Clinical Quality Specialist, RN (Onsite role, in-person required)

Clinical Quality Specialist

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Benefits:

Here at Gunnison Valley Health, your good work will be rewarded. In addition to a competitive salary, a generous and affordable medical/dental/vision plan, up to 3%, there are other great perks including:

• Up to $250 in your first year toward your unique Lifestyle Spending Account, matched retirement starting on day 1, and a dependent care matching plan
• A culture that values continuing education, backed up by a robust tuition reimbursement plan, and an all-access subscription to LinkedIn Learning and Headspace.
• Paid time off benefits with an accrual rate of 10.77% in your first year of employment
• Access to mental health, financial health and wellness as well as life coaching with our Employee Assistance Program
• Free nutrition consultations, and discounted fitness membership at Western Colorado University Fieldhouse
• Deep discounts on food and drink in the cafeteria
• No traffic, and a scenic commute to the office

Share your talents in providing compassionate and high quality patient care in a specialty clinic setting, ensuring the well-being and comfort of patients while supporting the clinic's mission and goals. We need your expertise to keep our community healthy and thriving!

Where you'll live:

Some define happiness by their job title and salary, while others pursue quality of life. Our community combines the best of both worlds by fostering a growing outdoor industry business hub in the heart of Colorado's Rocky Mountains. The Gunnison Valley, which includes the towns of Gunnison and Crested Butte, is a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and adventurers. We are deeply connected with our surrounding environment, neighbors and growing community. This is the kind of place where hard work is rewarded, whether that means a day on the mountain or at the office.

Requirements:

• Education: Nursing Degree Required
• Experience: Minimum of three years of clinical experience in a healthcare setting required
• Licenses/Certification: Active RN or other clinical license preferred

Responsibilities:

• Play a critical role in supporting performance improvement, patient safety, regulatory readiness, reporting, and data-informed decision-making throughout the organization.
• Guided by the National Association for Healthcare Quality's (NAHQ) eight-domain Healthcare Quality Competency Framework, the Clinical Quality Specialist helps drive sustainable, system-level improvements across our rural Critical Access Hospital health system.
• Leverage the organization's analytic environment to help guide data-driven decision making and inform quality improvement initiatives
• Cultivate a safe healthcare environment by promoting safe practices, nurturing a just culture, and improving processes that detect, mitigate, or prevent harm
• Direct organization-wide processes for evaluating, monitoring, and improving compliance with internal and external requirements. Leads the organization's processes to prepare for, participate in, and follow up on regulatory, accreditation, and certification surveys and activities
• Engage in the healthcare quality profession with a commitment to practicing ethically, enhancing one's competence, and advancing the field.

Physical Requirements:

Occasionally (1-33%) Pushing/pulling (20-50 lbs)

Frequently (34-66%) Standing, walking, sitting, change position, reach, reach across midline, handling, crouching/squatting, stooping, stairs, lifting (0-20 lbs), carrying (0-20 lbs)

Continuously (37-100%) Must be able to see with corrective eyewear, must be able to hear clearly with assistance

Compensation: $26.64 - $33.30/hr, depending on experience.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. Gunnison Valley Health provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

There is no deadline to apply for this position; we are accepting applications on an ongoing basis until a finalist is selected.

Benefits Eligibility

Medical, dental, vision, health care FSA, dependent care FSA, and Lifestyle Spending Account: All active employees working 40 or more hours per pay period in a Full Time or Part Time position are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire.

Full Time staff are automatically enrolled in 401A plan as of date of hire.

Life and AD&D insurance: All active employees working 40 or more hours per pay period are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire date.

Short-term and long-term disability: All active employees working 60 or more hours per pay period are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire date.