RN-Quality Specialist

Department/Unit: Pediatric Trauma Program Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Salary Range: $84,783.00 - $131,414.00 The Pediatric Trauma RN Quality Specialist is responsible for coordinating and advancing the Pediatric Trauma Performance Improvement and Patient Safety (PIPS) Program for Albany Medical Centers Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, which is verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Working collaboratively with the Pediatric Trauma Program Manager and Pediatric Trauma Medical Director, the RN Quality Specialist provides leadership in the development, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the PIPS Program and clinical processes that support optimal care for injured children. The position is responsible for monitoring and promoting compliance with standards established by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), New York State Department of Health, and Albany Medical Center. The RN Quality Specialist serves as the clinical quality expert by integrating trauma registry data, concurrent and retrospective medical record review, multidisciplinary feedback, benchmarking data, and evidence-based practice to identify opportunities for improvement, facilitate corrective action, achieve loop closure, and improve patient outcomes. New York RN licensure is required. Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System! Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a need to know and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification. Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New Yorks Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including: · Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers · A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing Anchored in the states historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the regions largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only childrens hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College. Albany Medical Center, along with Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses, form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.