Quality Improvement Specialist - Cardiology

We are searching for a Quality Improvement Specialist - Cardiology -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will partner with departmental leadership to achieve high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective health care. To facilitate departmental and cross-departmental strategic projects using methodologies including Root Cause Analysis, Intense Analysis, and Model for Improvement, and Six Sigma principles.

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Responsibilities:

• Partners with the departmental leaders to facilitate/conduct performance improvement and safety activities.  
• Develops and produces reports for performance improvement/safety, guideline utilization, and outcomes for areas of responsibility.  
• Uses statistical techniques and knowledge to develop measures, sampling methods, and the appropriate representation of data. (Statistical consultation may be necessary until this expertise is developed).  
• Utilizes data from benchmark facilities and databases, financial databases, and other internal and external data repositories to identify improvement opportunities.  
• Collaborating with the Medical Director until leadership designs and presents the finding of quality improvement projects to appropriate departmental audiences.  
• Acts as a consultant for medical staff and departmental staff related to the development of measurements, statistical analysis, and appropriate data presentation to support initiatives intended to achieve a breakthrough or incremental process improvement in patient care, as measured by at least one improvement worthy of storyboard per year.  
• Utilizes the Model for Improvement, Lean Methodologies, and other tools adopted by the organization as the basis for performance improvement projects and serves as a resource to all staff on the methodologies.
• Assists with the education and implementation of standards for The Joint Commission, American College of Surgeons, AAMI, and CMS regulation requirements about quality and safety. Participates in and coordinates committees/task forces/project meetings. Prepares agendas, reports, and minutes of performance improvement task force meetings/projects without errors. Acts as a facilitator and/or team leader for projects as requested.  
• Collaborates with the Quality and Outcomes department and Medical Staff Leadership on developing measures for Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE).
• Meets ongoing requirements for education and development.
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Required RN - Lic-Registered Nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact and a BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support BLS – Cert-Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association
• Required 2 years of Professional clinical experience in area of clinical expertise 
• Highly preferred: 1 year of Cath Lab experience