Quality Coordinator - Rn

Scripps Health Administrative Services supports our five hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities, which treat half a million patients annually through 2,600 affiliated physicians.

At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support, respect that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work. You’ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates. So if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas has served the growing communities of San Diego’s coastal North County since 1978. We offer a full range of clinical and surgical services, including North County’s first Primary Stroke Center, a regionally recognized brain injury program, state-of-the-art imaging center, 24-hour emergency room care and award-winning OB-GYN, maternal health and infant health services.

The Quality Coordinator, RN manages publicly reported and other significant quality measures and performance improvement in collaboration with administrative, clinical and physician leadership for their assigned service line. Performs concurrent review of medical records for core measures and other clinical indicators based on established definitions and provides real-time feedback and intervention with clinical staff and physicians to ensure optimal quality patient care. Additionally, this RN position abstracts records based on established indicators of the medical staff for peer review for assigned populations; facilitates the peer review process, ongoing physician performance review and decision support for medical staff reappointment.

This is a full-time salaried position located at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

• Requires attention to detail, analytical skills, excellent communication skills and intermediate computer skills.
• Familiarity with Joint Commission standards as they relate to Performance Improvement and/or Medical Staff Quality/Peer review strongly preferred.
• Previous experience in quality improvement methods and tools preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years direct patient care experience within the last 10 years or currently holding a coordinator/leadership level role within an acute care setting.
• Knowledge of Core Measures or other publicly reported quality metrics preferred.

Required Certification/Registration:

• RN required.

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

• Training and application of MIDAS or like-data based strongly preferred.
• Epic experience.
• Bachelors degree.

Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Position Pay Range: $53.21-$79.82/hour