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Req #: 237842

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - NURSING DEVELOPMENT

Posting Date: 08/20/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $9,700 - $12,750 per month

Limited Recruitment: Open to UW Employees only

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW Medicine employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on the benefits for this position, click here (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119_a11y.pdf) .

UW Medical Center-Northwest - Nursing Professional Development has an outstanding opportunity for a Clinical Excellence Coordinator (job profile: Health Program Operations Specialist) .

WORK SCHEDULE

• Full time / 100% FTE

• Monday - Friday

• Day shifts POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• This is a highly visible position, serving as an expert clinical resource for RNs and other healthcare staff

• This position provides frontline clinical leadership with a goal of sustaining safe, evidence-based practices throughout our hospital

• UW Medicine is proud to foster a culture that is innovative and collaborative - this position will play a key role in our commitment to providing world class patient services PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures individualized patient plans of care are applicable and evidence-based

• Reviews and supervises real-time electronic medical record documentation and clinical decision-making

• Ensures adherence to policies, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based care standards

• Identifies high risk patients or clinical situations and provides direct support to the care team

• Targets measures that will impact applicable department-specific quality outcomes (lines and drains, fall prevention, pressure injury prevention, hospital acquired infection prevention, glycemic control, plan of care, suicide prevention, pain assessment, restraint management, oral care, etc.)

• Identifies and escalates system issues that create barriers to point of care delivery

• Collaborates with department leadership, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and medical providers

• Identifies trends in safety events, evaluates quality outcomes and gaps in care, and provides "just in time" education to the front-line care team

• Participates in organization-wide committees aimed at improving clinical practice and quality outcomes, such as the Nursing Quality Council and Medical Emergency Response Committee (MERC) REQUIREMENTS

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

• At least 5 years of nursing work experience ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion. Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-northwest) ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.