees and meetings where a clinical expert is needed.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with potential for career growth in maternal and infant public health.

Skills

Quality improvement

Nursing

Project management

Communication skills

Public health knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Master of Nursing (preferred)

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe

Job description

Advertising Summary:

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located inthe heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’ssponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationallyrecognized for patient care and education.

Unit:

School Of Medicine MBU

Department:

Pediatrics

Position Summary:

The VNPC Quality Improvement Nurse will be responsible for workingwith all 49 birth hospitals within Virginia to implement patientsafety bundles and other VNPC quality improvement projects. Thisperson will serve as the quality improvement clinical expert on theVNPC team, building partnerships and support from all hospitals andcommunity partners. They will be responsible for assisting with theimplementation of all quality improvement activities for all thegrants held by the VNPC. This person will be responsible forassisting hospitals and partners with successfully accomplishingactivities and deliverables as stated in all the grant work plans,ensuring collaborations with all vested supporters and partners;working closely with all 49 birth hospitals clinical teams andleadership across the Commonwealth; and strengthening relationshipsfor projects while working alongside communities focused onimproving perinatal and infant outcomes. This person will also beresponsible for assisting with the advisory committees and othermeetings where a clinical expert is needed. This person willrequire the ability for highly proficient and independent work,while maintaining a working knowledge of maternal and infanthealth, public health and/or nursing core principles, and qualityimprovement principles. Project management skills, and clearwritten and oral communication skills are necessary.

Core Responsibilities:

As a member of the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC)and Department of Pediatrics team, the VNPC QI Registered Nursewill be supervised by the VNPC Senior Manager. This person willserve the VNPC as the subject matter expert for all clinicalaspects of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)Patient Safety Bundles implementation, VNPC projects and ensure theclinical activities and deliverables are met for all grants, plusany additional grants that are awarded to the VNPC. This personwill be responsible for assisting hospitals and partners withsuccessfully accomplishing activities and deliverables as stated inall the grant work plans, ensuring collaborations with all vestedsupporters and partners; working closely with all 49 birthhospitals clinical teams and leadership across the Commonwealth;and strengthening relationships for projects while workingalongside communities focused on improving perinatal and infanthealth outcomes. This person will also be responsible for assistingwith the advisory committees and other meetings where a clinicalexpert is needed. This position provides an opportunity to work ina fast-paced environment with potential for career growth in thefield of maternal and infant public health and for those presentinga willingness to learn and ability to work collaboratively withfaculty and staff.

Financial Administration

• Advise and alert supervisor of any compliance concerns.

• Monitor, evaluate, and ensure accurate files are maintainedforall expenditures charged to each managed account; reconciletransactional records against expense reports on a monthly basis inconjunction with supervisor; monitor personnel and otherexpenditures and communicates any questions, concerns tosupervisor.
• Perform routine fiscal assignments as needed.

Program Activities

• Maintains customer service that is compatible with core andtraditional public health values. Assures program is consistentwith current resources and are provided within State, Federal andDistrict policies and guidelines.
• Maintains close and effective working relationship with healthcare systems, state agencies, stakeholders, and partners.
• Assist with agency, grant and general assembly reporting anddocument and submit when due and consistently meets submissiondeadlines.

• Utilizes public health core values when implementing programactivities at the local, system or state level.
• Assist birth and community hospitals with implementation ofquality improvement projects established by the VNPC.
• Knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert forclinical implementation of the QI projects

Planning and Evaluation

• Identify and understand community needs within the statespecificto the maternal and infant Health population, assists withdeveloping projects, and implementing activities accordingly
• Develops and recommends strategies for implementation of plansthat meet hospital and community needs, including resourcesrequired.
• Research available grants and funding opportunities, assistwith writing.
• Uses state and federal standards to evaluate program qualityassurance and reports deficiencies.
• Participates in evaluation using results for future planning.Serves as a clinical subject matter expert for the VNPC.
• Assist with reporting out monthly data during QI projects

Community and Interagency Relationships

• Works actively with other state agencies, stakeholders andcommunity leaders to promote public health and develop effectiveworking relationships.
• Serves on committees and with groups to represent theVNPC.
• Provides Board of Directors and advisory committees withinformation on perception of needs and public health services bythese groups, agencies or organizations.
• Works with health systems and local communities to plan specialcommunity health education events related to the VNPC.
• Serves on committees, boards and coalitions that parallel theideologies, goals and objectives of the public health sector;promotes collaboration with same.
• Actively and regularly engages with stakeholders around thestate.

Customer Service

• Treats others in the workplace with respect. Guided by VNPCprogram goals, identifies and takes steps to meet the needs of themembers of the VNPC.
• Working with supervisor and co-workers, improves work processesby making suggestions and jointly developing changes to decreasecost and/or improve services.
• Shares fairly in assigned work tasks and helps in other areaswhen needed.
• Limits problems between employees by talking with involvedco-worker(s) about an issue as soon as it comes up and, whenneeded, getting supervisor involved.
• Works with team members in a collaborative manner to ensurecoordination of initiatives.

Training and Leadership

• Sets professional example and proactively promotesparticipation, seeks additional learning and development skillopportunities.
• Participates in in-service, workshops and classes tomaintain/upgrade knowledge, skills and abilities as pertains tomaternal and infant health, nursing, public health, and relevanttheory and practice.
• Sets standards and priorities for maternal and infant health.Proactively researches and requests training to update skills asavailable and appropriate.

Other Duties as Assigned

• The goal of the VNPC is for Virginia to be the best and safeststate to deliver and have a baby.
• To that end, this position contributes to supporting the healthof all Virginians through the efficient and effective work of theVNPC.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and several years relevant professionalexperience or equivalent combination of education, experience, andtraining related to nursing and quality improvement.
• Knowledge of maternal and infant health, quality improvementand public health core principles.
• Clear written and oral communication skills are necessary.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills with theability to establish and maintain excellent working relationshipswith a wide variety of constituents.
• Proficiency in the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adoberequired.
• Demonstrated experience working in community engagement,non-profit management, and/or volunteer coordination.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environmentof respect, professionalism and civility with a population offaculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds andexperiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member atVCU.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Nursing with a focus in either maternal and infanthealth or quality improvement.
• Experience of 3-5 years with quality improvement orimplementation science.
• Knowledge and/or experience working with a Perinatal QualityCollaborative.
• Ability to independently make strategic decisions, generateinnovative ideas and solutions, and multitask due to a wide varietyof tasks and constantly changing contexts.
• Experience working with partners, vested supporters, hospitalsand communities across the Commonwealth.
• Experience establishing priorities and grant deliverables.

Salary Range:

Up to $87,000 (Commensurate withExperience)

Benefits

All full-time university staff are eligible forVCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annualand holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planningand savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunitiesfor career development and advancement, and more.

FLSA Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hours per Week:

40

Restricted Position:

Yes

ORP Eligible:

Yes

Flexible Work Arrangement:

Hybrid

University Job Title:

Registered Nurse (1-2) (21251Y,21252Y)

Contact Name:

Jewel Jefferson

Contact Email:

[e-mail]