Registered Nurse- Quality & Patient Safety s

Job Category: Nursing

Requisition Number: REGIS
002031

• Posted :
  September 30, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Hourly Range : $58.80 USD to $91.13 USD

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South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, USA

*** Actual offered hourly wage will depend on experience of the applicant***

Summary of Position:

This position supports, coordinates and facilitates quality management, patient safety, regulatory, and performance improvement activities. This role serves as a resource to employees, management, physicians and teams on quality management activities and will handle patient sensitive and confidential information.

• Completion of an accredited nursing program required
• Bachelor's degree in healthcare related field preferred

• Minimum of three (3) years acute care healthcare experience required
• One (1) year healthcare-related quality management/performance improvement experience (e.g., participates in clinical ladder, PEP, or unit-based teams)

• Excellent critical thinking, data analysis, team building, and leadership change management skills preferred.
• Experience in quality management/performance improvement methods, tools and techniques strongly preferred.
• Experience as stroke coordinator, sepsis abstractor/coordinator, ACS trauma coordinator, STEMI/STS abstractor/coordinator, AAOS joints coordinator, patient safety officer, or performance improvement coordinator preferred.
• Knowledge of The Joint Commission standards, California Title 22 regulations, and CMS Conditions of Participation preferred.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and supporting computer programs.
• Knowledge of data reporting and regulatory/accreditation requirements for acute and ambulatory care services and federal, state and local healthcare related laws and regulations
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Presentation skills necessary for quality subject matter.

• Current California RN licensure or ability to obtain prior to start date
• Current Nevada RN licensure or ability to obtain within 6 months
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and/or Certified Joint Commission Professional (CJCP) and/or Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS) and/or Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider)

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

• Normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate while in the office.
• Occasional travel to various health system locations.