Clinical Quality Specialist, RN - Quality Assurance - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non-Union)

The Clinical Assess Specialist as an integral part of the Quality and Outcomes Management Department, has responsibility for screening, collecting and analyzing information from various sources such as patient records, databases, and outcome reports. Vital components of this position include the ability to identify opportunities to improve care and outcomes implementing plans to achieve the desired goals and accurate and timely submission of information.

Essential Duties:

• 1. Management and execution of the responsibilities of the position • a. Utilizes effective critical thinking skills, organization, prioritization, planning, personnel management, operational efficiency, decision-making, and teaching. • b. Performs case review abstracts to briefly and effectively summarize all of the important information related to the review criteria. • c. Assists with audits, data retrieval and analyses in a related specialty field such as cardiothoracic or bariatrics.
• 2. Determines if the case review requires peer review or trending and provides timely contact with the MD Peer Reviewers. • a. Acts as a liaison with both the hospital and medical staff providing education on any identified opportunities to improve care and outcomes.
• 3. Designs clinical indicators and methods for extraction of necessary data from the patient records and computer software programs. • a. Reports rate based and selected indicator information to each medical staff department/service as determined by the organization • wide initiatives or Medial staff service specific indicators. • b. Performs data analysis, trending, display and presentation with attention to detail. • c. Utilizes statistical principles as needed to compose accurate meaningful reports and to support the validity of the data.
• 4. Incorporates knowledge of applicable Federal and State regulations and JCAHO Standards, which affect hospital operations relative to Quality and Outcomes Management.
• 5. Develops simple and effective methods or tools to educate staff such as booklets, poster board presentations etc. • a. Facilitates or serves as a member on quality improvement teams ensuring the use of CQI tools, and the hospital PI methodology—S.A.M.I.E. • b. Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate and present information to all levels of the organization.
• 6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Req Bachelor's degree Degree in Nursing.

• Req 2 years Experience in recent critical care (preferably recent experience)
• Req Requires critical thinking skills and organization in prioritizing a workload of multiple tasks.
• Req Works independently with minimal instruction.
• Req Demonstrates excellent verbal and written skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pref 5 years Experience in an acute care setting.
• Pref Quality improvement/peer review experience.
• Pref Management experience.
• Pref Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality - CPHQ (NAHQ)

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing)
• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

The annual base salary range for this position is $95,680.00 - $158,230.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.