RN-Quality Specialist
About The Position
The Quality Specialist is responsible for providing guidance to department managers, teams and staff in the analysis, management and improvement processes and systems of the organization using continuous quality improvement (CQI) and Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) principles. The individual is responsible for helping teams ensure a quality program is maintained throughout the organization insofar as the program requires analysis, collection, reporting and use of performance improvement material and techniques. This is accomplished through training in and applying performance improvement tools and techniques, researching and presenting evidence-based practice/literature, providing benchmarking, collection or analysis support and other duties as assigned. This position has a significant impact on the program through supporting regulatory requirements, directly managing authoritative clinical registries, and participating in performance improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- RN-Quality Specialist
- Must have experience with continuous quality improvement (CQI) and Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) principles.
- Must be able to train in and apply performance improvement tools and techniques.
- Must be able to research and present evidence-based practice/literature.
- Must be able to provide benchmarking, collection or analysis support.
- Must have experience managing authoritative clinical registries.
- Must have experience participating in performance improvement initiatives.
- Must have experience with patient list management and validation.
- Must have experience with concurrent chart reviews and feedback.
- Must have experience with TNK/MER reviews and dissemination.
- Must have experience with exception reporting/abstraction management.
- Must have experience with M&M/Datix reviews.
- Must have experience with quality improvement processes, including pulling measures, identifying and researching fallouts, and data correction in registries.
- Must have experience with Press Ganey data pull.
- Must have experience with Vizient mortality data pull.
- Must have experience preparing presentations.
- Must have experience with stroke mimic case entry.
- Must have experience with i67 cases entry.
- Must have experience managing issues/concerns that come out of QIT.
- Must have experience with Slicer dicer data pull for aneurysm procedure codes and identification of other aneurysm repair patients.
- Must have experience with quality committee preparation (scorecard).
- Must have experience with DNV preparedness and survey response/work.
- Must have experience with AHA updates/webinars.
- Must have experience with staff education.
- Must have experience with TNK Workgroup preparation.
- Must have experience with stroke team discussions and planning.
- Must have experience with community events (Blood pressure tables, community education).
Nice To Haves
- Experience with cleviprex audits.
Responsibilities
- Patient list management and validation
- Concurrent chart reviews and feedback
- TNK/MER reviews and dissemination
- Any auditing for regulatory purposes (we have backed off on cleviprex audits)
- Exception reporting/abstraction management
- M&M/Datix reviews
- Quality improvement - pulling measures - identifying fallouts - researching fallouts - data correction in registry, coding - repulling measures - Press Ganey data pull - Vizient mortality data pull - preparing presentation - stroke mimic case entry - i67 cases entry - Managing issues/concerns that come out of QIT - Slicer dicer data pull for all of the aneurysm procedure codes and identification of any other aneurysm repair patients that don’t fall into the list
- Quality committee preparation (scorecard)
- DNV preparedness and survey response/work
- AHA updates/webinars
- Assistance with staff education
- TNK Workgroup preparation
- Stroke team discussions and planning
- Community events (Blood pressure tables, community education)
Benefits
- Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
- A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
