Quality Nurse Specialist

Requisition Number R154550

Employment Status Full time

Shift Day (United States of America)

How You'll Help Transform Healthcare The Quality Nurse Specialist plays a vital role in advancing service excellence and quality in all aspects of patient care. As an integral member of the nursing quality team, this position involves clinical, quality, educational, leadership, consultation, and research responsibilities to promote optimal patient outcomes. The role supports the development and implementation of evidence-based policies, procedures, and standards of practice while fostering critical thinking and high-quality healthcare delivery.

The Quality Nurse Specialist

• Provides leadership in applying the nursing process using evidence-based practices, current research, and national standards.
• Mentors nursing teams in conducting complex patient assessments, care planning, treatment, and discharge/transition coordination.
• Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration to address outcome-focused patient care needs.
• Develops evidence-based clinical interventions and processes to achieve targeted patient and system outcomes.
• Guides nursing teams in leveraging system and community resources to enhance care delivery, ensure successful care transitions, and achieve optimal outcomes.
• Establishes and implements nursing practice goals in collaboration with nursing leadership, contributing to decisions that impact care at all levels.
• Identifies opportunities for improving clinical practices and develop strategies for enhancement in collaboration with leadership.
• Analyzes quality improvement data to recommend evidence-based changes impacting care delivery.
• Evaluates research findings to propose and mentor evidence-based practice changes that improve patient outcomes.
• Leads or collaborates on research and quality management initiatives to foster best practices at organizational and system levels.
• Develops and delivers educational materials tailored to the needs of patients, families, and caregivers.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for one or more quality outcome metrics.

What We Require Education: Bachelor's degree required. Master’s degree in a healthcare-related field required (or achievable within two years).

Experience: At least five years of nursing experience, including direct patient care, teaching, and research. Experience leading healthcare performance improvement and research projects required.

Licensure/certification: Registered Nurse license required. Clinical Nurse Specialist licensure required (or achievable within two years). Professional certification required (or achievable within two years). AHA-BLS.

Other Minimum Qualifications: Strong oral and written communication skills. Self-motivated team player with a global perspective. Prehospital experience is beneficial

This job description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Referral Bonus Program Eligibility N/A

Compensation Range $81,120.00 - $129,792.00

Employee pay is based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, credentials, education, and prior work experience. The compensation range does not include benefits or pension plan. For more information, contact the HR Service Center at 1-800-599-2537.