Clinical Quality Specialist II, Arnold Palmer Hospital (FT/First Shift) bei Orlando Health

Join Our Team at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital!

The Clinical Quality Specialist II serves as a member of the quality team coordinating and support quality activities and projects. 

Job Title: Clinical Quality Specialist

Dept: APH Quality

Status: Full Time

Shift: First Shift - Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm.  Must be flexible with schedule.

Seeking for Clinical Quality Specialist (RN) with ICU or Stepdown experience. 

Requirements

Education/Training
Bachelor’s Degree.

Licensure/Certification

Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy with the Florida Department of Health or degree in health, life sciences or healthcare administration. 

Experience
Five (5) years’ experience in Acute Care

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement using a clinical ladder.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
• Retirement Savings Plan with up to 5% match. Financial savings accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
• Nearly 5 weeks of PTO in your 1^st year of employment.
• Employer paid life insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability.

ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin our benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Essential Functions
• Coordinates and supports quality and safety activities and process improvement assigned by the Chief Quality Officer or administrative designee.
• Responsible for facilitating activities towards board quality goals by developing strategies, improvement plans and presentations consistent with improvement in board quality and safety goals.
• Collaborates with leadership, clinical leaders and staff to plan and support a robust quality and safety program.
• Works in cooperation with other members of the quality team including risk management, infection prevention, regulatory, data analytics, education and operational effectiveness to achieve improved outcomes.
• Establishes and maintains an open and positive working relationship with physicians, nurses and allied leaders and team members.
• Participates and or leads interdisciplinary teams, related to quality and patient safety as appropriate.
• Works in the practice environment to identify process and practice opportunities for improvement.
• Works with the leadership team to develop a culture and practice environment that embraces quality and patient safety and is in compliance with the requirements of the various regulatory agencies.
• Works collaboratively with the executive team to implement quality and safety initiatives for the staff.
• Assists in the development of appropriate policies and procedures related to quality and patient safety.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of new technologies and procedures that support or enhance quality and patient safety activities.

Education/Training
Bachelor’s degree.

Licensure/Certification
Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy with the Florida Department of Health or degree in health, life sciences or healthcare
administration.

Certification as a Professional in Healthcare Quality Certification (CPHQ), Patient Safety (CPPS), or as a Nurse Executive (NE-BC) within 1 year of hire.

Experience
Five (5) years’ experience in acute care