Registered Nurse Quality Coordinator

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at Heart Hospital of Austin, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

As a Quality Coordinator, you will coordinate quality initiatives along with the Quality Director to include Core Measures, peer review, OPPE/FPPE, Quality Data, and special QI projects. You will learn and perform additional duties within the Quality Management department.

• You will assist with coordination, dissemination and implementation of action plans to achieve compliance and improve core measures and quality initiatives

• You will perform concurrent review, abstraction, and IRR for Core Measures

• You will collaborate and educate physicians, nurses, and multidisciplinary hospital staff to facilitate care management to achieve compliance in core measures and improve quality outcomes

• You will read, analyze, and record medical information for appropriateness of medical management

• You will perform in-depth analysis of medical records identified for potential quality issues and maintain documentation of quality issues

• You will effectively communicate or present information related to Quality Department initiatives and take action as directed which may include further review of data, sending letters or other actions as deemed necessary

Experience

• One to three years of experience

• One or more years’ experience with performance improvement – preferred

Education

• Associate’s degree in Nursing (ADN)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse with current State licensure or licensure from a state within the Nursing Compact

• If working under Compact License, must have current Texas licensure within 90 days of hire

Heart Hospital of Austin, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 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
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

, a proud member of St. David's Health Care, stands as a leading 72-bed facility renowned for its exceptional performance in cardiovascular care. Specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, the hospital provides a comprehensive 24-hour emergency department to address urgent health needs. With innovative programs like the Executive Wellness Program and the Advanced Heart Failure Program, including cutting-edge therapies such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and the left ventricular assist device (LVAD), patients receive world-class treatment.

Boasting six operating rooms—three of which are hybrid—alongside three catheterization labs and expert electrophysiology services, Heart Hospital of Austin is equipped to handle complex cardiovascular cases effectively. With an impressive track record as a 12-year recipient of Merative's (formerly PINC AI) 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals award and recognition from…