Quality Improvement Coordinator (Registered Nurse)

Quick Facts

• Focus: patient safety and performance improvement
• Collaboration: all departments within the service unit
• Compliance: hospital/agency/Joint Commission standards; EMTALA investigations
• Duty coverage: on-call or standby may be required

Description

Serve as a Quality Performance Improvement Coordinator, collaborating across departments to maintain standards of patient care and providing consultation to healthcare teams on performance improvement. Assess and monitor care quality for effectiveness and compliance with hospital, agency, and Joint Commission standards, and advise on new procedures and requirements. Initiate and coordinate investigations of patient care issues (including potential EMTALA violations) and develop and implement an effective hospital self-assessment program aligned to accreditation priorities.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Selective Service registration (for males born after 12/31/1959)
• Graduate-level nursing education from an accredited professional nursing program (or approved foreign nursing certification/equivalency)
• Passed NCLEX and current active full unrestricted RN license/registration
• Specialized experience for the applicable grade level: GS-11 patient safety risk assessment management; GS-12 patient safety report review, investigation coordination, severity/risk assessment, timely closure, and data trend analysis
• Complete required federal background investigation forms within 5 calendar days of issuance
• Pass financial suitability review (demonstrate financial responsibility; no substantial delinquent/unresolved obligations)
• Comply with IHS Employee Immunization Policy for vaccine-preventable diseases

Benefits

• Comprehensive U.S. government federal employee benefits (eligibility depends on position)
• Direct deposit required
• Annual leave accrual based on federal service history (IHS may credit prior non-federal experience/active duty)
• Promotion potential up to GS-12 (discretionary)
• Bargaining unit position
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized (1-year service agreement may be required)