RN Quality Coordinator
On-siteKansas City, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Abstract, interpret, and present data for assigned databases and registries to demonstrate excellence in health and clinical outcomes. Collect and maintain accurate performance improvement data via outcomes software systems, screening medical records against regulatory criteria and routing variances to physicians. Assemble daily core measure patient lists, conduct daily rounds, abstract chart data into the COMET database, and populate reports for performance communication. Generate routine and ad hoc reports within required timeframes while participating in PI teams to identify improvement opportunities. Provide education to enhance organizational performance. Requires a positive, self-directed attitude and proficiency in computer software systems.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years hospital clinical experience clinical nursing experience
- 3 years of recent acute care clinical nursing experience preferred
- Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office
- Proficiency in the use of spreadsheets including pivot tables, graphing and basic statistics
- knowledge of Quality Improvement methodology and team facilitation
- Licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation within 90 days of graduation
- Ability to competently use computer software systems for data collection and analysis
- Ability to assess appropriate inclusion/ exclusion of data based on defined data dictionaries
- attaining and maintaining proficiency in data abstraction and entry
- A high degree of skill performing the activity
- Ability to screen medical records utilizing pre-determined medical staff, and regulatory health center criteria
- Identifies medical staff variances from criteria and routes variances to the appropriate physician for review
- Participates as directed in PI teams to identify improvement opportunities
- Concurrently assembles a daily core measure patient list and notifies the clinical departments of their Core Measures patients
- Daily rounds on the identified Core Measure patients and assists with communication of care interventions needed with the patient's healthcare team
- Abstracts the Core Measures data from the patient's chart and enters the data into the COMET database
- Populates and analyzes data into reports used for communication on performance for the Core Measures indicators
- Coordinates data collection/abstraction/measurement, and analysis pertaining to regulatory and organizational performance requirements
- Provides education to help improve organizational performance
- Works within the Quality Department with a primary focus to abstract, interpret and present data for assigned databases or registries with the objective of assisting the organization in demonstrating excellence in health and clinical outcomes
- Collects and maintains accurate (>90%) performance improvement data activities via selected outcomes software systems
Desired Qualifications
- positive attitude
- self-directed
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