PI Nurse - Per Diem

004155

1. Aggregates information/data related Perioperative Services and Procedural areas so that patterns are ascertainable. Findings/actions are compiled monthly as evidenced by QM/PI reports distributed at appropriate Committee meeting.
2. Performs medical record monitoring/data collection for Perioperative services and Procedural areas. Maintains database in Microsoft excel and/or Active Strategy.
3. Participates with interdisciplinary team members to evaluate care/service based upon established standards of care practice. Manages the Peer Review process in conjunction with Peer Review Committee Chair and the CMO ensuring all timelines are met.
4. Collaborates in annual review of the Department of Surgery, Anesthesia, Perioperative Services, and Procedural arearsquo;s QM/PI program with the Department Chair, Senior Director Quality, CMO, and VP Quality. Participates in the development/revision of indicators as issues are resolved or ongoing and potential issues are identified. Annual plan is prepared, circulated, and implemented by July 1 each Fiscal Year.
5. Participate in 90% Perioperative Steering Committee to assist in problem identification/resolution, as evidenced by attendance sheets
6. Participates in 80% of Procedural Sedation Committee, OR Committee, Infection Prevention amp; Control Committee, Patient Safety Committee, and IPRC, to provide results of QM/PI activities, as evidenced by attendance sheets.
7. Maintains effective written and verbal communication with the Senior Director Performance Excellence and the Medical Director of Periop services
8. Performs and completes other duties as assigned by Senior Director Quality amp; Performance Excellence within the required time frame.

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow#39;s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

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