RN Quality and Safety Nurse Specialist

As a RN Quality and Safety Nurse Specialist, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Quality & Safety Nurse Specialist uses a comprehensive view to identify accreditation, safety and risk vulnerabilities of the organization and subsequently leads multidisciplinary teams in implementing improvements resulting in standardized practices, error reduction and error prevention.    

• - Supports survey readiness by maintaining a working knowledge of accreditation and regulatory requirements.

  - Utilizes knowledge of quality, risk, and performance improvement to assess the organization for safety issues and opportunities for improvement.

  - Identifies opportunities for appropriate process improvements.

  - Serves as a PI liaison, resource and mentor to staff at all levels of the organization.

  - Assists teams in establishing and implementing performance improvement initiatives.

  - Utilizes performance improvement and Lean tools and techniques to coach improvement teams.

  - Promotes teamwork, communication and collaboration among team members and other stakeholders.

  - Uses appropriate meeting management and performance improvement tools and techniques to achieve group objectives.

  - Ensures team activities are reported to the appropriate stakeholders for review and follow up.

  - Facilitates information sharing of evidence-based practice from one clinical setting and/or department to another.

  - Facilitates medical staff peer review activities including monitoring and evaluation of patterns and trends.

  - Provides support to the medical staff leadership, Medical Directors, and committees in peer review and performance improvement functions.

  - Serves as a liaison and resource to the Nursing organization for performance improvement activities.

  - Assists the Executive Director Quality and Safety in designing and refining tools and mechanisms for the Performance Improvement Program.

  - Accurately interprets and abstracts clinical information from various sources, including electronic medical records.

  - Utilizes appropriate analytical tools and techniques to assist in the aggregation, analysis and presentation of data.

  - Uses various electronic databases for data abstraction, storage and data analysis.

  - Presents findings and provides recommendations to stakeholders for consideration of additional improvement action as needed.

  - Provides feedback to the Executive Director of Quality and Safety regarding the need for education resulting from performance improvement activities.

  - Provides education, as necessary, to interested parties on performance improvement or Lean initiatives.

  - Coordinates medical staff focus reviews as needed.

  - Prepares and forwards clinical quality data to Medical Staff Services for the purpose of Ongoing Professional Performance Evaluation (OPPE) and reappointment.

  - Conducts in depth case reviews and assists in facilitating root cause analyses as needed.

  - Maintains up-to-date knowledge of regulatory standards pertaining to performance improvement in assigned settings.

  - Participates in appropriate role in disaster and fire drills, fires, and other emergency situations.

  - Exercises care in the use and operation of equipment and reference materials.

  - Ensures routine maintenance to maintain continued functioning of equipment.

  - Maintains work area in a safe and organized manner.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree, Required

State of NH RN License, Required

Benefits

Catholic 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 benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Shape the future of healthcare at Catholic Medical Center.
Located in Manchester, NH, Catholic Medical Center is a 330-bed acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center serving southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Home to the nationally recognized New England Heart & Vascular Institute and The Mom’s Place—an innovative birthing center that pioneered couplet care—we’re proud to lead in both advanced medicine and compassionate service.

As part of HCA Healthcare’s statewide network of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester hospitals, three freestanding ERs, and over 70 care sites, you’ll join nearly 5,000 colleagues across New Hampshire who are committed to excellence, collaboration, and making a difference every day. At Catholic Medical Center, your work has purpose—and your potential has no limits.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our RN Quality and Safety Nurse Specialist 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.