JOB DUTIES
Description
Take on a key role within an award-winning health system. Use your data expertise to drive improved patient experiences as part of a world-class healthcare team.
Take your career in an exciting new direction. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health. You will leverage clinical decision making and data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement related to the surgical quality programs.
This includes Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and the National Surgical Quality Improvement program. You will be responsible for overseeing our participation in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Quality Improvement programs while ensuring high-quality clinical screening, data compilation, and submission of all eligible UCLA Health surgeries into the ACS database.
You will support our Vision to facilitate and improve clinical quality and patient safety outcomes for the communities we serve.
You will also facilitate compliance with ACS quality improvement program requirements and promote an overall culture of safety.
This role is critical in helping us achieve our goal of becoming a transformative, high-reliability organization with an uncompromising focus on patient safety and clinical quality outcomes.
Salary Range : $95,900 $222,100 / annually Note : This posted position is 1 of 2 positions available for hire. All applicants will apply through this requisition and if selected will be hired into one of the available positions.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications
We’re seeking a self-motivated, results-driven strategic thinker with :
- BSN required MS / MSN / MBA / healthcare-related Master’s degree preferred
- Current California RN License
- Ability to obtain ACS program certification within one year of hire
- direct patient care / clinical experience
- Two or more years of quality / patient safety experience
- Strong critical thinking and decision-making abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A passion for quality and safety
- Experience using data to identify process improvement opportunities
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California.
We’re also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine.
Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care.
If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.