Quality Nurse

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Act as an enterprise-wide Quality support representative.

• Serve as the primary contact to unify clinicians with quality initiatives and objectives.

• Ensure administrative alignment between central NAPA functions and local operations.

• Facilitate new site implementation and provide strategic support through on-site visits and in-person training for clinicians.

• Assist with quality operations, objectives, and initiatives, which includes gathering established quality metrics for internal and external reporting.

• Oversee quality reporting to clinical locations.

• Stay informed about NAPA’s PSO activities and provide support and education to staff regarding PSO activities and procedures.

• Monitor clinical quality data, pinpoint improvement opportunities, communicate findings, and collaborate with site clinical and regional leaders to develop action plans.

• Coordinate clinical quality audits, inspections, site visits, and follow-up activities.

• Review adverse event reporting case entries and support staff education, training, monitoring, and follow-up.

• Provide education on regulatory compliance and take part in anesthesia department activities related to Joint Commission, CMS, and AAAHC compliance.

• Aid in the implementation of new sites and coordinate education and reporting processes.

• Facilitate monthly Quality Improvement Committee meetings and assist with meeting preparations.

• Provide regional Chiefs and clinical staff with orientation on the QI program, initiatives, and analysis tools.

• Deliver on-site staff education regarding quality, data collection, and QI activities as needed.

• Support the NAPA Service Experience Program through data monitoring and clinician education.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• Licensed Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years of experience in hospital perioperative services.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.

• Strong understanding of perioperative services.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to facilitate group meetings effectively.

• Exceptional presentation abilities.

• Willingness to travel (40-60%) to clinical sites within the region and attend annual meetings.

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Six Sigma Certification, or an equivalent credential is highly desirable.

• Experience with healthcare analytics tools (e.g., PowerBI, Vizient, Press Ganey, Epic, Tableau) and data visualization is preferred.

• Familiarity with regulatory bodies (Joint Commission, DNV, CMS).

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous benefits package.

• Paid Time Off.

• Health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD&D insurance.

• Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts.

• 401(k).

• Opportunities for leadership and professional development.