RN Quality Coordinator

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at Research Medical Center, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Works within the Quality Department with a primary focus to abstract, interpret and present data for assigned databases or registries with the objective of assisting the organization in demonstrating excellence in health and clinical outcomes. This position requires a person with a positive attitude who is self-directed. Ability to competently use computer software systems for data collection and analysis is required.

• Working as a professional registered nurse, this person will also assess appropriate inclusion/ exclusion of data based on defined data dictionaries.

• Other pertinent duties are: attaining and maintaining proficiency in data abstraction and entry; generating routine and ad hoc reports as directed within required time frame.

• Collects and maintains accurate (>90%) performance improvement data activities via selected outcomes software systems. A high degree of skill performing the activity is required as the performance data gathered for external public reporting if it is not accurate and not acted upon, the hospital reimbursement will be adversely affected.

• This person will also screen medical records utilizing pre-determined medical staff, and regulatory health center criteria. Identifies medical staff variances from criteria and routes variances to the appropriate physician for review.

• Participates as directed in PI teams to identify improvement opportunities. 

• Core Measures: Concurrently assembles a daily core measure patient list and notifies the clinical departments of their Core Measures patients.

• Daily rounds on the identified Core Measure patients and assists with communication of care interventions needed with the patient’s healthcare team.

• Abstracts the Core Measures data from the patient’s chart and enters the data into the COMET database.

• Populates and analyzes data into reports used for communication on performance for the Core Measures indicators.

• Coordinates data collection/abstraction/measurement, and analysis pertaining to regulatory and organizational performance requirements;

• Provides education to help improve organizational performance

What qualifications you will need:

• Minimum 3 years hospital clinical experience clinical nursing experience; 3 years of recent acute care clinical nursing experience preferred. Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office, proficiency in the use of spreadsheets including pivot tables, graphing and basic statistics; knowledge of Quality Improvement methodology and team facilitation. 
• Licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation within 90 days of graduation.

Benefits

Research Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

Research Medical Center is a 585+ bed hospital. Our hospital offers an array of medical and health clinic services. This includes women's services offering obstetrics and fertility, an emergency room, and a trauma center. We offer a Stroke Center, a walk-in clinic, and orthopedics across three Kansas City locations. Our specialty care areas include a Chest Pain Center, Level I Trauma Center, Breast Care Center, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programs, and Primary Stroke Center. We are one of 10 HCA Midwest Health hospitals in Kansas City and surrounding areas

Research Psychiatric Center is a 95+ bed facility. We offer acute inpatient, day treatment, and community-based outpatient behavioral healthcare. We treat adolescents, adults, and senior adults for emotional disorders, mental illness, and substance abuse. Our professional staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed professional counselors. We are committed to delivering our patients skilled compassionate care regardless of age or circumstance.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our RN Quality Coordinator opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.  Unlock the possibilities apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.