Job Information
HCA Healthcare Quality Coordinator RN in Wichita, Kansas
Description
Introduction
Do you have the career opportunities as a Quality Coordinator 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 Wesley Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Benefits
Wesley Medical Center, 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
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 Wesley Medical Center!
Job Summary and Qualifications
This position supports the mission of Wesley Medical Center (WMC) of optimizing the quality of life of all those served by expanding beyond the traditional focus on medical needs to the needs of the whole person. The Peer Review and Quality Coordinator is responsible for managing and providing direction for the Medical Staff Quality Program. The role will direct and coordinate medical staff quality programs (medical staff peer review, disruptive physicians and medical staff issues). Coordinates outside medical staff reviews when requested. Directs, prepares and supports medical staff quality programs and process improvements (Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations, Focused Professional Practice Evaluations). This position acts as an internal consultant for all levels of the organization with skills in facilitation, coaching, change management and process improvement. Also provides internal consulting with expertise in strategies, methodologies, and resources for maximizing the use of data for process improvement. This position will also lead the Medical Staff Quality Program toward process improvement. This includes strategic planning and coordination of the program, team and project management and reporting to Medical Staff Leadership with measurable outcomes. Coordination of the program to query multiple databases for clinical, administrative, peer review and credentialing data. Manages systematic collection and reporting of selected quality indicators. Identifies and incorporates comparative and benchmark practices into reporting. Participates in interdisciplinary task forces, committees, and councils and appropriate. Performs routine and intensive medical record audits. Aggregates, analyzes, displays, presents, and maintains physician specific quality data. Supports Medical Staff Quality Committees. Works in conjunction with Medical Staff Leaders, Department Managers and Directors, and all privileged providers.
The Peer Review and Quality Coordinator displays positive support for the values and mission of WMC and performs delegated duties consistent with the scope of practice and functions within the philosophy and overall plan of care at WMC. Assists the director in consulting with members of the organization to meet compliance with all local, state, and federal regulatory requirements including, CMS, TJC and State of Kansas requirements. Reporting to the Director of Medical Staff Services, this individual will be responsible for coordination of those systems necessary to identify, evaluate, monitor, and improve processes resulting in clinical excellence.
What qualifications you will need:
Current licensure in the State of Kansas as a Registered Nurse, or current active multistate Registered Nurse license. Or, applicable experience in medical staff quality and peer review.
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred.
Degree in Nursing, Health Administration or Bachelor degree in healthcare field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Hospital clinical and/or hospital medical staff quality experience preferred
· Must possess outstanding interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, and problem-solving skills.
· Possess PC skills in a Windows environment, specifically EXCEL, WORD, and PowerPoint.
· Project management, analytical skills, performance improvement/redesign.
· Must like to work in a high-performance environment and have a proven track record of success.
· Ability to organize and assist in survey activities for TJC and other regulatory or accreditation bodies.
· Must have the ability to design and develop performance measures, particularly as relates to medical staff and independent allied health professionals for peer review and ongoing professional practice evaluation.
· Must have experience in data analysis and statistical processes, experience in providing education and presentations, as well as policy and procedure development.
· Should have clinical experience that provides necessary knowledge and skill to assist medical staff leadership in evaluating competency of physicians and independent allied health professionals via peer review and ongoing evaluation, as well as providing guidance and assistance in implementing focused evaluations when needed.
For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center (https://wesleymc.com/locations/wesley-medical-center/) is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.
Our physicians treat more than24,000 patients annually, making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staffdeliver more than 6,000 babies each year, more than any hospital in a 13-state region.
Home to Wesley Children's Hospital (https://wesleymc.com/locations/wesley-childrens/) , the region's first and Wichita's only children's hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center (https://wesleymc.com/specialties/trauma-center?location=wesley-medical-center) and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas, we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Quality Coordinator 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. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.