Clinical Quality Lead

The Nebraska Medical Center • Omaha, NE

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

Clinical Quality Lead-Patient Safety At Nebraska Medicine, our commitment to extraordinary patient care is powered by data, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We are seeking a quality improvement professional who is passionate about translating clinical insight into measurable outcomes. In this role, you will partner with physicians, clinicians, and interdisciplinary leaders to drive meaningful quality initiatives, analyze outcomes data, and influence practice improvement across the organization. This is an opportunity to lead impactful work to ensure success in regulatory reporting, strengthen clinical performance, and ultimately improve the lives of the patients and communities we serve.

The primary focus of this Clinical Quality Lead position is to be actively engaged in clinical quality improvement efforts and may involve oversight and/or facilitation of some of these efforts. Work with other identified staff to coordinate and collect specific clinical outcomes information as required by regulatory agencies and collaboratively develop goals to achieve improved clinical outcomes for the organization. Provide education and feedback to clinicians on various clinical quality performance metrics and programs.

Requirements

• Minimum of three years clinical experience in specialty area to include quality improvement, outcomes monitoring, and/or process development in the healthcare arena required.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or other related scientific clinical healthcare field or equivalent combination of education/experience combined (One year of education equals one year of experience) required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and competency with quality improvement, outcomes monitoring, and/or process development in the healthcare arena required.
• Demonstrated knowledge in data collection, analysis and interpretation required.
• Demonstrated critical thinking/analytical skills as well as strong problem-solving skills required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of team building, both as a participant of teams and in a leadership role required.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational and communication skills (written and verbal), leadership, and facilitation abilities required.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and capabilities, along with the ability to work cross-functionally with other leaders required.
• Proficiency with office computer tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Visio and Word) required.
• Ability to successfully complete clinical quality improvement training within one year of hire or transfer date required.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working directly with physicians preferred.
• Experience with health care related accreditation and regulatory agency standards preferred.
• Clinical research experience (e.g., trial design, data collection and analysis) preferred.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Actively engaged in clinical quality improvement efforts and may involve oversight and/or facilitation of some of these efforts.
• Work with other identified staff to coordinate and collect specific clinical outcomes information as required by regulatory agencies and collaboratively develop goals to achieve improved clinical outcomes for the organization.
• Provide education and feedback to clinicians on various clinical quality performance metrics and programs.

Benefits

• Educational Support Enjoy up to $5,000/year in tuition assistance, a 35% discount at Clarkson College, and career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs.
• Enjoy support for your personal growth within the organization, from those just starting their healthcare careers to those who are years down the path.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level