Clinical Quality Registered Nurse

VALLEY-WIDE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC•Las Animas, CO

4d•$35 - $41•Onsite

About The Position

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. is hiring a Clinical Quality Registered Nurse to support high-quality, patient-centered care across its clinics. The role combines direct nursing care and patient education with quality improvement activities to improve outcomes for individuals and the communities served. This is a full-time, onsite position working across the Ordway Clinic and Las Animas Clinic in Colorado.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing.
Current, unrestricted Colorado RN license.
Current BLS certification.
Knowledge of RN, LPN, and Medical Assistant scopes of practice and sound clinical judgment.
Strong communication, collaboration, and patient and staff education skills.
Proficiency with electronic health records and other technology used in clinical practice.
Ability to use clinical and quality data to identify opportunities, organize work around patient and population needs, and collaborate toward measurable improvements in health outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
One year of clinical nursing experience.
Bilingual skills.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing assessments, triage, treatment, patient education, nurse visits, and other direct nursing services within the RN scope of practice and Valley-Wide protocols.
Use clinical judgment to identify patient needs, coordinate follow-up care, and collaborate with providers and care team members to address clinical concerns.
Coordinate preventive and chronic care, referrals, medications, hospital transitions, acute nurse co-visits, diagnostic results, medical equipment, and other patient care needs.
Manage assigned NextGen clinical task boxes and patient portal messages, ensuring timely nursing follow-up and care coordination.
Use quality measures, care-gap reports, registries, and patient data to identify improvement opportunities, support chronic disease management, and improve patient outcomes.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives and audits, and help develop and implement clinical policies, protocols, and workflows.
Provide clinical guidance, mentoring, education, and competency support to Medical Assistants, nursing staff, students, and other care team members.
Communicate clinical practice or competency concerns to appropriate leadership.
Support clinical orientation, coordinate BLS training and certification, and provide guidance on nursing standards, medication administration, infection prevention, and emergency response.