Central Illinois Quality Improvement Nurse

Pay Range:

$37.71 - $56.57The Quality Improvement Nurse plays a critical role in advancing high-quality, safe, and reliable patient care across the organization. Grounded in clinical expertise and evidence-based practice, the individual partners with nursing, interdisciplinary teams, and leadership to analyze clinical outcomes, identify improvement opportunities, and guide the implementation of sustainable solutions. This role blends nursing-focused improvement with system-wide quality methodologies, providing coaching, education, and performance analysis while supporting regulatory readiness, high-reliability principles, and alignment with organizational strategic goals. The individual supports ministry and system initiatives to ensure consistency with best practices, accreditation standards, and the organization's mission to deliver exceptional care.

Position Specifics:

Department: Quality Improvement
Core Function: Nursing
Schedule: Monday–Friday, full-time; no holidays or on-call requirements
Travel: Regular travel required to other HSHS Central Illinois hospitals
Facilities Covered: St. John’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, St. Anthony’s Hospital, and Good Shepherd Hospital
Location: Central Illinois Market (coverage across multiple HSHS facilities)
Compensation: Compensation that aligns with your experience
Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is required. (After January 4th, 2026, the education level required will be a BSN. Colleagues assigned to this role prior to January 4th, 2026 who do not have a BSN may continue to work as a Quality Improvement Nurse.)
• Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare, Quality, Public Health, or related discipline is preferred.

Experience Qualifications

• 3 years of clinical nursing experience is required.
• 2-3 years of experience in quality improvement, patient safety, or clinical performance analytics is required.
• Experience conducting audits, interpreting clinical data, supporting regulatory compliance, or leading improvement initiatives is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice is required. Wisconsin: RNs may practice with a valid multi-state RN license as outlined in the Nurse Licensure Compact rules.
• Certification Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) is required or within 2 years of hire date.
• LEAN/Six Sigma training or certification is preferred.

Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

Benefits:  HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.

• Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)  combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.

• Retirement benefits including HSHS
  contributions.

• Education Assistance benefits include up to $5,250 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.

• Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption   to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!

• Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-t