RN Performance Improvement Specialist

FTE: .6 (Part-time, 24 hours per week)

Weekdays from 8a-4:30pm

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:      

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.   

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

· Serves as an internal expert and consultant for performance improvement (PI) initiatives; providing support where able

· Designs and implements PI initiatives at the local affiliate and partners with System level for applicable initiatives

· Recognizes consistency and synergy between PI and strategic and business plans

· Conducts reviews of operational performance systems and assists the improvement teams to clarify specific benchmarks

· Assists with process mapping locally to facilitate improvement to meet organizational needs

· Provides clinical expertise/guidance in collection, interpretation and reporting of data or information from clinical situations

· Determines need for databases as appropriate to the project scope 

· Prepares electronic presentations and projects

· Works directly with healthcare team members and physicians to devise, implement, monitor and analyze performance improvement initiatives

· Ongoing supervision or participation of databases or registries as appropriate

· Troubleshoots problems with projects, systems, applications and provides user support

· Follows through on problems and issues until appropriately resolved

· Interfaces with national benchmarking organizations and UnityPoint Health and TRMC workgroups

· Assesses compliance to regulatory standards with recommendations for change.

· Serves as liaison to Medical Staff for PI policy/functions as needed.

· Prepares reports adequately and timely for assigned committees and documents activity appropriately to meet regulatory standards with correct storage and handling of confidential data

· Completes the design and/or implementation of special projects

· Supports clinical risk management activities

· Conducts or participates in medical staff peer review activities

· Oversite and/or contributes to security management systems

Education:

Associate degree in nursing or other applicable healthcare related field required

BSN preferred

Experience:

Three years successful employment in related field

License(s)/Certification(s):

Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Effective written/verbal Effective written/verbal communication skills. Basic knowledge of computer concepts, information systems. Ability to meet time frames for work completion. Effective skills at team work and team facilitation. Commitment to maintaining a high level of competence in accreditation and performance improvement concepts.

Other:

Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.