Quality and Policy Coordinator

Quality and Policy Coordinator

Full Time; 1st Shift

Rock Island, IL

The coordinator is responsible for supporting clinical accreditation functions and patient safety for the Quad Cities region. This position is responsible for ensuring a coordinated, proactive approach for the organization, to ensure continued survey readiness and successful accreditation survey processes. Encourages associates in achieving a Culture of Safety. This role requires collaboration with all areas involved with direct or indirect patient care, including patient care departments, patient experience, legal, risk, case management, clinical informatics, process improvement, infection prevention, education, and others. This role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to foster a positive professional relationship with peers, physicians, and other members of the leadership team.

Coordinate and facilitate Continuous Survey Readiness

• Supports compliance with regulatory requirements and accreditation standards as related to patient care services.
• Proactively seeks knowledge of new and changing regulatory requirements to ensure organizational readiness.
• Assists with continuous readiness activities throughout the organization.
• Supports accreditation steering committee.
• Participates in performing, evaluating and reporting on mock tracer activities
• Assists with implementation and maintenance of compliance with National Patient Safety Goals in collaboration with TMC leaders.
• Supports comprehensive readiness plans for full survey activities including coordination of accreditation survey, survey team, and documents.
• Assist with follow-up on survey findings including action plans and measures of success.
• Supports Just Culture within the organization in conjunction with department leaders and senior leaders.
• Assists in implementing a standard approach to investigate and address patient safety events, Never Events and Sentinel Events.
• Prepares and recommends polices, systems and processes to improve and maintain patient safety.
• Assists in communicating patient safety strategies, initiatives, and progress to key stakeholders in the organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelor's degree.

License(s)/Certification(s): Valid driver's license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

*Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, skills, internal equity, and other business needs. The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation which may include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits that may be applicable to this role.