Description:
Swedish Medical Center is looking for a Quality RN Specialist – Surgery (Per Diem, Day Shift) to work in Clinical Education at Swedish Shared Services in Seattle, Washington.
The Quality RN Specialist works in partnership with executive leadership and clinical education and practice to provide nursing leadership and support for developing and implementing Perinatal Services clinical programs and quality and safety initiatives and collaborating across the Swedish and Providence networks. Provides leadership for interdisciplinary groups in developing and implementing quality care initiatives that result in improved care and outcomes. Supports CNS team in implementing and executing on policy and procedure changes. Facilitates integration of national healthcare guidelines, regulatory requirements, best practice changes in healthcare and evidence-based practice changes within the Swedish and Providence networks that improve patient care delivery. Leads teams to implement new clinical programs and initiatives within the network of perinatal services including Antepartum, Labor and Delivery, OB ED & Triage, Postpartum, scheduled and nonscheduled operative procedures. Collaboratively works with other clinical leaders and stakeholders, such as Perinatal CNS and educators, to ensure that programs meet or exceed national standards. Works closely with Swedish OB and Perinatal QI Leadership, Perinatal Clinical Managers, Swedish Quality and Patient Safety Leadership staff and other Swedish leaders to ensure activities are prioritized, coordinated, supported and goals are achieved.
In this position you will:
- Lead and participate in Perioperative Services clinical program and quality efforts to promote clinical safety, standardization and evidence based practices within Perioperative Services, and collaborates across the Swedish and Providence networks.
- Lead activities to integrate pertinent evidence and national initiatives into the development of patient care processes and procedures that assure the highest quality and value in patient care.
- Lead and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to identify and develop strategies, metrics and processes to improve quality of care and safety. Ensures that timelines and key deliverables of the implementation plans are achieved.
- Facilitate integration of system and network strategies and resources to assure highest quality patient experience and satisfaction with clinical programs
- Work with the teams to identify and track key performance measures and works with Clinical Quality staff to ensure measures are tracked and reported to key stakeholders
Qualifications:
Required qualifications for this position include:
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Five (5) years current clinical leadership experience in a health care system that services specialty and general patient populations
- Experience leading and managing projects and program development
- Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Washington
- A valid Washington State driver’s license and an insurable driving record
- Possession of the minimum (or greater) auto insurance coverage as mandated by the state of Washington
Preferred qualifications for this position include:
- Can demonstrate an advanced level of professional competence in nursing practice and clinical quality initiatives, EMR, auditing, and analytic skills
About Swedish Shared Services.
Swedish is the largest, most comprehensive, nonprofit health provider in the Greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Swedish Medical Group, , a network of more than 128 primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound area. Each campus has a local operations leadership team, supported by centrally located and led corporate services, such as Human Resources, Financial and Information Services.
We offer comprehensive, best-in-class benefits to our caregivers. For more information, visit
https://swedish.jobs/why-swedish/#benefits-rewards
Our Mission
Our Mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person we serve.
Our Vision is Health for a Better World.
About Us
Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); emergency rooms and specialty center in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Swedish Medical Group, a network of more than 128 primary care and specialty care locations throughout the greater Puget Sound area. Swedish employs nearly 13,000 caregivers (all employees), including nearly 1,400 providers. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re committed to caring for the people in our region and beyond. Swedish is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Swedish does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
Schedule: On Call
Shift: Day
Job Category: Nursing – Other
Location: Washington-Seattle
Work Locations: Cherry Hill James Tower (WA197) 550 17th Ave Seattle, 98122
Req ID: 319948
Source: Indeed.com
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