Pediatric Surgical Patient Safety Nurse (Hiring Immediately)

Location : Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood, Florida

We have an outstanding reputation for providing patient- and family-centered

care that exceeds all expectations. Together, we have created an award-

winning, nationally-recognized system where every effort is focused on

delivering Deeper Caring and Smarter Healthcare throughout our communities.

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Summary :

The Quality Improvement Specialist will support the Quality Management

Leadership and the Organization in the development, implementation, and

evaluation of the hospital s overall Quality Improvement (QI), Regulatory and

Patient Safety Program in the Cardiac ICU and Transplant programs. Quality

improvement specialist work to improve the overall quality of care that a

health facility delivers to patients and their families that include proactive

maintenance, audits, HACHAI rounding, staff coaching, regulatory, risk

management and beyond-The Quality Improvement Specialist will support the

Quality Management Leadership and the Organization in the development,

implementation, and evaluation of the hospitals overall Quality Improvement

QI), Regulatory and Patient Safety Program.

Responsibilities :

Serves as a resource person to the Medical Staff, Nursing and Ancillary

Departments and performs validation auditsrounds and education as needed to

assess regulatorystandard compliance as assigned.

Effectively hosts and or participates in live or virtual meetings utilizing

virtual meeting platforms on-site or from a remote location as needed and as

assigned.

Investigates incident reports, patient complaints, patient care issues; acts

as a resource on quality issues and contributes to problem solving of

identified qualityrisk issues as assigned.

Assists in the collection, coordination, formation, implementation,

benchmarking and reporting of key performance indicators. Also assists with

and any other meetings, registries or databases as necessary and as assigned.

Performs comprehensive, concurrent, and retrospective clinical reviews and

abstractions as assigned.

Works with the Chief Medical Officer and Medical Staff Department Chairpersons

on Peer Review activities and prepares QI reports for Medical Department

Meetings. Facilitates Medical Staff Peer Review and all activities related to

Departmental and Multidisciplinary Peer Review as assigned.

Utilizes and interprets information obtained from MHS Quality Improvement

Technology Platforms as well as external quality data platforms to obtain

quality data for benchmarking as assigned.

Competencies :

ACCOUNTABILITY, ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING, CLINICAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS,

CUSTOMER SERVICE, DATA MINING, ANALYSIS and REPORTING, EFFECTIVE

COMMUNICATION, EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS, HEALTHCARE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT,

PROBLEM SOLVING, RESPONDING TO CHANGE, STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR, TEAM WORK

Education and Certification Requirements :

Accredited Program : Nursing (Required)Registered Nurse License (RN LICENSE) -

State of Florida (FL)

Additional Job Information :

Complexity of Work : Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and

the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a

stressful environment with competing priorities. Proficient in Microsoft

Office, including Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel; Statistical Graphs;

Remote Video Conferencing. Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and

public speaking skills through both live and virtual platforms.Required Work

Experience : Minimum three years of hospital nursing experience.Other

Information : Additional Education Info : Accredited Nursing Program

DegreeAdditional Credential Info : Registered Nurse License-Florida (Active)

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements :

• Bending and Stooping 0%
• Climbing 0%
• Keyboard Entry 80%
• Kneeling 0%
• LiftingCarrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater 0%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 0%
• Lifting or Carrying 2501 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient 0%
• Lifting or Carrying >

75 lbs Non-Patient 0%

• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 0%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient 0%
• Pushing or Pulling >

75 lbs Non-Patient 0%

• Reaching 0%
• Repetitive Movement FootLeg 0%
• Repetitive Movement HandArm 80%
• Running 0%
• Sitting 80%
• Squatting 0%
• Standing 80%
• Walking 80%
• Audible Speech 80%
• Hearing Acuity 80%
• Smelling Acuity 0%
• Taste Discrimination 0%
• Depth Perception 80%
• Distinguish Color 80%
• Seeing - Far 80%
• Seeing - Near 80%
• Bio hazardous Waste 0%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory 0%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion 0%
• Blood andor Bodily Fluids 0%
• Communicable Diseases andor Pathogens 0%
• Asbestos 0%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals 0%
• Dust 0%
• GasVaporsFumes 0%
• Hazardous Chemicals 0%
• Hazardous Medication 0%
• Latex 0%
• Computer Monitor 80%
• Domestic Animals 0%
• Extreme HeatCold 0%
• Fire Risk 0%
• Hazardous Noise 0%
• Heating Devices 0%
• Hypoxia 0%
• LaserHigh Intensity Lights 0%
• Magnetic Fields 0%
• Moving Mechanical Parts 0%
• NeedlesSharp Objects 0%
• Potential Electric Shock 0%
• Potential for Physical Assault 0%
• Radiation 0%
• Sudden Decompression During Flights 0%
• Unprotected Heights 0%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces 0%

Shift :

Primarily for office workers - not eligible for shift differential

Disclaimer : This job description is not intended, nor should it be

construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or

working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the

general nature and level of work performed by employees within this

classification.

Wages shown on independent job boards reflect market averages, not specific to

any employer. We encourage candidates to talk to their Memorial Healthcare

System recruiter to discuss actual pay rates, during the hiring process.

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committed to workplace diversity.

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for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, age, religion,

gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin,

veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any factor prohibited by

law.

We are proud to offer Veteran’s Preference to former military, reservists and

military spouses (including widows and widowers). You must indicate your

status on your application to take advantage of this program.

Employment is subject to post offer, pre-placement assessment, including drug

testing.

If you need reasonable accommodation during the application process, please

call 954-276-8340 (M-F, 8am-5pm) or email

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