Quality Nurse (Remote/Hybrid)

North American Partners in Anesthesia•Melville, LA

3d•$80,000 - $124,000•Remote

About The Position

The Quality Nurse functions in an enterprise-wide quality support role, aligning clinicians with quality initiatives and goals and coordinating administrative alignment between central NAPA functions and local operations. The role supports new-site implementation and strategic initiatives through site visits and in-person clinician education. The position is remote/work from home except when travel is required, with travel to clinical sites within the region and annual meetings estimated at 40–60%.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Licensed Registered Nurse with at least 2 years of experience in hospital perioperative services.
Strong understanding of perioperative services.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to facilitate group meetings, and excellent presentation skills.
Ability to travel 40–60% to clinical sites within the region and attend annual meetings.

Nice To Haves

Quality improvement or process improvement experience is preferred but not required.
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Six Sigma Certification, or equivalent is highly desirable.
Experience with healthcare analytics tools such as Power BI, Vizient, Press Ganey, Epic, or Tableau, and data visualization is preferred.
Regulatory body experience with Joint Commission, DNV, or CMS.

Responsibilities

Assist with quality operations, goals, and initiatives, including collecting established quality measures for internal and external reporting, such as PSO data and MIPS measures, and supporting other patient safety activities.
Oversee quality reporting to clinical sites.
Maintain working knowledge of NAPA’s PSO activities and support and educate staff on PSO activities and processes.
Monitor clinical quality data, identify and communicate improvement opportunities, and work with site clinical leaders and regional leadership to develop action plans to improve quality reporting and performance.
Coordinate clinical quality audits, inspections, site visits, and associated follow-up activities.
Review case entries in the adverse event reporting system, assist with staff education and training, and monitor case entries and follow-up activities.
Provide regulatory compliance education and participate in related anesthesia department activities to support compliance and performance, including Joint Commission, CMS, and AAAHC activities.
Assist with implementation of new sites, including coordination and oversight of education and reporting processes.
Facilitate monthly Quality Improvement Committee meetings and assist with meeting preparation.
Provide regional Chiefs and clinical staff with orientation to the QI program, initiatives, and analysis tools.
Provide on-site staff education on quality, data collection, and related QI activities as needed.
Support the NAPA Service Experience Program through data monitoring and clinician education.