Quality Partner-Quality Improvement

OverviewThis position partners with physicians and staff to evaluate the quality of clinical care and identify improvement opportunities. This position assists in the resolution of quality issues by facilitating root cause analysis and action planning to prevent reoccurrence of identified system issues. This position assists in the monitoring, measurement, and analysis of quality indicators and other data to identify clinical risk management issues and initiates/facilitates changes to reduce institutional risk.ResponsibilitiesCoordinates the submission of quality data and peer review outcomes for medical staff and allied health credentialingConducts ISO process audits to evaluate new, high-risk, and problem-prone processes.Coordinates medical provider and nursing staff peer review processesCoordinates the Mortality & Morbidity review process with medical committees/sectionsCoordinates clinical leadership review of cases for patient outcome and safety concernsCoordinates root cause analysis and action plan tracking for sentinel events and major quality concernsActs as the local administrator for the occurrence reporting system; troubleshooting, acting as the liaison with corporate system administrators, granting local security and report writingSubmits mandatory & voluntary reports to FDA through MedSun as appropriateProvides Maude database information on product/equipment failures as requestedActs as a resource to committees/workgroups regarding clinical quality and safetyFacilitates quality improvement initiatives/projects as requestedCoordinates the monitoring and measurement for CMS CoP required elementsCoordinates NDNQI database submissions for nursingQualificationsEducation:

BSN or graduation from an accredited Nursing program with a Bachelor's degree in a related field. Master's degree in a related field preferred.Experience:

5 years of work experience as an RN.License/Certification(s):

RN license in Iowa. Certification in Healthcare Quality or Healthcare Risk Management preferred.

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