Quality & Patient Safety Coordinator / RN
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107849 Job Description *Overview*Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Quality & Patient Safety Coordinator Registered Nurse in Albuquerque, NM. *Fulfilling your purpose begins here:*People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:* Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.Your team is bigger than your department:* Lovelace Medical Group is a multispecialty provider group which includes clinics, doctors and advanced practice providers in a broad range of specialties and primary care* We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect. *Responsibilities** The position of Quality and Patient Safety Coordinator at Lovelace Health System is accountable for assisting the organization to improve quality, safety, and reduce operational risk exposure through performance improvement processes and meeting regulatory and accreditation requirements. * This position supports a culture of high reliability and the measurement of care quality identifying opportunities and executing on strategies for performance improvement in the following areas of the organization:* Outcomes - highly reliable processes, delivering exceptional outcomes and / or optimal health* Safety – Deliver the safest care to patients driven through leadership and a culture of high reliability, high value, high performance* Experience of Care - relationship-centered care grounded in empathy, dignity, respect and collaboration.* SCOPE: This is a local hospital or Lovelace Medical Group quality based role with key organizational relationships with hospital or clinic leaders and staff to drive safe and effective care across the organization.. The position will participate in key committees and quality and patient safety initiatives to support the hospital and division quality and patient safety plans. *Qualifications*Job Requirements:* Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Clinical Discipline (RN, RT, PT, other) preferred. Will consider degree in Healthcare Administration or Public Health.Preferred Job Requirements: * 3-5 years of clinical experienced preferred. * Experience leading successful Quality Improvement projects.* Experience with change management with the ability to provide leadership in the adaptation and implementation of new processes and /or technology that enhance Quality and Patient Safety.* Experience supporting patient safety and high reliability programs.* Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines.* Experience working in a complex health system (hospitals, ambulatory clinics, post-acute care, etc.)* Certification in Patient Safety or Quality highly preferred.[]( []( []( [](With 30 hospitals and hundreds of clinics, Ardent Health Services is a premier provider of health care services, delivered with compassion for patients and their families and with respect for employees, physicians and other health professionals. Nearly half of our facilities have been recognized among healthcare's best places to work. Our hospitals and health systems include; Hillcrest Health System in Oklahoma, UT Health East Texas, BSA Health System, and Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in Texas, Lovelace Health System in New Mexico, University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Kansas, Portneuf Medical Center in Idaho, as well as Hackensack Meridian Health at Pascack Valley, and Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside hospitals in New Jersey.