Quality Improvement Specialist Job at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, KS

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  • Newman Regional Health
  • Emporia, KS

Job Description

We are looking for a talented Quality Improvement Specialist who is ready to join an amazing team and make a difference at the largest and most clinically capable Critical Access Hospital in Kansas.   Join NRH today to begin or continue your career at Newman Regional Health! Our facility has state of the art equipment, and excellent team work. We care for patients of all ages giving us the opportunity to utilize all the clinical skills of our profession.   Our caring and compassionate staff provide state-of-the art healthcare 24 hours a day to patients of all ages by adhering to our values of quality, service, people, growth and fiscal responsibility. Come see why we are different and apply today!

  This is a FT Monday thru Friday day position-8a-4:30pm

The QI Specialist is responsible for the optimization for patient outcomes and minimization of risk for all healthcare customers by identifying areas in need of improvement and supporting the implementation for quality improvement initiatives.

Essential Functions:

  • Perform quality management activities including patient care and experience, regulatory and accreditation compliance, risk management, safety, infection prevention, and performance
  • Conduct medical record review, clinical case records abstraction, and surveillance
  • Prepare data and variance reports for departments allowing for the identification of performance improvement opportunities based on reliable data trending
  • Maintain clinical quality knowledge through self-improvement, participation in project related educational sessions/webinars, and remaining current on all relevant changes
  • Provide education to physician leaders, nursing, other team members, and community partners as needed to enhance specialized patient care and quality outcomes
  • Support leadership in the development of performance and process improvement plans, implementing initiatives using established change management models

Successful candidates:

  • Possess the ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly
  • Be detail-oriented and organized
  • Possess problem solving skills and be self-motivated
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required and licensure by the State of Kansas to work as an RN
  • Minimum of three years' experience working in a hospital; clinical position

  At NRH, we want to ensure your needs are met.   We offer a variety of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans along with some unique benefits including:

  • Student Loan Repayment
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Generous Paid Time Off including Extended Illness Benefit
  • KPERS Retirement
  • Identity Theft Protection Discounts
  • Life Insurance options
  • Long and short-term disability
  • Flex Spending Account
  • Accident and Cancer coverage

  Apply Online:

About Newman Regional Health: Centrally located within the city of Emporia, Newman Regional Health is a 25-bed non-profit critical access hospital owned by the people of Lyon County. Newman Regional Health is a teaching hospital, and is home to the ESU Newman Division of Nursing. We are committed to improving the health of the communities we serve by providing high-quality care. We are continually recognized as one of the Top 10 hospitals in Kansas and one of the Top 50 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States.

 

 

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Monday to Friday,

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