Quality RN
Appleton, Colorado
Community Hospital

Job Opportunity: Quality RN

Position Details

• Specialty: Nursing
• Location: Community Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado
• Employment Type: Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Onsite Requirement: Yes

Position Highlights

• Must have a current RN License.
• Quality experience required.
• Experience with The Joint Commission (TJC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure compliance with governmental and regulatory rules and regulations.
• Coordinate management action plans for accreditation and maintain readiness for accreditation surveys.
• Collect, abstract, analyze, and report clinical data.
• Develop systems and procedures for Quality Management/Performance Improvement (QM/PI) functions.
• Timely collection and maintenance of information from various sources for improvement initiatives.
• Provide support and education for data collection for provider reports.
• Ensure integration of Quality Management improvement activities and monitor corrective actions.
• Draft responses to quality measure queries from regulatory agencies.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary healthcare team for the Quality Management Program.
• Participate in Quality Oversight, Patient Safety, and Process Improvement Committees.
• Assess data-driven quality topics and facilitate performance improvement projects.
• Provide education and consultation to departments for Performance Improvement techniques.
• Support data collection for the Bariatrics Program Center of Excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or eight (8) years of healthcare organization experience.
• Proficient in Meditech and Microsoft Office.
• Current knowledge of CMS Rules/Regulations, ORYX Core Measures, and accreditation bodies (TJC & HFAP) preferred.
• Case Management experience, including utilization review and discharge planning, preferred.