What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing Performance Improvement Coord RN, Full Time position at Unity Health?
1. Education: Minimum of an associate degree in nursing. Current Valid Arkansas RN Licensure Required.
2. Training and Experience: Three years nursing experience in an inpatient setting. Previous experience with medical record review, statistical, analytic, and decision support is desirable. Fluency with software/applications desirable including, but not limited to, all Microsoft Office applications.
3. Job Knowledge: Broad knowledge of quality and safety topics relevant to the provision of nursing care. Basic knowledge of performance improvement in healthcare setting, including aggregating relevant data into meaningful reports for tracking performance and decision making.
4. Skills: The successful candidate should possess strong organization, data abstraction and research skills. The associate will be expected to demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills that support the organization’s customer service strategy.
5. Safety Sensitive: NO
In the interest of protecting the health and safety of all patients, associates, and guests, Unity Health has classified some positions as “safety sensitive.” A “safety sensitive” position is any job position in which impaired performance could result in harm to the health and/or safety of self or others. Any associate that is actively engaged in the use of medical marijuana, even if in possession of a valid medical marijuana card, will be excluded from employment in a “safety sensitive” position.
DESCRIPTION:
The Nursing Performance Improvement Coordinator is expected to lead Unity Health’s PI initiative specific to the delivery of nursing care. The associate will work with nursing leadership to monitor the quality of nursing care being provided, identify opportunities for improvement, and lead performance improvement activities to achieve excellence in all departments were nursing care is provided. The associate is responsible for preparing statistical reports, meeting minutes, orientation and in-service related materials as well as leading and facilitating PI activities. As relevant to the needs of the Nursing Department, associate may be involved in regulatory compliance activities as well as policy, procedure, protocol and education development.
Job Hazards: Minimal danger of contracting disease if proper technique is followed: accidental hazards are almost nil if policies are followed and safety precautions observed.
Category III: Tasks that involved no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. Person who perform these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care of first aid or to be potentially exposed in some way.
Physical Effort: May require prolonged sitting, walking, PC use. Require working under fast-paced and condition and deadlines.
Mental Effort: Considerable amount of mental effort and concentration required, primarily in planning and organizing own work and in assisting departmental personnel. A great deal of judgement is needed in coordinating activities within the department and between departments.