Quality Improvement Specialist RN -Trauma Services.

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is committed to providing exceptional patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with advanced technology and be part of a healthcare community dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of our patients. 

Benefits Statement 

At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of  professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The  available plans and programs include\:  
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)  
• Career development and continuing education opportunities  
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness  insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.

Note\: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Under general supervision, directs and coordinates all aspects of assigned registry including data collection. data submission, quality report issues, outcome report review and analysis Acts as administrative contact to the registry or projects assigned responding to all requests from the registry for information to include\: clinical interpretation of data element definitions; data submission process; data quality and cleaning; data submission to meet regulatory or stakeholder requirements, review of comparative institutional reports and use of outcome reports for quality measurement and improvement. Interviews patients and/or accesses the patients medical records and abstracts required clinical data. 

• Responsible for the timely and accurate collection of data and entry/upload into the web-based program, as applicable.
• Participates in project training sessions and meetings, and maintains regular contact with the registry staff, assigned projects physician champions, nurses, and other clinicians and administrators. Serves as a source of clinical expertise in measurement of outcomes of care. 
• Promotes consistent application, effective processes and accountability for the clinical improvement program.
• Establishes standards and procedures for projects such as tracking, reporting, recordkeeping and documentation; monitors progress on key quality initiatives and indicators, leading towards achievement of department and organizational goals. 
• Keeps appropriate parties apprised of overall progress and monitors project results for significant deviations; proposes actions to ensure that timelines and deliverables are met; reviews project deliverables to ensure they meet standards and objectives. 
• Contributes to the development of policies and procedures related to the clinical improvement program. Based on clinical knowledge of and experience in the delivery of patient care, consistent with Registered Nurse licensure, compiles, analyzes, interprets, and evaluates clinical and quality data collected as part of an integrated system-wide program of clinical improvement.
• Identifies opportunities for clinical improvement and involves the appropriate personnel. 
• Facilitates and/or leads clinical improvement team efforts. Conducts or facilitates education of medical and hospital staff regarding continuous improvement methodology, tools and measurement.
• Assists clinicians in understanding measurement for improvement of practice. Participates in the ongoing development of clinical improvement and measurement of its effectiveness.
• May provide leadership to the Data Analysts in the Quality & Safety Department. 

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Minimum Qualifications:

1. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. Bachelors degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

2. Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Michigan.

3. Three years of progressively more responsible clinical and/or quality improvement/process improvement experience, including at least one to two years of experience in health care quality management and the application of continuous improvement methodologies, tools, standards, and guidelines. 

Facility Description

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC’s largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Grace’s joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country. Sinai-Grace operates more than 21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation.

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