Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Quality Analyst

Quality Improvement Specialist

Location: Avera Health

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range: $64,480.00 - $96,200.00

Position Highlights

Requires some travel within the Avera Footprint

Must live within 1.5 hours of an Avera facility.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

What You Will Do

• Analyzes clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory, and operational data to identify trends, performance variation, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develops dashboards, scorecards, and executive reports that communicate organizational performance against strategic goals, national benchmarks, and regulatory requirements.
• Performs root cause analyses and evaluates intervention effectiveness using quality improvement and statistical methodologies.
• Interprets complex clinical data and translates findings into actionable recommendations for operational and physician leadership.
• Serves as a clinical quality subject matter expert and remains current on national quality measures, evidence-based practice, regulatory requirements, and industry benchmarks.
• Partners with leaders to develop, implement, and evaluate quality improvement initiatives that improve patient outcomes and organizational performance.
• Works collaboratively with the Data and Analytics team to collect, analyze, and validate data, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of information used for quality initiatives and reporting.
• Designs and produces standard and ad hoc reports using approved reporting and business intelligence tools.
• Supports system-wide initiatives designed to achieve strategic and quality plan goals. Serves as a trusted resource to operational, physician, and executive leadership regarding quality performance, outcome measures, and strategic initiatives.
• Provides education regarding quality measures, performance improvement methodologies, and interpretation of quality data.

Essential Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing an active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• 3 years clinical nursing

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• 3 years healthcare quality, analytics, or performance improvement
• Experience with Epic reporting tools, Power BI, Tableau or similar

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io.