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Norfolk, VAOverview
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First (Days) (United States of America)Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia is seeking a RN, Cardiac Quality Improvement Coordinator!
This position is Full Time Days
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is one of just five Level1 trauma centers in Virginia, home to the Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and the region's first Magnet hospital and nationally ranked heart program at the Sentara Heart Hospital. The hospital sits on the Eastern Virginia Medical Campus which serves as the primary teaching institution. Sentara Norfolk General and the Heart Hospital offers Transplant Services: Heart, Kidney and Pancreas. We are a Certified Stroke Center and the only Level 3 Epilepsy Center in the area.
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital was in Virginia by Healthgrades.
The Sentara Heart Hospital,a 112-bed care facility is #2 for Cardiology services and Heart Surgery in the State of Virginia and ranks #24 in the nation for best heart programs.
Responsibilities:
- Quality Improvement Coordinator will provide hospital-based compliance, quality, and program management/support to Cardiac program line:
- Interventional & Electrophysiology Cardiology
- Leads quality management activities; evaluate outcomes, interventions, interprets data and performance improvement.
- Medical chart and audit review, data collection and analysis to evaluate quality issues and makes process improvement recommendations.
- Establish clinical quality indicators and quality plans for the service line.
- Engages and collaborates daily with all cardiac specialty physicians and clinical teams.
- Identifies quality care events, summaries findings, and provides feedback.
- Generate monthly statistical reports to relay outcome data for the cardiac service line. Presents data and prepares presentations for leadership.
- Good knowledge of cardiovascular care - heart disease.
- Familiarity of cardiac registries and databases
- Good experience with MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of CMS Star Rating, Leapfrog Safety, and Quality Metrics on a state and national basis.
- Adheres to quality and safety standards, understands accreditation, regulatory and federal and state standards.
Education/Experience/Licensure:
RN License
BSN is required.
3 years of quality experience preferred.
EPIC
Good Cardiac Nursing experience required. EP or Interventional Cardiology ideal.
Sentara Benefits:
Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We're setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. Excellent benefits, to include 403B with matching funds, a paid 401A, loan forgiveness program, parental & caregiver leave, wellness offering and more. For more information about our employee benefits click:
Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day!
Sentara prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
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Job Summary
The Quality Improvement Coordinator is responsible for providing project management and facilitation, as well as, clinical oversight and support for the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement medical staff performance improvement and patient safety initiatives. This includes organizing relevant task forces, review of evidenced based literature/benchmarks, establishment of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of quality and appropriateness of care, continuous improvement, and achieving targeted goals as well as medical record review, occurrence/complaint investigation and tracking/trending medical staff performance.3 or more years of current experience in QI related activities preferred. Experience in a clinical area of an acute care facility with demonstrated leadership, teaching and QI/PI facilitation skills preferred. Knowledge and understanding of regulatory and accreditation agency standards preferred.
Must be able to link the clinical effectiveness and clinical informatics arenas. Requires local travel and use of personal automobile. Requires flexibility in work schedule.
Qualifications:
N-4YR - RN-Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)Registered Nurse (RN) Single State - Nursing License - North Carolina, Registered Nurse (RN) Single State - Nursing License - Virginia, Registered Nurse License (RN) - Nursing License - Compact/Multi-State LicenseSkills
Communication, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Technology/Computer, WritingSentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.
In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.