Quality Nurse Consultant, Medical/Surgical
Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Oakland
Posted on: May 25, 2023
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Job Description:
Description: Coordinates quality, accreditation, regulatory and
licensing (AR&L), patient safety and risk management activities
for the medical center. Provides clinical, educational, consulting,
and coordinating support to assigned areas. Uses nurses licensure
as a substantial amount of scientific knowledge or technical skill
for indirect patient care services that ensure the safety, comfort,
personal hygiene, and protection of patients; and the performance
of disease prevention and restorative measures.Essential
Responsibilities:Acts as a consultant for quality, AR&L, risk,
patient safety, and infection prevention activities and
programs.Assists with quality management studies through data
collection, data input and report development.Analyzes, interprets
and provides recommendation based on quality anize and coordinate
project planning, group process facilitation, training, and
appropriate application of information technology.Reports all
occurrences which may lead to medical center liability and follows
up as necessary.Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration for
implementation of evidence based guidelines, criteria and other
clinical tools to reduce variation in clinical practice and to
optimize clinical outcomes.Educates physicians and staff regarding
regional projects or regulatory reviews, i.e. the interpretation of
regulatory requirements and the methods of compliance when
preparing for a review or the interpretation of project
goals.Analyzes risk management/patient safety principles and
provides recommendations for the incorporation of risk management
principles in each medical center.Provides support services to
appropriate medical center staff in implementing risk management
principles into credentialing processes.Participates in special
projects as assigned, such as statistical reports for state,
federal, and local agencies.Applies the appropriate performance
improvement methodology to address improvement opportunity (eg.
MFI, Lean DMAIC).May support infection prevention and control
activities.Supports maintenance of IC records and policy/procedure
manual reviews and revisions.Supports the medical centers
continuous survey readiness program to maintain compliance with
regulatory standards. Basic Qualifications: Experience Minimum
three (3) years of combined experience in quality, risk management,
patient safety, infection prevention, accreditation/regulation,
licensing or operational clinical leadership in a healthcare
setting. Education Bachelors degree in nursing, business
administration, economics, health care administration, operation
research, public health administration, or other related field.
License, Certification, Registration Registered Nurse License
(California) required at hire Additional Requirements: CIC
certificate required within three (3) years, if primary job focus
is Infection Control. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management
Partnership environment. Preferred Qualifications: Minimum of three
(3) years experience working in quality operations in an acute care
setting. Masters degree preferred. Quality/ Risk/Patient
Safety/Just Culture/Project Management/Lean/IP
certification.Secondary Functions: Posting in Richmond but primary
work site is in OAK w occ travel to RCH. Focus of QNC role is
med-surg service line Primary Location: California,Oakland,Oakland
Hospital Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue,
Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End:
05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee
Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-NCAL-09NUENon
Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department:
Richmond Hospital - Hosp Adm-Quality Improvement - 0201 Pay Range:
$148200 - $191730 Travel: No At Kaiser Permanente, equity,
inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and
we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a
diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better
place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our
communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working
at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our
commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together
to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of
belonging and wellbeing. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity
employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual
orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status,
ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic
information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and
inclusion, or any other protected status. Load More
Keywords: Kaiser Permanente, Oakland , Quality Nurse Consultant, Medical/Surgical, Healthcare , Oakland, California
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