Registered Nurse - Quality Assurance Coordinator

HCA Healthcare•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Quality Assurance Coordinator supports the Quality department in electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQM), regulatory readiness, focused physician performance reviews, and other performance improvement activities. The coordinator collaborates with staff and physicians to develop improvement action plans and provide education on quality, patient safety, and core measure compliance. The role reports data to hospital personnel, monitors eCQM measures submitted to the national data warehouse, and assists with QNet Exchange, tracer activities, survey readiness, audits, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA). The coordinator also monitors physicians’ OPPE/FPPE and provides monthly reports on physician activity to the Board as requested.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Hospital core measure abstraction experience required.
Texas State RN license or compact license accepted; Texas State RN license required within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Experience with hospital quality improvement activities preferred.
Previous HCA experience preferred.
CPHQ or another quality or patient safety certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the Quality department with eCQM, regulatory readiness, focused physician performance reviews, and other performance improvement activities.
Collaborate with staff and physicians to develop action plans and provide education on quality and patient safety initiatives to ensure compliance.
Report data to hospital personnel as appropriate.
Monitor eCQM measures sent to the national data warehouse.
Develop improvement action plans based on data analysis.
Educate hospital staff and physicians on core measure compliance as appropriate.
Assist with monitoring QNet Exchange (Government Data Storehouse).
Assist with tracer activities and survey readiness.
Assist with hospital audits and other performance improvement activities.
Help with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities as appropriate.
Monitor physicians’ OPPE/FPPE and provide monthly reports to the Board on physician activity as requested.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off and paid family leave.
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.