Registered Nurse (Quality & Patient Safety)

Quick Facts

Registered Nurse role focused on Quality & Patient Safety, supporting enterprise risk management and quality management processes.

Description

The QM Registered Nurse for Risk and Patient Safety applies critical thinking and leadership to improve quality-of-care outcomes. You will collect and monitor risk and quality data, ensure staff compliance with policies and standards, and report trends that drive patient safety improvements. The role collaborates with leadership and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) teams across the facility.

Responsibilities

• Support the enterprise Risk Management Program, including risk identification and assessment, oversight and compliance, internal audits, and investigations.
• Perform clinical risk management activities, including peer review for quality management, tort claim filings, and disclosure of adverse events.
• Collect data, monitor staff compliance with policies/directives/standards, and provide trend reports.
• Assist in planning, designing, integrating, implementing, modifying, and administering a comprehensive quality management program.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support process improvement initiatives and evaluate outcomes at the program level.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum of care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate delivery of age-specific care components while demonstrating leadership and sound clinical judgment.
• Follow procedures per established policies and guidelines.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• English language proficiency (written and spoken)
• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing (ACEN or CCNE or equivalent approved pathway)
• Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license from a U.S. state or territory
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program
• Complete online onboarding and required pre-employment steps
• Selective Service registration required for eligible males

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards
• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays)
• Retirement: traditional federal pension and federal 401(k) with up to 5% employer contribution
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options