Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist (RN) Risk/Patient Safety

Northwell • New York, NY

3d • $85,090 - $147,220

About The Position

The Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist (RN) Risk/Patient Safety promotes and supports a culture of safety and continuous quality improvement within the hospital. The role focuses on enhancing patient outcomes, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving data-driven initiatives to improve healthcare delivery. The specialist uses quality improvement methodologies, supports reporting and investigations, contributes to corrective action plans, and presents patient-specific issues to leadership and Performance Improvement Committees.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required.
• Current New York State license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• Current New York State license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse or Nurse Practitioner, or current New York State Department of Education license as a Registered Physician Assistant, required.
• One to three years of clinical experience, including general knowledge of QM principles, NYPORTS, and TJC requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of clinical nursing experience and quality experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise in Performance Improvement methodologies used throughout the organization.
• Maintain current knowledge of best practices, regulations, and advancements in healthcare quality, patient safety, and risk management.
• Participate in preparing Performance Improvement reports for care services presentations at committee meetings and facilitate reporting to Hospital Quality Management for external benchmarking as needed.
• Assist in conducting focused studies to measure and assess the stability of patient care processes and the achievement of patient outcomes and organizational goals.
• Assist in coordinating investigations of state-reportable incidents, complaints, sentinel events, and citations, ensuring thorough data collection for corrective actions.
• Participate in special projects related to quality and patient safety; assist in developing recommendations and coordinating the implementation of corrective action plans.
• Prepare monthly variance reports for leadership, physicians, and other hospital personnel as needed.
• Present patient-specific issues and concerns to appropriate leadership and Performance Improvement Committees to drive resolution.
• Use office technologies and data analysis tools to perform job functions, including creating documents for formal presentations and reports.
• Perform related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time