Clinical Quality Lead Registered Nurse

Company: Parkland Medical Center
Location: Derry
Posted on: April 15, 2024

Job Description:

Description IntroductionParkland Medical Center is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently. Are you passionate about delivering patient-centered care? Submit your application for Clinical Quality Lead position and spend more time at the bedside with the patient.Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm -BenefitsParkland Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
  You contribute to our success let us contribute to yours! Whether you choose to focus on bedside care, a leadership or C-suite role, shape business and operational outcomes, or work to deliver clinical excellence behind the scenes in data science, case management or transfer centers. Unlock your potential at Parkland Medical Center!Job Summary and QualificationsPosition Summary: The Clinical Quality Leader is a Masters prepared Registered Nurse who, as a member of the Quality Department, oversees quality and clinical outcomes throughout the organization focused primarily on stroke and sepsis. He/she works collaboratively with staff, nursing, physicians, and other disciplines to optimize quality outcomes in accordance with hospital, division and HCA mission, vision and strategies to improve care quality and outcomes.Essential Functions:
  • Demonstrate effective leadership, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal relationships with members of the care delivery team to develop highly reliable systems of care
  • Maintain accountability for patient care outcomes through the assimilation and application of evidence-based information to design, implement, and evaluate patient-care processes and models of care delivery
  • Apply quality improvement methodologies and tools to improve and sustain improvements
  • Interpret patterns and trends in quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate population-based priorities, outcomes of care and compare to other relevant benchmarks, data or outcome sources (e.g. national, regional, state, or institutional)
  • Promote a professional nursing environment that includes accountability and high-level communication skills in peer review, advocacy, reporting of errors, system redesign and professional writing
  • Facilitate compliance with Joint Commission, CMS and other relevant quality and safety measures, definitions, sources and standards with hospital department leaders and front line staff
  • Oversee house-wide continuous readiness and rounds; monitor and improve compliance for clinical and regulatory accreditationsQualifications:
    • Registered Nurse with an active license to practice in New Hampshire
    • Bachelor of Science in Nursing or other health care related field required
    • Master of Science in Nursing preferred
    • Nursing certifications including CNL and/or CNS preferred
    • Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) required or must obtain within 18 months of hire
    • Working knowledge of Performance Improvement Tools and data abstraction, analysis and reporting
    • Proficiency with The Joint Commission/CMS quality measure definitions
    • Proficient with Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook with ability to become proficient and independent with facility data collection softwareExperience:
      • Minimum three years' experience in nursing, quality, performance improvement or hospital data analyticsLocated in Derry, NH, is a regional acute-care hospital offering 86 beds and a Level III Trauma Center. HCA Healthcare owns the facility, along with three other hospitals, two freestanding emergency rooms, an ambulatory surgery center, and an urgent care center in New Hampshire. The organization employs 2,600 colleagues and 554 physicians, provides $15.8 million in uncompensated care, and pays $43.8 million in taxes annually. HCA Healthcare's other New Hampshire hospitals include Portsmouth Regional Hospital and Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, as well as freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook and Dover. In 2023, a third freestanding emergency room will open in Plaistow.
        HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies - by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses."Across HCA Healthcare's more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare. Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Clinical Quality Lead opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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