RN Medical Staff Quality and Peer Review Specialist

IU Health West Hospital is a full-service hospital located in Avon, Indiana. We serve the residents of the Indianapolis west side, Hendricks County and beyond. Our magnet designated hospital specializes in life-threatening, emergent, and non-emergent conditions.

At IU Health West care is a relationship, careers are meaningful, caregivers are friends, and service is our privilege. If you are seeking an organization where you can engage expertly, develop clinical expertise, embrace learning, cultivate new relationships, and fuel your spirit of inquiry, join us as we fulfill Our Promise of 'The Best Care, Designed for you!"

Are you looking to grow in your career with Indiana's #1 Healthcare System?

IU Health is currently seeking an innovative quality-minded Medical Staff Quality and Peer Review Specialist, who is inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient to join the Quality and Safety team at IU Health West.

At IU Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.  We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed for you, which includes Medical-Dental-Vision, a matching 401K, PTO, tuition reimbursement program, wellness program, and more! 

This position facilitates the analysis of medical staff quality and performance data for the organization through coordination of information including data collection, analysis and trending of required medical staff quality and peer review activities, and other select clinical outcome measurements. This position serves to assist the medical staff with practitioner specific quality monitoring and reporting. This position manages issues that are brought up regarding the quality of practice by providers, evaluates and investigates quality issues. Responsible for managing Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations/Focused Professional Practice Evaluations. Supporting the Peer Review Committee and other Quality related projects. 

• Requires experience in performance improvement methodologies; quality measurement; and data analysis using statistical principles.
• Prior experience in hospital or clinical management preferred.
• Requires computer knowledge.
• Windows application: Skilled in the use of select Microsoft Office Applications; e . g . Word; Excel and PowerPoint or other database management applications.
• Requires strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization and with members of the medical staff.
• Requires strong public speaking skills and ability to deliver effective presentations and educations to large groups of physicians and staff.
• Requires ability to prioritize multiple projects and the flexibility to accommodate changing priorities.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• Bachelors in Nursing required. Masters degree in clinical, healthcare or business area preferred. 3 to 5 years experience working directly in a health care quality department.
• CPHQ (Certified Health Care Quality Professional) required or must be obtained within first year of employment. Requires current RN Indiana licensure. v2

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
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