Outcomes Coordinator - RN

Center for Best Practice  
Full Time
Day Shift 
8-430

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #2 in the state and #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs more than 8,000 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

 

 

 

 

Job Summary

The Outcomes Coordinator will guide efforts to assess and improve performance and coordinate use of measurement data to monitor, document, and ultimately improve the quality of care and services provided at Lexington Medical Center. Assists in evaluation, analysis, maintenance and development of system functionality of electronic health record (EPIC) to meet clinical objectives including participating in project plan development/tracking and workflow analysis. Responsible for data integrity and follows well defined processes for maintaining data integrity.  Serves as expert regarding DNV, SC DHEC and other disease specific regulatory requirements and serves in an active role to achieve compliance to standards.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Minimum Years of Experience: 5 Years of experience as a registered nurse, including at least 2 years of utilization review, quality assurance, or case management experience and 2 years experience in leadership role.
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): Refer to Mandatory Certification Requirements P&P for required education/certification for Coordinator serving on Stroke Team
Required Certifications/Licensure: Currently licensed as Registered Nurse by the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina.
Required Training: None.
 

Essential Functions

• Facilitate the delivery of quality, cost-effective patient care and the achievement  of desired outcomes for patients, families, and the organization by coordinating data collection and analysis for performance improvement activities.
• Integrates and coordinates performance improvement measurement activities so as to avoid duplication of effort and ensure a comprehensive, patient population-focused strategy.
• Coordinates continuous readiness activities for DNV and other regulatory requirements in respective areas.
• Participates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of new     programs, protocols, teaching plans, and other guidelines for care of identified patient populations.
• Provides educational offerings that contribute to the professional development of others (ex. PDCA, PI, DNV requirements).
• As requested, designs clinical studies utilizing knowledge of research design and statistical methods. Involved in ongoing research related to the care of the ACS patient.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs statistical analysis of data, summarizes findings, and prepares reports. Able to communicate effectively through presentation skills in several formats for different audiences. 
• Implements data collection system which maximize use of existing databases and minimize the need for manually collected data.
• Utilizes nationally-developed practice guidelines & Benchmarks and other research-based practice recommendations in the selection of the process and outcome indicators to be measured.
• Participates in data collection. Evaluates and makes recommendations for improving data collection methods and accuracy. Works closely with clinical areas to coordinate and improve data collection.
• Participates on CQI teams/task forces/committees. Facilitates / leads teams utilizing CQI tools and methods.
• Develops and maintains performance measurement data collection systems and     processes that are accessible, efficient, and retrievable.
• Functions as change agent by participating and supporting the change management process.
• Works collaboratively and communicates effectively with administration, IT and clinical care teams through participation in the planning, development, evaluation and maintenance     of the Clin