Quality Improvement Specialist

1 week ago

Des Moines, Iowa, United States UnityPoint Health Full time

Overview:

This position plays a crucial role in partnering with physicians and staff to evaluate the quality of clinical care and identify opportunities for improvement. The Quality Improvement Specialist assists in the resolution of quality issues by facilitating root cause analysis and action planning to prevent the recurrence of identified system issues. Additionally, this position is responsible for monitoring, measuring, and analyzing quality indicators and other data to identify clinical risk management issues and initiate changes to reduce institutional risk.

Why UnityPoint Health?

  • Commitment to our Team: We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
  • Culture: At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're guided by uncompromising values and an unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
  • Benefits: Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that's heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
  • Development: We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
  • Community Involvement: Be an essential part of our core purpose to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinates the submission of quality data and peer review outcomes for medical staff and allied health credentialing.
  • Conducts ISO process audits to evaluate new, high-risk, and problem-prone processes.
  • Coordinates medical provider and nursing staff peer review processes.
  • Coordinates the Mortality & Morbidity review process with medical committees/sections.
  • Coordinates clinical leadership review of cases for patient outcome and safety concerns.
  • Coordinates root cause analysis and action plan tracking for sentinel events and major quality concerns.
  • Acts as the local administrator for the occurrence reporting system; troubleshooting, acting as the liaison with corporate system administrators, granting local security, and report writing.
  • Submits mandatory & voluntary reports to FDA through MedSun as appropriate.
  • Provides Maude database information on product/equipment failures as requested.
  • Acts as a resource to committees/workgroups regarding clinical quality and safety.
  • Facilitates quality improvement initiatives/projects as requested.
  • Coordinates the monitoring and measurement for CMS CoP required elements.
  • Coordinates NDNQI database submissions for nursing.

Qualifications:

  • Education: BSN or graduation from an accredited Nursing program with a Bachelor's degree in a related field. Master's degree in a related field is preferred.
  • Experience: 5 years of work experience as an RN.
  • License/Certification: RN license in Iowa. Certification in Healthcare Quality or Healthcare Risk Management is preferred.

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