Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
RN required
Work is on site
Position Purpose
The Performance Improvement Specialist implements and maintains a compliant, comprehensive, organization-wide, Safety, Quality and Performance Improvement Program.
What you will do
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Perform audits and gap analysis in response to patient and family concerns, department specific events or trends, and other authorized parties
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Communicate serious adverse events occur and follow through on submission of required documentation
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Analyze monthly data, create, and drive performance improvement activities, and help implement change
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Assist in training safety curriculum for all staff
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Conduct root cause investigations in surgery
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Perform chart reviews and audits to support investigations
Minimum Qualifications
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CT RN license required
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Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare, or related field preferred
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At least five (5) years hospital experience preferred
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Knowledge of regulatory requirements, patient quality of care and safety initiatives; RCA or Lean Management skills preferred
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Leadership experience with regulatory requirements for reporting and subsequent response criteria
Position Highlights and Benefits
Ministry/Facility Information
Saint Mary's Hospital is a Catholic, not-for-profit, acute care, community teaching hospital that has served Greater Waterbury since 1909. Licensed for 347 beds, Saint Mary's is designated as a Level II Trauma Center, offers award-winning cardiac and stroke care. We house the region's only pediatric emergency care unit and was the first to introduce the daVinci® Robotic Surgery System.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
