Performance Improvement Nurse

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada•Las Vegas, NV

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, home of the ONLY Verified Burn Center, and Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care. This is a FULL-TIME OPENING. Reviews patient admissions, discharges, procedures, care and treatment for appropriateness, efficiency of resource utilization, and compliance with regulatory/accreditation requirements including UMC and Medical Staff approved quality safety programs goals, performance indicators, bylaws, rules/regulations, policy/procedures, protocols, and guidelines. Supports physician professional peer review processes and Professional Improvement Committee (PIC).

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
Three (3) years of clinical nursing experience.
Valid license by the State of Nevada to practice as a Registered Nurse.
BSN
Recent documented - minimum of three years of in Critical Care Nursing; Critical Care or Emergency Department preferred.
Documented Peer Review Program Experience, including indicator development; case review; pattern/trend analysis and tracking.
Documented recent experience in coordination of process improvement activities, including concurrent collaboration with physicians and nurses.
Documented recent experience with regulatory/accreditation standards; Hospital Inpatient/Outpatient Quality Reporting Program; Patient Safety and Hospital Acquired Indicators.
Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of hospital policies and procedures; The Joint Commission standards, State statutes governing hospital services and health care, Medicare/Medicaid guidelines and other relevant regulations and standards; clinical medical and nursing procedures; disease processes; department and hospital safety practices and principles; patient rights; age specific patient care practices; infection control policies and practices; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.
Skill in interpreting patient charts to determine whether care given was appropriate and properly documented; interpreting regulations and standards for others; writing reports, meeting minutes and other technical documents; analyzing statistical and other quantitative data; applying investigative and interviewing techniques; using a computer and a variety of software applications; communicating with a wide variety and establishing interpersonal relationships to interact effectively with co-workers, supervisor, staff in other work units and exchange or convey information.
Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard equipment, stamina to remain seated for extended periods of time, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone.
Strength and agility to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Nice To Haves

Prefer certification / membership in one or more of the following boards: National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) or American Society for Healthcare Risk Management.

Responsibilities

Reviews patient admissions, discharges, procedures, care and treatment for appropriateness, efficiency of resource utilization, and compliance with regulatory/accreditation requirements including UMC and Medical Staff approved quality safety programs goals, performance indicators, bylaws, rules/regulations, policy/procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
Supports physician professional peer review processes and Professional Improvement Committee (PIC).