RN-QUALITY IMPROVEMENT-SPH

Position Summary:

To coordinate and facilitate quality improvement and performance management activities for multiple hospital unit teams made up of nurses, physicians, and other clinical champions participating in the Alabama Perinatal Quality Collaborative in accordance with their hospital policies. To support hospitals as they implement Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Patient Safety Bundles.

Provide nursing consultation to participating hospitals, including providing technical assistance related to quality improvement methodologies included but not limited to 30/60/90 day work plans and Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycles/ small tests of change. To support Alabama Perinatal Quality Collaborative staff with other associated activities including identifying speakers for webinars, and engaging with perinatal quality collaboratives in other states.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Consults, collaborates, and provides technical assistance to participating hospital teams with a focus on improving outcomes at the unit-level
• Identifies opportunities for linking peers across hospitals to share best practices
• Uses evidence-based protocols, combined with innovative, practical ideas to support hospital clinical teams in continuous quality improvement efforts including but not limited to 30/60/90 day work plans and Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycles/ small tests of change.
• Develops webinars, including identifying and soliciting speakers and facilitating as needed.
• Conduct regular meetings (in-person or virtual) with hospital teams to review work plan progress, review data reports, and offer technical support as needed7. Collaborate with ALPQC staff, clinical champions, and data management, and evaluation partners and review project data and look for trends, areas of success and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide project and hospital-specific recommendations based on the data and supports the implementation of scholarly endeavors such as research, evidence-based practice, publications, and presentation as needed
• Provide recommendations for staff and clinical leads in the selection, design, development, and implementation of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of care.
• Lead development of materials including tools to support the project, for example: project toolkit materials (e.g. provider, nurse, and patient education, clinical process flows, and checklists), quality improvement implementation and clinical engagement tools such as newsletters, and presentation slides.
• Willingness to participate in regular quality improvement trainings and serve as a project liaison with steering committee members and other partners.
• Support implementation of Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Patient Safety Bundles, including attending regular meetings with AIM program officers and state teams and providing updates as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Salary Range: $60,835 - $98,855

Bachelor's degree in Nursing and four (4) years of clinical nursing experience, one (1) year of which should be experience conducting or supporting quality improvement activities, required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required.