Quality Improvement RN Coordinator - PICU

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Overview: 1.0 FTE (40 Hours per week). Monday-Friday. Benefits Eligible. Job Description Summary: Works with leadership to develop, implement and coordinate effective systems to evaluate and improve patient outcomes and quality of care. Conducts literature review and models evidenced based decision making. Utilizes clinical expertise to observe and assess patient care throughout quality improvement process to lead team through implementation of plans that mitigate barriers and adopt best practices. Provides leadership in the areas of quality improvement and supports the mission of Critical Care by leading performance improvements linked to the network’s strategic plan. Job Description: Essential Functions: Engages in the “workplace community” by staying aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, representing staff at relevant meetings, and reporting/presenting important information and updates back to staff. Maintains safety and quality as priorities, providing auditing and education for safety and quality initiatives. Works with leadership to design a quality improvement project portfolio to meet the hospital’s strategic plan, network performance goals and regulatory standards. Demonstrates expertise in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) methodology as the basis for quality improvement work including KDD, control charts and PDSAs. Uses QI expertise to lead QI efforts, evaluates the effectiveness of QI changes and makes recommendations. Uses knowledge of data analysis and statistical process control charts to turn data into information that teams use to make decisions affecting patient outcomes. Collaborates with clinicians to present and publish quality improvement work. Actively participates on hospital-wide projects to eliminate preventable harm and in national collaboratives as applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, required.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio, required.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills necessary to effectively present and communicate important information to all levels of hospital staff and leaders.
• Expertise in analyzing and interpreting statistical data.
• Three years of quality project experience, required.
• Four years of Critical Care experience or equivalent, required.

Nice To Haves

• MS, preferred.
• Certification in Six Sigma or other relevant certification, preferred.
• Proficiency preferred in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access and statistical software.
• Proficiency preferred in creating and manipulating data using pivot tables, formulas and graphs/charts.

Responsibilities

• Engages in the “workplace community” by staying aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, representing staff at relevant meetings, and reporting/presenting important information and updates back to staff.
• Maintains safety and quality as priorities, providing auditing and education for safety and quality initiatives.
• Works with leadership to design a quality improvement project portfolio to meet the hospital’s strategic plan, network performance goals and regulatory standards.
• Demonstrates expertise in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) methodology as the basis for quality improvement work including KDD, control charts and PDSAs.
• Uses QI expertise to lead QI efforts, evaluates the effectiveness of QI changes and makes recommendations.
• Uses knowledge of data analysis and statistical process control charts to turn data into information that teams use to make decisions affecting patient outcomes.
• Collaborates with clinicians to present and publish quality improvement work.
• Actively participates on hospital-wide projects to eliminate preventable harm and in national collaboratives as applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees