Coordinator-Performance Improvement RN - CR Performance Improvement & Accr

Summary

Coordinates implements and evaluates the hospital and medical staff clinical and operational performance improvement activities. Coordinates processes to maintain compliance with regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies. Provides reports, export data, create correspondence, presentations, or other forms of information to support initiatives as directed by the Quality Manager. Reports to Quality Manager. Performs other duties assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assists in coordinating and evaluating hospital and medical staff performance improvement activities.
• Coordinates implements and evaluates clinical quality initiatives for external comparative benchmarking.
• Educates hospital staff and physicians regarding Performance Improvement tools and techniques.
• Communicates effectively with physicians, staff, and external entities.
• Data Abstraction for CMS and other regulatory agencies;All quality data (Sepsis, Stroke, Trauma, AMI, etc)
• Documents trends/practice patterns by providing data from quality monitoring activities.
• Extender-Employee Health for Baptist Memphis Employee Health:Extender -Infection Prevention for Baptist Memphis Infection Prevention; Manage Flu program, ie: scheduling, administering, maintain records; Respiratory Fit testing, training and maintaining database; EOC rounds; Hand Hygiene
• Maintains Policies and Procedures
• Perform day-to-day observations and audits, such as hand hygiene, PPE compliance, EOC issues.

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Experience

Preferred: Five years experience in clinical practice; Five years experience in quality management or accreditation preparation.

Minimum: Current RN license and three years clinical experience and/or three years in quality management or accreditation preparation.

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Minimum: RN

Special Skills

Minimum: Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties. Advanced communication, conflict management, organizational and planning skills. Basic computer literacy skills.

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation/time off
• Continuing education opportunities
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance, including dental and vision
• Sick leave
• Service awards
• Free parking
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Education assistance/continuing education
• Employee referral program

Job Summary:
Position: 14884 - Coordinator-Performance Improvement RN
Facility: BMH - Crittenden Hospital
Department: CR Performance Improvement & Accr
Category: Nurse RN
Type: Non Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:AR:West Memphis
Located in the Memphis metro area