RN Analyst- Patient Safety & Quality

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When you know you’re making an authentic impact, you give a little extra to every day—as a person, with your team, in your community—and that’s one of the reasons why you’ll be a perfect fit at LCMC Health, where giving a little something extra is at the heart of everything we do.

The RN Nurse Analyst identifies opportunities to improve patient related processes and outcomes. Responsible for coordination and implementation of performance improvement, quality initiatives and ensuring regulatory compliance. Engages in systematic chart review/analysis, abstraction of data from multiple sources/systems and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams.

Job Description

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

GENERAL DUTIES

Patient Safety:

• Facilitates the reduction of preventable harm by facilitating safety and quality teams.
• Trains and educates leaders, managers and frontline staff on patient safety.
• Implements evidenced based practices to reduce harm in coordination with clinical teams.
• Reviews incident reports and follows-up as needed.

Quality Improvement:

• Develops performance improvement project charters, timelines, PDSAs and key deliverables.
• Assists with development of performance improvement indicators and serves as a resource for plans to improve compliance of the identified indicators.
• Acts as an education resource to healthcare workers and medical staff.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary teams to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired conditions.

Quality/Safety reviews:

• Performs data abstraction for quality, drug review, adverse drug reactions, mortality, HACs, outpatient medical record review(as assigned) and all other approved indicators.
• Prepares summaries for presentation to physician reviewer, enters data into computer for statistical compilation, information retrieval and tracking.

Clinical Resources:

• Assists in developing/revision of clinical policies and serves as a resource in ongoing development of job descriptions and competencies.
• Works with the EPIC Team to ensure standard compliance and complete medical records.

Risk Management:

• Assists with risk assessments by obtaining witness statements, chart review, investigation and action plans.

Regulatory Standard Compliance:

• Coordinates compliance with all hospital departments for the regulatory agencies such as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), The Joint Commission (TJC), Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), The State of Louisiana, etc.
• Performs ongoing review of regulatory standards and provides education related to standards.
• Communicates pertinent information on current requirements of the Joint Commission and other accrediting, licensing and reviewing bodies to facilitate preparation for surveys performed by external regulatory agencies.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

2 years of experience in Healthcare, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Medical Records, Clinical Care, Revenue Integrity or Data Analysis required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Registered Nurse through the Louisiana State Board of Nursing

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Does this position formally supervise employees? No

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

• Light: Light physical requirements- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Sitting - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Standing - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Walking - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-10lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 10-20lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 20-50lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 50-100lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 100+lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 0-10lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 10-20lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 20-50lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 50-100lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 100+lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Carrying objects - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Push/pull - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Twisting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Bending - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Reaching forward - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Reaching overhead - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Squat/kneel/crawl - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Wrist position deviation - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Pinching/fine motor activities - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Keyboard use/repetitive motion - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Talk or hear - Continuous (67-100% of day)

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

• Near Vision - Accurate 20/40
• Far Vision - Accurate 20/40
• Color Discrimination - Yes
• Depth Perception - Moderate
• Hearing - Accurate

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE RISK POTENTIAL

• Bloodborne pathogens - Not Anticipated
• Chemical - Not Anticipated
• Airborne communicable diseases - Not Anticipated
• Extreme temperatures - Not Anticipated
• Radiation - Not Anticipated
• Uneven surfaces or elevations - Not Anticipated
• Extreme noise levels - Not Anticipated
• Dust/particular matter - Not Anticipated
• Other (List) - Not Anticipated

POPULATION SERVED

• Neonate/Infant up to 1 year: No
• Youth (1yr to 15 yrs): No
• Adult (16 and up): No

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

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Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

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• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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