Quality Nurse Specialist - RN

The Quality Nurse Specialist plays a vital role in advancing service excellence and quality in all aspects of patient care. As an integral member of the nursing quality team, this position involves clinical, quality, educational, leadership, consultation, and research responsibilities to promote optimal patient outcomes. The role supports the development and implementation of evidence-based policies, procedures, and standards of practice while fostering critical thinking and high-quality healthcare delivery.

• Provide leadership in applying the nursing process using evidence-based practices, current research, and national standards.
• Mentor nursing teams in conducting complex patient assessments, care planning, treatment, and discharge/transition coordination.
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration to address outcome-focused patient care needs.
• Develop evidence-based clinical interventions and processes to achieve targeted patient and system outcomes.
• Guide nursing teams in leveraging system and community resources to enhance care delivery, ensure successful care transitions, and achieve optimal outcomes.
• Establish and implement nursing practice goals in collaboration with nursing leadership, contributing to decisions that impact care at all levels.
• Identify opportunities for improving clinical practices and develop strategies for enhancement in collaboration with leadership.
• Analyze quality improvement data to recommend evidence-based changes impacting care delivery.
• Critically evaluate research findings to propose and mentor evidence-based practice changes that improve patient outcomes.
• Lead or collaborate on research and quality management initiatives to foster best practices at organizational and system levels.
• Develop and deliver educational materials tailored to the needs of patients, families, and caregivers.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for one or more quality outcome metrics.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Master's degree in a healthcare-related field required (or achievable within two years).

Experience:

• At least five years of nursing experience, including direct patient care, teaching, and research.
• Experience leading healthcare performance improvement and research projects required.
• Public speaking and teaching experience preferred; critical care experience is an asset.

Licensure, certification, and/or registration:

• Registered Nurse license required.
• Clinical Nurse Specialist licensure required (or achievable within two years).
• Professional certification required (or achievable within two years).

Life Support: BLS

Other Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated team player with a global perspective.
• Prehospital experience is beneficial

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