Clinical Quality Specialist I

Position Summary:

Title: Clinical Quality Specialist I

This position is a member of the quality team and works collaboratively with hospital leadership, clinical teams, surgeons, and providers supporting quality activities and projects.

This position will be located at our 375,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility on the Orlando Health downtown campus. Designed to capitalize on efficiency of service and safe, fully integrated care, the institute not only offers a platform that provides a premier patient experience, but a team member experience that encourages excellence, well-being and career development.

With all the pieces in place – a nationally ranked orthopedic residency program, top quality providers, and a high-tech orthopedic facility - we have set the stage to attract and retain the best talent in the industry. Now all we need is you. Join a winning culture that will be Your Best Place to Work!

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Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and supports quality and safety activities and projects assigned by the Chief Quality Officer or administrative designee.
• Responsible for facilitating progress towards board quality goals by developing strategies, improvement plans and presentations consistent with improvement in board quality and safety goals.
• Collaborates with leadership, clinical leaders and staff to plan and support a robust quality and safety program.
• Works in cooperation with other members of the quality team including risk management, infection prevention, regulatory, data analytics, education and operational effectiveness to achieve improved outcomes.
• Establishes and maintains an open and positive working relationship with physicians, nurses, allied health leaders, and team members.
• Participates and/or leads interdisciplinary teams, related to quality and patient safety as appropriate.
• Works in the practice environment to identify process and practice opportunities for improvement.
• Works with the leadership team to develop a culture and practice environment that embraces quality and patient safety and is in compliance with the requirements of the various regulatory agencies.
• Works collaboratively with the Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Quality Officer, and Quality Leadership to implement quality and safety initiatives for the staff.
• Assists in the development of appropriate policies and procedures related to quality and patient safety.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of new technologies and procedures that support or enhance quality and patient safety activities.

• Provides education and training related to quality and patient safety.
• Produces reports to meet the needs of the physicians, practice managers and leadership that will facilitate the identification of areas of improvement opportunity within OH and/or document progress of improvement activities.
• Serves as a resource for the staff as related to quality and safety, and to observe the daily operations within the practices to identify potential areas for process improvement or enhancements to patient safety.
• Demonstrates initiative and situational leadership skills.
• Embraces, communicates and promotes effective change.
• Maintains appropriate skill level in using current and future data platforms used by Orlando Health

Qualifications:

Graduate from approved school of nursing

Current RN license in the state of Florida

Three (3) years’ clinical experience