RN - Quality Assurance

Overview The Quality Assurance RN is responsible for facilitating and leading clinical improvement strategies and initiatives to achieve clinical excellence. This role combines clinical knowledge with performance improvement, coaching colleagues toward success, and using data to identify opportunities and mobilize resources to achieve improvements. It directs multi-disciplinary workgroups using performance improvement methodologies to ensure clinical and operational effectiveness, quality outcomes, patient safety, and improved patient/family satisfaction. It also directs and coordinates auditing activity required to support clinical quality. Responsibilities Lead and facilitate clinical improvement strategies and initiatives to achieve clinical excellence. Utilize data sets and information to identify opportunities for improvement and mobilize clinical and other resources to implement changes. Direct multi-disciplinary workgroups using proven performance improvement, change acceleration, and facilitation methodologies to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction. Direct and coordinate auditing activities to support clinical quality. Required Qualifications Coursework/Training sufficient for RN Washington Registered Nurse License upon hire 3 years of recent clinical RN experience in an inpatient acute care setting Preferred Qualifications 2 years of progressive participation in, and responsibility for, process improvement or healthcare quality management efforts 1 year of experience with statistical analysis 1 year of experience in leading multi-disciplinary work groups 1 year of experience with root cause analysis and safety event review processes 1 year of experience with clinical effectiveness and quality 1 year of project management experience Job Details Job Category: Clinical Quality Job Function: Quality/Process Improvements Job Schedule: Full time Job Shift: Day Career Track: Nursing Department: 3041 QUALITY ASSURANCE WA SHMC SPOKANE MAIN TOWER MAIN Address: WA Spokane 101 W 8th Ave Work Location: Sacred Heart Medical Center-Spokane Workplace Type: On-site Pay Range: $44.61 - $69.26 #J-18808-Ljbffr