Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinic Quality Assurance - $23+ per hour New

Children's Health (Dallas) is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Clinic Quality Assurance for a nursing job in Dallas, Texas.

• Specialty: Quality Assurance
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Job Title & Specialty Area:  Clinical Quality Improvement Consultant

Department: Inpatient Services Admin

Location: Dallas

Shift: Day, Mon - Fri

Job Type: On-Site

Why Children’s Health?
At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary:
Manages/leads Clinical Quality Improvement (CQI) projects through development, implementation, ongoing monitoring, and revisions. Participates in the development of educational, research, and dissemination activities related to CQI projects. Identifies opportunities for CQI projects. Assists senior director/manager in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating projects aimed at optimizing clinical care including clinical guidelines and protocols, clinical process improvement and clinical quality improvement.

Responsibilities:
* Reviews quality and safety performance data against internal and external benchmarks to identify opportunities for improvement projects.
* Serves as a consultant on improvement projects using quality improvement methodology.
* Works in partnership with project team leader to develop specific SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timebound) aims and metrics.
* Collaborates with project leader/team to develop project documents including project charter, key driver diagram, process flow and other CQI documents, as necessary.
* Collaborates with teams to implement PDSA/PDCA cycles for CQI projects.
* Develops run charts, control charts and other graphical representations of CQI projects metrics as appropriate.
* Facilitates the development of order sets, Best Practice Alerts, and other electronic forms and documents for clinical guideline / clinical protocol project.
* Collaborates with teams to develop project-specific education material.
* Collaborates with senior director / manager on the development of quality improvement curriculum.
* Participates in education of others on quality improvement methodology.
* Collaborates with team to develop posters, abstracts and/or manuscripts.

WORK EXPERIENCE
* At least 5 years of experience in a healthcare environment required
* At least 3 years of experience in Quality, process improvement, or equivalent preferred

EDUCATION
* Graduate or professional work or advanced degree; or equivalent experience Completed degree or enrolled in current graduate program acceptable required
* Lean Six Sigma or equivalent preferred

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
* RN preferred
* BLS preferred

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

 Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You:

· Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.

· 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure

· Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)

· Caregiver Leave

· Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement 

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity. 

Children's Health (Dallas) Job ID #2​4​4​8​1. Posted job title: Clinical Quality Improvement Consultant

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children for 110 years, and generation to come. We recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community.

Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

• Wellness and fitness programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Holiday Pay
• Pet insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance