Registered Nurse 3 - Quality Improvement Nurse - S536-HQ
State of WashingtonAbout the role
Posting number: HS-HQ-2026-05573
Department: Dept. of Corrections
Division: HS - HQ
Job classification: REGISTERED NURSE 3
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Nursing
Summary
Department of Corrections
Tumwater, WA
Monthly Salary Range: $9,001 - $14,749
WA State Department of Corrections is looking for a Temp. Registered Nurse 3-Quality Improvement Nurse that will be covering both Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) and Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC).
The position supports the vision, mission, and values of DOC and assists in meeting the Health Services quality improvement strategies.
The Quality Improvement Nurse reviews, assesses, and analyses data and records related to quality of care and patient safety at assigned facilities. The position provides specialized nursing experience to clinical leadership and the Quality Department at headquarters level and strategizes and acts as a clinical resource to teams at the facility level to advance and promote improvements in provider performance and patient care delivery.
The QI Nurse will evaluate all aspects of the systems of care, identify problems, and help develop solutions. They communicate findings and recommendations to multi-disciplinary facility teams, as well as report status and activities to senior management with the goal of improving care quality.
The QI Nurse analyzes details and examines the organization from a systematic perspective to support standardized practices across DOC while allowing for patient-centered adaptations where needed.
Application assessment will be ongoing, and the hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible.
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Examples of duties
Works collaboratively with medical, nursing, dental, mental health, and administrative leadership across clinical departments to carry out quality improvement activities under the Continuous Quality Improvement Program (CQIP).
- Performs clinical quality management with particular focus on patient safety and patient-centered aspects of the care delivered.
- Tasks include:
- Tracks and trends data on safety events at assigned facilities through near miss/adverse events and quality-related reports.
- Tracks and trends data on safety events at assigned facilities as identified by trigger tools to include but is not limited to recurrent hospitalization, recurrent emergency room visits, adverse drug events or overdose.
- Engages in and promotes periodic nursing leadership rounding for quality.
- Collaborates with facility teams to establish processes, committee structure, and scheduling of Patient Safety Committee and monthly CQIP Committee meetings.
- Actively participates in patient safety or risk event response at assigned facilities to ensure incidents of potential concern are reviewed and appropriate action is taken to prevent future adverse events. Escalates cases for review as necessary and participates in Patient Safety Committee at the headquarters level when appropriate or requested.
- Analyzes and uses quality-related data, audit and case review information, patient and staff feedback to facilitate team-based quality improvement planning and implementation at assigned facilities. Activities are planned in collaboration with and reported on to the Chief Quality Officer (CQO) and the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).
- Educates and supports facility teams on quality improvement best practices, tools, and strategies to determine root causes and reasoned corrective measures.
- Advises and supports teams to incorporate practice change initiatives and complete PDSA improvement cycles.
- Assists Facility Medical Director, Health Services Manager, and RN4 to develop/initiate corrective action plans as indicated. The findings and action plans will be shared with the DOC CNO and the DOC CQO as necessary.
- Carefully documents activities findings and recommendations and reports them to their direct supervisor and the facility leadership team. Meets routinely with the DOC CQO, other members of the QI Nursing team, and the CNO to review findings and recommendation of practice improvements.
- Reviews policies, procedures, and protocols to ensure current evidence-based practices are in place for patients. Make recommendations for changes when necessary and then re-evaluate the system to det
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