Risk Management/ Patient Relations/ Quality Coordinator RN – La Jolla

This is a full-time benefited position working 8-hour shifts Monday-Friday. Hours are typically 8am to 5pm.

Position does not require weekends or holidays. Located at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.

Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

• Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care 2023
• 2023 PEOPLE Companies that Care
• Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023
• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.

Established in 1924 by Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has been one of Southern California’s premier medical centers for more than 90 years. Scripps La Jolla was ranked No. 1 by U.S. News and World Report U.S. News for the San Diego region and among the best in the nation in eight specialties.

We invite you to join our highly engaged Quality Department working with risk management and patients’ relations as a Risk Management/Patient Relations/Quality Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN).

As an RN with this team, you will be responsible for managing publicly reported and other significant quality measures and performance improvement in collaboration with administrative, clinical and physician leadership for their assigned service line. Additionally, you will:

•  Performs concurrent review of medical records for core measures and other clinical indicators based on established definitions and provides real time feedback and intervention with clinical staff and physicians to ensure optimal quality patient care.
• Abstracts records based on established indicators of the medical staff for peer review for assigned populations; facilitates the peer review process, ongoing physician performance review and decision support for medical staff reappointment.

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Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills: 

• Minimum of 5 years direct patient care experience within the last 10 years OR currently holding a coordinator/leadership level role within an acute care setting.
• Requires attention to detail, analytical skills, excellent communication skills and intermediate computer skills.
• Previous experience in quality improvement methods and tools required.
• Knowledge of Core Measures or other publicly reported quality metrics required.

      Required Certification/Registration:

• CA RN License required.
   

     Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

• Training and application of MIDAS/Origami or like-data based