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Project Nurse/Quality Analyst
- Utilizes national/state registries and other data sources to analyze patient outcomes, identify patterns and trends in care delivery in order to create safety/quality initiatives for Cardiac/Vascular patients.
- Participates in root cause analyses and creates required documents as needed.
- Completes audits on patient records and clinical documentation for quality purposes.
- Assists with work related to the Quality Collaboratives the Department is involved in.
- Serves as a liaison to outpatient clinics.
Quality Improvement
- Develops project work-plans using Quality Improvement principles.
- Utilizes evidence-based practice in facilitating ongoing quality improvement efforts to drive better patient outcomes.
- Participates in initiatives for LOS reduction
- Leads multidisciplinary teams on quality improvement initiatives.
- Leads and facilitates Division Morbidity and Mortality Conferences in collaboratin with the Physicial QAL
- Regularly reports quality improvement activities and quality outcomes to providers and clinical staff and is responsible for presentation of this work at various Department and Hospital level committees.
- Maintains knowledge of current trends, issues and research in Quality Improvement.
Registry Data Coordinating
- Accurately identifies patients for inclusion in the national and state databases through the application of strict inclusion/exclusion criteria and protocols.
- Performs meticulous chart review and enters clinical data into the quality databases to identify opportunities for improved outcomes, reduced cost, improved LOS and best practice utilization of resources.
- Complete and accurate co