Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist

Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist

Indianapolis, IN

2+ Months

Description :

BS in Nursing (BSN), or other similar cert. combined with Hospital experience, prefer Bachelor's degree, supplemented with 3-5 years of previous hospital and quality improvement job-related exp. Ideal candidate also has either CPHQ or Lean Six Sigma.

Job description

Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist

Job Summary This position serves in a dual role involvingdirect in person

coordination with hospital facilities to enhance bothNational

Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) automated hospitalreporting

along with pediatric readiness capabilities withinhospital networks

and facilities located in Indiana. This position promotesbest practices

and quality improvement processes in both hospitalreporting

importance for the automation transition and pediatricpreparedness

programs / initiatives. The position serves in coordinatingthe

development of statewide guidelines, aiding hospitalsinto an

automated platform for hospital reporting, educationalmodules, and

quality improvement resources / tools utilizing federal andnational

recommendations / guidance, evidence-based guidelines andbest

practices specific to the delivery of hospital facilitykey elements

reporting along with pediatric emergency care. Theposition also

serves as a resource and technical advisor to,pre-hospital agencies,

hospitals, other healthcare practitioners as well asnon-health care

entities within our state to ensure hospital facilityneeds are

adequately addressed.

Education and / or Work Experience

Registered Nurse (RN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing(BSN), or other

similar certification combined with Hospital experience,preferred

Bachelor's degree, supplemented with 3-5 years ofprevious hospital

and quality improvement job-related experience. Idealcandidate also

has either CPHQ or Lean Six Sigma

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with development and launching of astate / jurisdiction

capacity system that includes near-time bed capacitycounts

for the state's / jurisdiction's acute care hospitals,including

critical access hospitals.

for access to the web-based dashboard to coordinatedaily,

surge, and crisis needs.

NHSN definitions to Hospital Capacity Data Store at leasttwice

per day on an ongoing basis. Data would include emergency

department (ED) census, ED Admitted census (boarding) and

ED pressure indicator by count of all patients in the EDthat

have a physician assigned.

states' / jurisdiction's ongoing participation in the NHSN

Connectivity Initiative, such as :

onboarding identified stakeholders and hospital users.

hospitals and stakeholders.

necessary information for dashboard development and

implementation.

the dashboard and in the data feed.

staff to work on automated and secured data feeds per

specifications supported by the web-based application.

model(s) for discussions and decision-making to supportthis

work.

milestone for inclusion in progress report / lessonslearned.

(to send data to NHSN) of participating hospitals. Also

provides permission to allow for use ofstate's / jurisdiction's

data in conjunction with other participating entities for

research and emergency planning by the state and federal

health partners.

state / jurisdiction to participate in the project throughan

established participation agreement.

assist with the scaling of the CDC NHSN ConnectivityInitiative

to other states / jurisdictions; and help to ensure thatall terms

of the CDC funding agreement are met.

throughout the state as related to pediatric emergencycare,

utilizing federal / national guidance (including but notlimited to

the American Academy of Pediatrics, Assistant Secretaryfor

Preparedness & Response, Centers for Disease Control,

Emergency Medical Services for Children, FederalEmergency

Management Agency, Institute of Medicine, JointCommission).

need, conduct gap analyses, communicate pediatricstandards

and disseminate resources as appropriate.

Care Workgroup meetings and actively assumes project

leadership responsibilities through planning,coordination of

workgroup activities and development of tools,educational

modules, and resources for workgroup review.

throughout the state, to assess compliance with pediatric

emergency care requirements and regulations using defined

checklists; provides verbal and written assessment ofhospital

strengths / weaknesses; outlines recommendations and other key subject matter expertise as appropriate; sharesapplicable resources and technical guidance with hospitals asneeded.

and development of a quality improvement plan.

Preparedness & Response, Centers for Disease Control,

Emergency Medical Services for Children, FederalEmergency

Management Agency, Institute of Medicine, JointCommission).

Care Workgroup meetings and actively assumes project leadership responsibilities through planning,coordination of workgroup activities and development of tools,educational modules, and resources for workgroup review.

key subject matter expertise as appropriate; sharesapplicable resources and technical guidance with hospitals asneeded.

and development of a quality improvement plan.

emergency management, quality improvement processes, communication, and awareness of trends in the healthcare environment.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Teams, Power BI, Microsoft Outlook, MicrosoftWord,

Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Basic KeyboardingSkills, Web[1]basedmeeting and learning management systems, REDCap

Computation Ability

Ability to solvepractical problems and deal with a variety of concrete

variables in situations where only limitedstandardization exists. Ability

to interpret a variety of instructions furnished inwritten, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Qualifications

skills

Travel