NURSING QUALITY SPECIALIST | NURSING ADMINISTRATION |FULL-TIME DAY SHIFT (25550)

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center • Paramus, NJ

19d • $122,000 - $138,000

About The Position

The Nursing Quality Specialist advances nursing quality, patient safety, patient experience, and performance improvement at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center. The role works with interdisciplinary teams and nursing leadership to analyze quality data, evaluate outcomes, strengthen evidence-based practice, and support unit-level quality initiatives. It also supports education on performance improvement methods, Magnet Recognition efforts, quality improvement teams, and the development and monitoring of corrective action plans.

Requirements

• Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in New Jersey.
• Master’s degree in nursing, or currently pursuing one and able to complete it within two years of hire.
• CPHQ and/or CPPS certification within two years of hire.
• Ability to apply the nursing process in an organized manner to achieve specific outcomes related to patient and family satisfaction and quality indicators.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, organizational, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
• Three to five years of clinical experience in a specialty area, or a combination of staff nurse and leadership experience in the specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture aligned with Bergen New Bridge Medical Center’s mission and vision.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to advance quality, patient experience, and efficiency, and build productive cross-disciplinary partnerships.
• Apply knowledge of the nursing process, interdisciplinary collaboration, quality and performance management, patient safety, continuum of care, customer service, and healthy work environments.
• Identify factors and participate in programs that promote satisfaction among patients, families, and other disciplines; stay informed about nursing work-environment trends and the Nursing Department’s strategic plan.
• Coordinate the annual evaluation of the Nursing quality and performance improvement plan; analyze data, evaluate outcomes, and support excellence.
• Support evidence-based practice by helping nursing staff develop process standards consistent with evidence, regulations, and professional nursing standards.
• Support the Director of Nursing Quality in educating nursing staff on performance improvement methodologies and build collaborative relationships with nursing, medical, and administrative staff.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership on presentations, reports, and publications about quality and safety outcomes; support quality improvement teams by arranging meetings, taking minutes, managing timelines, and preparing reports.
• Support achievement and maintenance of Magnet Recognition through quality improvement initiatives, data collection and analysis, and collaboration on Magnet framework outcomes and standards.
• Develop tools for unit-based leaders to monitor outcomes and create specialty-relevant quality initiatives that support evidence-based practice.
• Review nursing-care occurrences reported through the electronic occurrence system and assist with developing interdisciplinary and interdepartmental structure, process, and outcome standards.
• Participate in RCAs, FMEAs, and ACAs, and assist with implementing and monitoring corrective action plans.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Generous time-off policy, including vacation days, personal time, sick leave, and nine paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Continuing education programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time