Wound Prevention Nursing Quality Outcomes & Safety Coordinator

10100 Children's Hospital; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 78,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Tuition assistance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Children’s National Hospital seeks a Nursing Quality Outcomes & Safety Coordinator to lead quality initiatives, data collection, and reporting across nursing units. The role partners with hospital quality, safety, regulatory, infection prevention, and risk management teams to advance patient safety priorities.

The ideal candidate has a BSN, RN license, 5+ years of clinical experience with 2+ years in nursing quality and patient safety, and prefers a formal quality certification such as CPHQ.

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience.
• 2+ years in nursing quality and patient safety initiatives required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) required.
• WOCN/CWCN/WCC wound certification preferred.
• CPHQ or other quality improvement training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with nursing leaders to implement, monitor, and evaluate nursing quality initiatives.
• Coordinate nursing quality improvement projects and assist in data collection, analysis, and reporting of nursing-sensitive indicators.
• Prepare materials and document progress for meetings and committees; disseminate outcomes and improvement strategies across units.
• Translate quality findings into action plans to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Maintain tools for data collection, dashboards, and scorecards to support decision-making.

Skills

BSN

Master's degree

RN license

Wound certification

Quality improvement

Critical care

Education

BSN

Master’s degree

Job description

111 Michigan Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20010 Kids Are Our Everything.

Department 10293 Nursing Science Professional Pay Range $77,584.00 - $129,292.80

About the Role:

The Nursing Quality Outcomes & Safety Coordinator supports hospital and nursing division initiatives focused on quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. This position partners closely with the Senior Nursing Quality Outcomes & Safety Coordinators, as well as Hospital Quality, Safety, Regulatory, Infection Prevention, and Risk Management teams, to advance nursing quality and safety priorities across the organization. The Coordinator assists in coordinating and implementing quality improvement (QI) and patient safety projects by applying principles of project management, performance improvement, and change management. This includes gathering and analyzing data, preparing reports and presentations, tracking metrics, and supporting unit-based and divisional teams in achieving improvement goals.

What You’ll Bring:

• Minimum Education BSN (Required)
• Master’s Degree (Preferred)
• Minimum Work Experience 5 years
• Progressively responsible clinical experience within a nursing or clinical setting (critical care experience preferred), including at least 2 years experience in nursing quality and patient safety initiatives. (Required)
• Registered Nurse (Required)
• Wound certification (WOCN, CWCN, WCC) (Preferred)
• CPHQ or other Quality Improvement Training (Preferred)

Skills and Qualifications Needed:

• Experience in wound, ostomy, and continence nursing, with a focus on pressure injury prevention and treatment in critical care populations
• Ability to lead and sustain hospital-wide skin and wound care initiatives, including prevalence studies, prevention rounds, and root cause reviews
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodology
• Strong knowledge of nursing sensitive indicators related to skin integrity and patient safety
• Proficiency in providing, hands-on wound and skin care at the bedside using standardized care pathways
• Effective communication and collaboration skills

Functional Accountabilities

Nursing Quality Outcomes

• Collaborate with Senior Coordinators and nursing leaders to implement, monitor, and evaluate nursing quality initiatives.
• Coordinate nursing quality improvement projects and assist in data collection, analysis, and reporting of nursing-sensitive indicators.
• Facilitate communication and dissemination of outcomes and improvement strategies across nursing units.
• Support the Nursing Quality and Outcomes Committee and other related workgroups by coordinating meetings, preparing materials, and documenting progress.
• Assist in translating findings from quality projects into action plans that improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.

Quality Data Management

• Develop and maintain tools for data collection, aggregation, and analysis.
• Coordinate and validate nursing quality data submissions to internal databases and national benchmarking systems (e.g., NDNQI, NHSN).
• Track and trend nursing quality metrics to evaluate performance and effectiveness of interventions.
• Create and distribute dashboards, reports, and scorecards to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Apply benchmark data to identify performance gaps and support improvement efforts.

Program Coordination & Continuous Readiness

• Support ongoing readiness for accreditation and regulatory reviews by monitoring compliance and collecting required documentation.
• Assist in coordination of quality, risk, and patient safety activities across the Division of Nursing.
• Partner with nursing and interprofessional teams to identify and address gaps in processes impacting quality outcomes.
• Help ensure nursing practice and policy align with evidence-based standards and regulatory requirements.

Communication & Collaboration

• Serve as a liaison between the Division of Nursing and hospital departments to ensure clear communication on quality initiatives.
• Coordinate agendas, minutes, and documentation for quality and safety meetings or committees.
• Support the sharing of best practices and outcomes through presentations, reports, or educational materials.
• Respond to requests for data, information, or clarification related to nursing quality programs.

Professional Practice

• Contribute to the organization’s Magnet® journey by advancing evidence-based practice and quality nursing care.
• Participate in Shared Nursing Leadership councils and performance improvement activities.
• Support dissemination of outcomes and improvement work through internal or external presentations.
• Promote teamwork, collaboration, and accountability in all quality improvement efforts.

Benefits That Support You:

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Why Join Us:

Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.

Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education and advancing the future of child health.

Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

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Please note that it is the policy of Children’s National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children’s National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.