VNPC Quality Improvement Registered Nurse, SOM​/Pediatrics

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School Of Medicine MBU

Pediatrics

The VNPC Quality Improvement Nurse will be responsible for working with all 49 birth hospitals within Virginia to implement patient safety bundles and other VNPC quality improvement projects. This person will serve as the quality improvement clinical expert on the VNPC team, building partnerships and support from all hospitals and community partners. They will be responsible for assisting with the implementation of all quality improvement activities for all the grants held by the VNPC.

This person will be responsible for assisting hospitals and partners with successfully accomplishing activities and deliverables as stated in all the grant work plans, ensuring collaborations with all vested supporters and partners; working closely with all 49 birth hospitals clinical teams and leadership across the Commonwealth; and strengthening relationships for projects while working alongside communities focused on improving perinatal and infant outcomes.

This person will also be responsible for assisting with the advisory committees and other meetings where a clinical expert is needed. This person will require the ability for highly proficient and independent work, while maintaining a working knowledge of maternal and infant health, public health and/or nursing core principles, and quality improvement principles. Project management skills, and clear written and oral communication skills are necessary.

As a member of the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC) and Department of Pediatrics team, the VNPC QI Registered Nurse will be supervised by the VNPC Senior Manager. This person will serve the VNPC as the subject matter expert for all clinical aspects of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Patient Safety Bundles implementation, VNPC projects and ensure the clinical activities and deliverables are met for all grants, plus any additional grants that are awarded to the VNPC.

This person will be responsible for assisting hospitals and partners with successfully accomplishing activities and deliverables as stated in all the grant work plans, ensuring collaborations with all vested supporters and partners; working closely with all 49 birth hospitals clinical teams and leadership across the Commonwealth; and strengthening relationships for projects while working alongside communities focused on improving perinatal and infant health outcomes.

This person will also be responsible for assisting with the advisory committees and other meetings where a clinical expert is needed. This position provides an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with potential for career growth in the field of maternal and infant public health and for those presenting a willingness to learn and ability to work collaboratively with faculty and staff.

Work under direction of supervisor to provide fiscal support to the program. Fiscal duties include but are not limited to:

• Advise and alert supervisor of any compliance concerns.

• Monitor, evaluate, and ensure accurate files are maintained for all expenditures charged to each managed account; reconcile transactional records against expense reports on a monthly basis in conjunction with supervisor; monitor personnel and other expenditures and communicates any questions, concerns to supervisor.
• Perform routine fiscal assignments as needed.

• Maintains customer service that is compatible with core and traditional public health values. Assures program is consistent with current resources and are provided within State, Federal and District policies and guidelines.
• Maintains close and effective working relationship with health care systems, state agencies, stakeholders, and partners.
• Assist with agency, grant and general assembly reporting and document and submit when due and consistently meets submission deadlines.

• Utilizes public health core values when implementing program activities at the local, system or state level.
• Assist birth and community hospitals with implementation of quality improvement projects established by the VNPC.
• Knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert for…