Quality Improvement Cardiovascular Coordinator - Full Time - Days

Quality Improvement Coordinator

Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast.

Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• Credential or training related to abstraction or coding preferred.

Experience / Qualifications

• Current RN licensure in the state of Florida
• Electronic Health Record experience.
• CPHQ certification required or obtained within 1 year of hire date.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association for Healthcare Providers.
• Abstract crucial medical data for reporting key quality measures.
• Knowledge of computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Must be reliable, responsible and dependable with fulfilling obligations.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Previous work with National Cardiovascular Data Registry(NCDR), Society of Thoracic Surgeons Registry(STS) strongly preferred.
• Commitment and reliability, superb communication and responsiveness, computer literacy, experience with Excel, web-browsers and web-based applications, email, electronic health records and current with abstraction/coding rules, manuals and guidelines.
• Maintaining competency of data definitions and reporting guidelines.
• Knowledge of Cardiac anatomy and disease processes.
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Experience with The Joint Commission Chest pain accreditation and other regulatory experience preferred.

Position Summary

The Quality Improvement Coordinator reports to the Executive Director of Quality. The Quality Improvement Coordinator is responsible to support the Quality Improvement department in facilitation of Quality Review Committees. Additional responsibilities include but not limited to review and abstraction of cardiovascular and thoracic data registries to ensure compliance as well as coordination of The Joint Commission Chest Pain accreditation.

• The QI Coordinator, along with the Quality Improvement department and Executive Director of Quality Improvement coordinate and facilitate Review Committees, maintaining agendas, minutes, and follow up for each Committee.
• Responsible for sending timely meeting invites, reminders, and copies of documents for committee meeting review.
• Case Reviews
• Assists with Department functions as needed.
• Responsible for the accurate, complete, and timely review and abstraction of various cardiovascular and thoracic data registries from our client's medical records.
• This position requires attention to detail and the ability to function well under timeline commitments based on registry deadlines.
• Responsible for client communications as well general gratification with our services.
• Position will include TJC Chest Pain accreditation and abstraction, various cardiac registries such as Cath PCI Registry, STS Registry, and ICD Registries along with any additional registries the organization chooses to participate in.
• Devises and monitors reports to identify trends and issues and works with appropriate parties to develop effective solutions.
• Coordinate QI meetings and present data.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Team Member Competencies

Establishing Relationships

Builds effective networks, working relationships, and alliances to collaborate effectively within department and organization. Can relate to all kinds of people regardless of background; find topics and common interests that can be used to build rapport with others.

Peer Support

Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills needed to accomplish tasks, solve problems, and perform effectively within the team.

Inspiring and Motivating Others

Fosters commitment and cohesiveness by facilitating cooperation and working as a team within the organization toward goal accomplishments. Work well with others, build consensus, and ensure cooperation to complete tasks and positive workflow.

Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence

Exercises self-leadership, self-awareness, and self-regulation; manages emotions so that they are expressed appropriately; leads others by showcasing adaptability, empathy, and social skills.

Acting with Integrity

Interacts with others in a way that is seen as direct and truthful; ensures confidence in individual and organizational motives and representations. Acts in a way that is consistent with personal and organizational values by keeping confidence, promises, and commitments. Clearly states goals and beliefs; informs people of their true intentions, does what they say they will do; follows through on commitments.

Being a Champion for Change and Innovation

Supports people in their efforts to try new things. Thinks creatively, generates novel and valuable ideas and uses these ideas to develop new or improved processes. Accepts new ways of doing things and adapts to change.

Communicating Effectively

Speaks and writes clearly, conveys information in a concise, organized, and logical manner. Is adept at tailoring the message to fit the interests and needs of the audience. Listens attentively and exercises tact, discretion, and diplomacy when interacting with members of the department and organization.

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Treats all people with dignity and respect. Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics. Challenge's bias and intolerance. Develops all-inclusive groups in the realms of social interaction and communication. Shows respect for the beliefs of others; encourages and promotes practices that support cultural diversity; discourages behaviors or practices that may be perceived as unfair, biased, or critical toward people with certain backgrounds.

Physical Requirements

Ability to sit and stand for long periods of time. Be flexible enough to twist, bend and lift files from one location to another. Able to work under a fast paced environment, work independently, capable of making sound decisions, be detailed oriented, alert and self-motivated.

Threshold Requirements

• These threshold requirements are required and completed yearly basis.
• Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation.
• TB/PPD Surveillance Program.
• Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).