Quality and Safety Specialist RN Behavioral Health

Research Medical Center

Kansas City, MO Posted 11/25/2024 Full Time

Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities you want in your current role We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Research Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

Research Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  • Colleague recognition program
  • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Research Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications
Performs medical record reviews to examine and assess provider documentationandto ensure patient severity of illness and health acuity is accurately reflected primarily in Behavioral Health. This isaccomplishedby performing prospective,concurrentand retrospective review ofvarious typesof patient medical records from multiple settings. The Clinical Reviewer assessments also provide guidance for ongoing provider coaching,trainingand facilitation. Adheres to policies,proceduresand regulations to ensure compliance and patient safety.

What you will do in this role:

  • Performs prospective,concurrentand retrospective review ofvarious typesof patient medical records from multiple settings.
  • Promotes culture of continual survey readiness, acting as a resource for staffand partner in performance improvements.
  • Provides ongoing coaching, training, and/or guidance in documentation to supportappropriate severityof illness, expected risk of mortality, and complexity of care for the patient.
  • SupportsTJC Chapter Leaders in assessing performance for continuous survey readiness.
  • Coordinates mortality reviews completion by initially reviewing chart thenforwardingtoappropriate providerfor review, then aggregating all results for tracking/trending for performance improvement.
  • Supports Pathways to Excellence and improvements to nursing sensitive indicators through the NDNQI database andsubsequentreporting.
  • Supports certification programs data collection, as assigned
  • Supports nursing in providing daily log for review of restraints to assureappropriate regulatorycompliance.
  • Timely generation of ad hoc and routine reporting.
  • Provides education, facilitation, and support forunit basedcouncils.
What qualifications you will need:
  • Registered Nurse
  • Associate Degree, Bachelors Degree Preferred
  • Knowledge of spreadsheets including pivot tables, graphing and basic statistics; knowledge of PowerPoint; knowledge of Quality Improvement methodology and team facilitation.
  • Administrative Skills: Must be able to type correspondence using excellent communication and grammar. Must be able to understand and present data in a usable format.
  • Equipment/Machine Skills: Computer software to include database management

Research Medical Center is a 585+ bed hospital. Our hospital offers an array of medical and health clinic services. This includes women's services offering obstetrics and fertility, an emergency room, and a trauma center. We offer a Stroke Center, a walk-in clinic, and orthopedics across three Kansas City locations. Our specialty care areas include a Chest Pain Center, Level I Trauma Center, Breast Care Center, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programs, and Primary Stroke Center. We are one of 10 HCA Midwest Health hospitals in Kansas City and surrounding areas

Research Psychiatric Center is a 95+ bed facility. We offer acute inpatient, day treatment, and community-based outpatient behavioral healthcare. We treat adolescents, adults, and senior adults for emotional disorders, mental illness, and substance abuse. Our professional staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed professional counselors. We are committed to delivering our patients skilled compassionate care regardless of age or circumstance.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.


"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our RN Quality Specialist opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

JOB LOCATION:
Kansas City, MO 64132

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