RN Quality Specialist

Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) RN Quality Specialist you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. Mark's Hospital which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

St. Mark's Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at St. Mark's Hospital!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As an RN Quality Specialist you will participate in the data collection, compliance facilitation, analysis and presentation of quality data. You will have an impact on our patients’ lives and the opportunity to truly make a difference. Your experience will be put to important use as you join us in our efforts to better our community! In this role you will:

• Be responsible for all data collection as it relates to Performance Improvement for the hospital and will assist with various QA/PI projects throughout the facility.
• Assist with data collection, data entry, analysis of data, and compilation of reports in various computer systems and databases.
• Assist with Core Measure review and analysis to establish trends.
• Design, maintain and administer accurate and accessible computer database(s) for tracking, trending and reporting.
• Create and provide customized reports as needed for various hospital and medical staff meetings.
• Perform HCA Clinical Excellence initiative data collection, analysis and reporting for quality indicators including sepsis, VTE, stroke, mortality, core measures.
• Prepare cases for review by searching through medical record reports, incident reports, referred cases, and defined indicators.
• Coordinate HIM medical record audits in collaboration with HIM staff to ensure quality, accuracy, and completeness of documentation as indicated by policy and regulation.
• Identify and communicate discrepancies/omissions in medical record information, documentation, and coding to the appropriate department and verifies corrections.

What qualifications you will need:

• RN license in good standing in the State of Utah.
• Associate Degree of Nursing required; BSN preferred (HCA Healthcare offers an amazing ADN to BSN program, through Galen College of Nursing, with no up front cost).
• 5 years of acute RN experience preferred.
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification.
• Basic clerical, statistical, and quality review skills required. 
• Knowledge and proficiency in the Microsoft office programs, particularly Excel, is required.
• Excellent organization skills and communication skills.

For 150 years, St. Mark's Hospital has provided a full-spectrum of healthcare services to Salt Lake City and its surrounding communities. As Utah's first hospital, St. Mark's team members uphold a rich tradition of patient-centered, top-quality care at our 308 plus bed hospital. St Mark's drives the development of some of the regions finest clinical service areas such as neurosciences, trauma, orthopedics, cardiac care and robotic surgery. St. Mark's was named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. This is the eighth time this hospital has been recognized with this honor as one of the top performing Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.

St. Mark's has expanded emergency access to the communities we serve with two free standing emergency centers, Taylorsville Emergency Center and West Valley Emergency Center. Both locations have 10 plus patient rooms are staffed 24/7 by experienced board-certified emergency room physicians, nurses and support teams from St. Mark's Hospital. In addition to ER care, both facilities give comprehensive imaging services, including computerized tomography (CT scan), Xray, and ultrasound as well as a fully-equipped medical laboratory.

Nestled at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, St. Mark's sits in a picturesque and ideal location. From our hospital doors it's a quick commute to Salt Lake's urban and cultural benefits, and a short drive to outdoor adventures and Utah's glorious national parks.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our RN Quality Specialist opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.