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PI Nurse - Per Diem

Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health

United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

10800 Knights Road (Show on map)

Nov 13, 2024

004155

Develops an organized and systematic PI program to evaluate and optimize Perioperative and Procedural departments quality of patient care. Develops and maintains an effective system for the documentation and dissemination of QM/PI activities to appropriate persons, groups or committees.

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.
Performs medical record monitoring/data collection for Perioperative services and Procedural areas. Maintains database in Microsoft excel and/or Active Strategy.
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.
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.
Participate in 90% Perioperative Steering Committee to assist in problem identification/resolution, as evidenced by attendance sheets
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.
Maintains effective written and verbal communication with the Senior Director Performance Excellence and the Medical Director of Periop services
Performs and completes other duties as assigned by Senior Director Quality amp; Performance Excellence within the required time frame.

Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Experience: Two (2) years Perioperative and/or critical care, computer skills, QM/PI knowledge, ability to apply clinical background to monitoring activities.

Licensure/Certification/Registration Requirements: Registered Nurse (RN), current PA licensure, BSN preferred.

About Jefferson

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.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educashy;tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.