Quality Management Coordinator in Santa Fe, NM

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POSITION SUMMARY: The Quality Management Coordinator manages clinical improvement initiatives in collaboration with the Executive Director of Quality and Performance Improvement, Physician Leaders, Medical Staff Office and members of multidisciplinary teams. Audits clinical charts, analyses the data and monitors performance measures to identify areas of opportunity, applying the knowledge of a registered nurse to determine key factors in each case and identify whether the standards of care are met.  Manages the Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation review process, working with Physician Leaders to analyze data and determine valuable quality measures. Maintain databases and spreadsheets to track and trend quality monitoring activities, results and outcomes. Abstracts data and presents periodic and scheduled reports on clinical care, and quality improvement data. Supports the development and implementation of the department’s strategic plan. Assists the Executive Director of Quality and Performance Improvement in coordinating the management and use of data to include clinical benchmarking and clinical research on outcome measures to provide benchmarks for initiatives.

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Graduate of approved school of nursing and licensed in New Mexico.   Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Health Sciences is required. 

CERTIFICATION/LICENSES: Current New Mexico Nursing license, BLS issued through American Heart Association.

SKILLS:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Packages (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Proficient knowledge in Midas
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Ability to plan and prioritize workload
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent time management skills
• Good conflict resolution skills
• Project management skills, highly desired
• Ability to effectively evaluate medical records.
• Competence with word processing, spreadsheet, and data management computer applications.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience, of which a minimum of two years have been spent in an acute care setting; med/surg or critical care experience preferred.  Experience with data collection and analysis preferred.

NATURE OF SUPERVISION:

-Responsible to: Executive Director of Quality and Performance Improvement

 ENVIRONMENT:

- Bloodborne pathogen   A

Works in a clean, well-lighted, ventilated smoke-free environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to move throughout CSV facilities and to all hospital units/departments. Extensive use of a computer for required applications. Requires close work, good vision, and dexterity to write as well as type. Requires the ability to speak, listen, develop, and communicate written materials.