Quality Coordinator

Job Title:

Quality Coordinator

Location:

Main Hospital
- New Brunswick

Location:

One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Facility: RWJ New Brunswick

Department Name:
Quality Resource Services

Req #:

Status:
Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $ - $ per year

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

At Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the Quality Coordinator plays an important role in supporting the organization's performance improvement and quality initiatives. This position helps coordinate the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of hospital-wide performance improvement activities while supporting compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. The Quality Coordinator works closely with physicians, clinical departments, hospital leadership, and staff to identify performance trends, analyze quality data, facilitate improvement initiatives, and promote safe, high-quality patient care.

Reporting to the Director of Quality Resource Services, the Quality Coordinator serves as a resource for staff and physicians on performance improvement, quality indicators, accreditation requirements, and organizational compliance. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to strategic initiatives, value-based care efforts, patient safety, and continuous improvement across the hospital.

• Coordinating hospital-wide performance improvement activities related to strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and departmental goals
• Assisting departments with the development of performance improvement indicators and analyzing collected data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
• Providing general oversight and maintenance of quality monitoring activities, including variance screening, mortality reviews, quality indicators, surgical and invasive procedure monitoring, scorecards, and dashboards
• Coordinating departmental annual performance improvement appraisals and maintaining accurate minutes and supporting documentation
• Scheduling Quality/Performance Improvement meetings, preparing agendas and reports, and ensuring meeting minutes are completed accurately and on time
• Providing consultative support to RWJ staff and physicians regarding accreditation, performance improvement, quality standards, and organizational compliance
• Educating staff and physicians on current Joint Commission standards, accreditation requirements, quality indicators, and performance improvement initiatives
• Supporting quality education during new employee and physician orientation
• Coordinating designated Quality/Performance Improvement meetings involving the Medical Staff and reviewing quality indicators with physicians and appropriate hospital personnel
• Reviewing and preparing quality reports prior to meetings and meeting with physicians and staff as needed to ensure effective communication and understanding of quality information
• Supporting national quality initiatives and Value-Based Purchasing requirements by assisting with performance improvement initiatives designed to enhance patient care
• Reviewing reported events within assigned departmental responsibilities and assisting departments with action plans, chart reviews, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes
• Completing special projects and quality-related assignments accurately and professionally within established guidelines and time frames
• Conducting thorough research…