Coordinator Quality Improvement, Registered Nurse - Full Time, Days

Coordinator Quality Improvement, Registered Nurse

Coordinator Quality Improvement, Registered Nurse Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location:

Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas Texas

Work hours:

Full Time, 40 Hours, 8:00am – 4:30pm Position highlights:

• Opportunity to work with all levels of the healthcare team (staff, providers, executive leaders)
• Work collaboratively with both Texas Health Dallas (hospital) and Texas Health Resource (corporate) colleagues
• Positively impact a wide variety of departments across the entire organization
• Use information and data to drive changes
• Participate in process improvement and project management activities
• Engage with regulatory and healthcare standards to help maintain patient safety and hospital compliance

Qualifications:

• Associates Degree graduate from an accredited school of nursing required and Bachelors of Science in Nursing preferred or Master's degree in a health related field preferred
• 3 years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting required and 1 year of experience in healthcare quality/performance improvement preferred
• RN – Registered Nurse upon hire required and CPHQ – Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality upon hire preferred

What You Will Do:

• Provide leadership and vision for sepsis and other patient populations in terms of operation, services and patient care
• Concurrent review of medical records against pre-established criteria/quality initiatives
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with physicians, staff and peers to support implementation and ongoing evaluation of care delivery. Oversee and facilitate care and follow up of patients.
• Communicate with members of the team regarding the findings of case reviews and abstractions. Analyze data and suggest opportunities to improve the delivery of patient care
• Develop and sustain plan for monitoring Sepsis and other identified populations. Lead and direct achievement in the provision of quality of care of identified patient populations, working with appropriate staff and physicians. Analyze data and coordinates implementation of practice changes. Maintain related database(s)
• Ability to enter raw data into various electronic databases and retrieve data in a format that provides information. Research and produce internal and external organizational benchmarking reports and studies to identify and measure continuous improvement priorities and targets
• Review medical records against pre-established criteria for Sepsis and other identified populations, and other reviews as needed. Participate in and provides education and other clinical care delivery to meet goals. Participate in development of best practices per the standard of care

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Coordinator Quality Improvement RN:

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program, as well as several other benefits
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC)
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth

For more than a half-century, Texas Health Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We're an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women's services and emergency medicine, we've got it. Plus, we're a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women's imaging services.

Texas Health Dallas is a joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center, and a designated Magnet hospital. We're a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more. As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we're one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area.

Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.