Quality Consultant
Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Description: UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center is at the momment seeking for Quality Consultant right now, this career will be located in New Mexico. Detailed specification about this career opportunity please read the description below.
Job Summary and Scope
Coordinate, facilitate, and oversee various strategic planning process improvements and quality assurance projects. Identify and recommend improvement through research, analysis and r eport interpretation. Present and disseminate information to professional individuals, groups and organizations. Assist with regulatory compliance work. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures
Essential Functions:
- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance programs
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
- Serves as the designee for ensuring that Patient Safety Intelligence Incident accounts are created, modified, deactivated and reviewed.
- Provide education and training on clinical documentation to meet regulatory requirements
- Serve as project facilitator for various task force committees to include coordinating, facilitating and overseeing project planning and development
- Identify and recommend areas of improvement through EMR enhancements, data research, analysis; prepare, present and disseminate information to professional individuals, groups and organizations
- Direct, manage, develop, and implement multiple strategic planning and process improvement initiatives
- Participate in the development of goals, objectives, policies and procedures for assigned area(s); evaluate and analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of delivery methods and procedures
- Provide baseline, benchmark and follow-up data/information analysis to facilitate process improvement; conduct and report on monitoring activities in assigned departments and areas
- Conduct chart review; develop, prepare, present and disseminate clinical quality reports
- Consult and collaborate various benchmarking projects with Vizient or other nationally recognized benchmark studies, physician liaisons and nurse managers
- Serve as a liaison for assigned area; coordinate activities in collaboration with other staff professionals, divisions, departments and organizations; may chair steering committees
- Serves as a representative for the hospital within the community as required.
- Maintain competence in part by participation in local, state and national professional organizations.
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
SRMC Core Values
Integrity: Our words and actions match our values
To Serve: We put the needs of others before our own
Excellence: We strive to exceed expectations and/or standards in every activity, every encounter, and every initiative
Safety/Quality: We provide evidence based care, programs, services, and an environment that achieves the best outcomes
Teamwork: We enjoy the ability and power to work collaboratively to deliver exceptional service
Accountability
- Maintain records of a highly confidential nature
- Provide decisions within interpretation of applicable regulatory requirements and governmental guidelines.
- Oversee and participate in process improvement projects
Communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills, Customer Service, Presentation/Teaching, Negotiation, Excellent written and verbal skills, Active Listening
Required Qualifications
- Knowledge of organizational structures and processes that support compliance with laws, state and federal regulations and accreditation standards. (CMS, TJC, NMDOH)
- Demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines and manage multiple priorities by maintaining a high level of organization.
- Process improvement concepts and tools
- Knowledge and skill in computer software programs for reports, spreadsheets, and presentations.
- Lean Manag ement and Six Sigma process improvement skills.
Education/Experience
Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Healthcare or related discipline
Licenses/Certifications:
Work Experience: At least 5 years of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
Preferred Educational/Experience Requirements: Registered Nurse, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification or Lean Management and Six Sigma Process Improvement Skills
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This career will be opened on: Fri, 18 May 2018 00:24:25 GMT