Clinical Quality & Performance Improvement RN

Trinity Health•Hartford, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Quality & Performance Improvement RN supports Saint Francis Hospital and Mt. Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in improving care quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. The role facilitates hospital-wide improvement efforts, investigates safety events and adverse events, and develops and tracks action plans to prevent avoidable harm and strengthen high-reliability practices. It applies Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), monitors PSI 90 cases, and supports compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation, the QAPI program, The Joint Commission, and the Connecticut Department of Public Health. The RN provides education and assistance to staff on performance improvement, quality of care, regulatory requirements, and patient safety. The role coordinates or participates in quality-related meetings, committees, and outcome groups, and collaborates with nursing education on NDNQI. It also supports safety training and habits across the organization and assists quality and patient safety leaders and colleagues with continuous-improvement action plans. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week, Monday–Friday day-shift position. The listed pay range is $40.05–$64.10 per hour, with pay based on experience, skills, education, and location.

Requirements

Current Connecticut RN license required.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
At least five years of hospital clinical experience.
At least two years of experience in a quality/regulatory and/or patient safety/performance-related role.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to patient adverse events, quality of care, patient safety initiatives, and quality indicators.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare, or a related field preferred.
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitate hospital-wide efforts to address improvement opportunities and build reliable, safe processes.
Oversee performance-improvement activities to prevent avoidable harm and maintain regulatory compliance.
Manage review and compilation of performance-improvement activities related to safety events, precursor events, and near misses.
Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities as required.
Support investigations into occurrences and track and complete action plans addressing identified concerns.
Maintain a log of performance-improvement activities and outcomes to meet QAPI directives.
Monitor and assess PSI 90 cases for improvement action.
Participate in adverse-event investigations and plan actions to improve performance and eliminate preventable patient harm.
Provide staff education and assistance regarding performance improvement, quality of care, regulatory requirements, and patient safety.
Coordinate or participate in quality-related meetings and participate in quality-of-care and safety committees and quality and outcome groups as requested.
Collaborate with Nursing Education on NDNQI.
Assist with organizational high-reliability and safety programs, including sustaining safety training and safety habits.
Assist quality, patient safety, regulatory affairs, and patient relations colleagues in executing continuous-improvement action plans.