RN Patient Safety & Quality

This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Quality: - Promotes service line high reliability through promotion of patient safety, collegial interaction, case presentations, emergency simulation and standardization of key clinical practices. - Establishes a service line performance improvement plan incorporating metrics to monitor structure, process and outcomes. - Incorporates national professional standards and guidelines into service line practice, order sets and policies/procedures. - Incorporates routine audits to evaluate service line and individual competence in various aspects of clinical care and regulatory compliance, into the service line performance improvement plan. - Develops tools and educational programs to improve clinical expertise, quality, patient safety and regulatory compliance. - Maintains a focus on patient safety for all unit operations and clinical practices. People: - Ensures all service line care providers and unit practices adhere to national professional standards, principles of patient safety and regulatory guidelines. - Designs, coordinates, facilitates and educates staff on interdisciplinary activities to continually improve quality, safety and regulatory compliance across the service line. Service: - Serves as a mentor for team members regarding professional practice, clinical growth and certification. - Serves as a subject matter expert in clinical practice and professional guidelines. - Develops and presents unit-specific educational offerings. - Responsible for formulation of tools, reports and presentations to ensure service line compliance with professional standards, quality and patient safety and regulatory compliance as well as developmental plans for staff identified needs. - Works in collaboration with leaders to identify priorities and to communicate status updates regarding service line performance metrics and resolve deficiencies. - Collaborates with leaders to assure successful integration of performance improvement tools and team facilitation in achieving service line excellence. 2 years of nursing experience in service line required. Bachelor's in nursing (BSN) or Master's Degree in healthcare-related field, or Associate Degree in Nursing. Certification Name: Current license to practice as a registered nurse Robust knowledge of performance improvement techniques to facilitate outcomes management and service line excellence. Demonstrates effective teaching skills, utilizes principles of adult learning and is committed to mentorship within the service line. Experience in performing oversight activities or quality assurance required. Computer experience should include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook at the intermediate level, at a minimum. Must be flexible and able to adapt to frequently changing standards and priorities. Must demonstrate strong customer service orientation. Experience with e-learning, Cerner and Simulation preferred. WORK SHIFT: Days (United States of America) LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary Deliver healthcare with heart. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.