RN Registered Nurse - Physician Performance Improvement Coordinator

Ascension•Manhattan, KS

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Via Christi associates are eligible for tuition discounts and priority placement in select healthcare programs through our academic partnership with Wichita State University. Responsibilities Organize and coordinate the activities and flow of work for the peer review program. Collect, evaluate, and maintain practitioner-specific data concerning physician and allied health staff practice and performance, including patient injuries, complaints, compliments, claims, quality indicators and other risk-related data. Coordinate the medical staff's professional performance evaluation and peer review programs in a manner that fulfills the mission and goals of the organization while complying with regulatory and accreditation standards related to performance improvement, professional practice evaluation and peer review activities. Collaborate with Quality/Risk Management to investigate and analyze root causes, patterns, or trends that could result in compensatory or sentinel events, serious adverse events, and near misses. Facilitate peer review of such incidents using performance improvement techniques and corrective action where appropriate. Collaborate in any investigative, judicial review or appeal process involving medical or allied health staff to ensure compliance with applicable processes and procedures. Why Join Our Team Ascension Via Christi caregivers have been caring for and providing healing to Kansas communities for more than 135 years. As the largest healthcare provider in Kansas, we offer career opportunities across a number of hospitals, clinics, therapy centers and home health services. Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states. Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Requirements

Registered Nurse credentialed from the Kansas Board of Nursing preferred.
High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education OR experience, if applicable

Nice To Haves

Quality/Risk Chart review experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Organize and coordinate the activities and flow of work for the peer review program.
Collect, evaluate, and maintain practitioner-specific data concerning physician and allied health staff practice and performance, including patient injuries, complaints, compliments, claims, quality indicators and other risk-related data.
Coordinate the medical staff's professional performance evaluation and peer review programs in a manner that fulfills the mission and goals of the organization while complying with regulatory and accreditation standards related to performance improvement, professional practice evaluation and peer review activities.
Collaborate with Quality/Risk Management to investigate and analyze root causes, patterns, or trends that could result in compensatory or sentinel events, serious adverse events, and near misses. Facilitate peer review of such incidents using performance improvement techniques and corrective action where appropriate.
Collaborate in any investigative, judicial review or appeal process involving medical or allied health staff to ensure compliance with applicable processes and procedures.