RN - Quality and Infection Consultant
 Presbyterian Healthcare Services | |
 United States, New Mexico, Tucumcari | |
 Sep 07, 2026 | |
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Location Address: 301 E Miel de Luna Tucumcari, NM 88401-3810Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $75,732.80 Maximum Offer $128,960.00Summary: Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital is seeking a dedicated and experienced RN - Quality & Infection Prevention Consultant to lead quality improvement, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and infection prevention initiatives across the organization. This role serves as a key resource for clinical staff and leadership, helping ensure the delivery of safe, effective, patient-centered care while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.The RN Quality & Infection Prevention Consultant collaborates with physicians, nurses, leaders, and interdisciplinary teams to monitor performance outcomes, identify opportunities for improvement, implement evidence-based practices, and promote compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Provides leadership and subject-matter expertise for employee health, infection prevention and control, and clinical quality improvement at Dan C. Trigg Medical Center. The role promotes a safe environment by identifying and reducing infection and occupational-health risks for patients, employees, and visitors; conducting surveillance and data analysis; coordinating employee health services; and supporting program-level quality initiatives. The position collaborates with clinical, operational, physician, Human Resources, and Presbyterian system partners to improve outcomes, standardize processes, and maintain continuous readiness for federal, state, local, accreditation, and organizational requirements. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. Responsibilities: Quality Management & Performance Improvement
Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's degree in nursing, health, microbiology, or another science-related field required. Experience: At least one year of healthcare quality-improvement or performance-improvement experience recommended. Must complete Presbyterian quality training, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, or an equivalent process-improvement certification or experience within three years of employment. Project management, data analysis, facilitation, team leadership, and written and verbal communication skills required. Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required. Experience with databases, statistical process-control applications, decision-support systems, benchmarking, process mapping, and project-management software is preferred We're all about well-being, starting with yours. Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans. AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses. | |