What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Performance Nurse position at Sound - Main?
Wake up Excited about the Great Work You Do - No Nights, No Weekends, and PAID Holidays
Are you a registered nurse known for being an innovative self-starter who enjoys process and quality
improvement, which increase the quality of your patient’s outcomes? This may be the ideal career for
you. As a clinical performance nurse (CPN), you are a collaborative influencer who can gain credibility
with your clinical provider team and implement strategic plans to improve patient care. Wouldn’t you
love to wake up every day excited about the work you do, leading the way and truly changing healthcare
for the better?
What does it take to be a Successful Clinical Performance Nurse?
- Dynamic and innovative registered nurse, with a passion for improving patient care
- A proactive “go-getter” who is able to follow through on commitments.
- A positive attitude and the ability to adapt and be nimble in an innovative healthcare
organization - A collaborative influencer who sees the big picture and works with integrity
- Service-oriented with the ability to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Detail focused
A Multifaceted Role on the Hospitalist Team
While this position does not involve providing direct patient care, you are a part of participating in daily
workflows, advocating for patient goals in the care plan, and ensuring communication throughout the
care team as the patient moves through their hospital stay. Sound’s mission to improve the quality of
health care does not stop when a patient is discharged. We have a keen interest in making sure that our
patients are properly cared for after they leave our care in the hospital.
As a CPN, you are an essential member of the team who partners with the chief hospitalist physician to
engage and educate the hospitalist provider team in quality and process improvement initiatives. You
will use key metrics from our proprietary metrics software to measure and track performance
outcomes. You will also be involved in various hospital committees and will present information about
the team’s quality data to hospital leadership on a regular basis.
Requirements
As a CPN, you will work Monday-Friday, 40 hours each week in a fast-paced environment while
maintaining great attention to detail and accuracy in all you do. This role requires strong clinical
knowledge and experience in the acute care hospital setting (critical care, case management, and quality
and/or utilization review experience is helpful). Having knowledge of process improvement
methodology and the ability to assess a patient’s clinical status and readiness for discharge is important.
Our practice is built by all of us, and everyone is empowered to contribute and make our practice even
better. Sound Physicians fosters an environment of engagement, where both individual and team
contributions are encouraged and rewarded. Join us today!
- RN licensure in good standing; BSN –preferred
- 2 or more years of acute nursing experience required. Additional experience in case management,
quality, utilization review, transitional care, or post-acute services - helpful but not required - Critical thinking skills and proficiency with technology, including electronic medical systems and
Microsoft Office - Salary Range for the Clinical Performance Nurse in Oceanside, CA is $100K-$120K bonus opportunity.