Carle Health · 3 months ago
Quality Outcomes Coord - CFH
Urbana, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$37.16/hr - $63.92/hrCarle Health is a healthcare system based in Urbana, IL, and they are seeking a Quality Outcomes Coordinator to improve patient care quality and safety at the unit level. The role involves collaborating with staff to evaluate processes, implement evidence-based practices, and enhance patient outcomes through continuous improvement initiatives.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Ability to balance multiple tasks/projects while meeting organizational standards
Utilizes metrics on unit dashboard and other quality metrics (NDNQI, VON, etc.) to prioritize and drive practice changes
Evaluates current practices and implements evidence-based practice recommendations for change
Collaborates with the unit manager, supervisor, bedside staff, other healthcare providers to address issues related to patient care and patient care outcomes
Participates in work groups to improve unit and hospital wide patient care issues through implementation of evidence-based practices
Serves as a role model and resource for the nursing division shared governance model
Collects data and evaluates trends in patient outcomes on the unit (nurse-sensitive indicators, core measures, VBP metrics, occurrence reporting)
Reviews overall compliance by staff on regulatory agencies related to patient safety
Participates i safety initiatives at the department level to improve care outcomes within the microsystem of care
Collaborates and works with other unit quality outcomes coordinators to improve care across the continuum
Writes and revises unit-based policies, procedures, and standards to reflect the latest evidence
Tracks and reports quality outcomes and unit trends to management, physician teams, and bedside nurses
Provides real time accountability, coaching, education to promote ownership of safe practice
Utilizes performance improvement methodologies (PDSA) to implement change
Completes an equivalent of 8 hours of direct patient care hours per week
Participates in daily WB rounds to evaluate care and ensure that current practices and policies are being followed
Collaborates with bedside nurses and providers in evaluating daily necessity of urinary catheters, telemetry, and central lines
Collaborates with unit manager, supervisor, other QOCs, and quality department to ensure consistency of practices across the continuum
Reviews enterprise reports, tracks trends, and facilitates process improvement teams to improve processes
Reviews events of hospital-acquires conditions, identifies trends, and facilitates process improvement efforts to reduce unit risk
Proactively rounds on unit, focusing on high-risk patients to ensure appropriateness of care
Performs daily rounds with bedside nursing staff to address patient risk for falls and ensure appropriate interventions are in place, necessity and compliance of invasive lines, continued need for telemetry use, correct and complete documentation, restraint necessity and continuation, risk of pressure injury and implementation of appropriate reduction measures, and overall patient and environmental safety
Assesses and evaluates the appropriate use of bedside sitters and video remote sitters, if applicable
Promotes transparency of data and accountability by providing quality reports to unit leaders and bedside nursing staff on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis
Collaborates with unit leadership and unit educator in conducting a needs assessment for continued education
Qualification
Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
IHI Open School Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety within 1 year - Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
National Nursing Certification within 2 years - Varies
Associate's Degree: Nursing
Bachelor's Degree: Nursing
Work Experience: Nursing
Benefits
Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers.
Company
Carle Health
Carle Health is a vertically integrated system with a bold but simple mission: to be the trusted partner in all healthcare decisions for everyone who depends on it.
Founded in 1946
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Matthew Kolb
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Dawn Walden
Senior Vice President, Chief Revenue Cycle Officer
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