RN - Performance Improvement Coordinator - Burn Program Sign On Bonus
Wellstar Health Systems

Facility: Cobb Hospital

This role is Full Time Days here at Cobb Hospital.

M-F 8am-4pm

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Job Summary:

Burn Performance Improvement Coordinator for the Burn Program

The Coordinator Burn Nurse is Registered Nurse who functions under the director of the Burn Program Manager to coordinate clinical, operational, and performance improvement initiatives.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Clinical Activities
- Attends Burn Activations to serve as a resource person to enhance burn team performance and support concurrent process improvement.
- Works collaboratively with the Burn Team to assure coverage for time sensitive responsibilities and duties.
- Serves as a resource to patients and families as needed to ensure optimal provision of burn care provided to our patients
- Attends Multidisciplinary rounds with the Burn team
- Serves as a liaison to clinical areas responsible for the care of the burn patient. Process Improvement
- Facilitates multidisciplinary performance improvement activities in relation to burn patient care and outcomes
- Supports and assists in design of burn process improvement and continuous quality enhancement projects
- Performs concurrent medical record monitoring and data collection to include complications and quality metric fall outs
- Coordinates the Burn performance improvement program in conjunction with the Burn Program Manager and Burn Medical Director
- Evaluates both the clinical and Burn Registry data in conjunction with the Burn Program leadership and utilizes this information to improve the clinical care of burn patients.
- Works collaboratively with the institutional PI program manager and burn subspecialists
- Works in conjunction with the Burn Program Manager to identify, review, monitor, and track PI opportunities at the system and provider level. Escalates cases as appropriate for review by Burn Medical Director and peer review. Quality Assurance
- Facilitate overall Burn program quality and consistency
- Evaluates quality assurance filters as defined by the ABA designated standards and internal filters for process and care improvement opportunities.
- Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual QA reports
- Collaborates with the Burn Medical Director and Burn Program Manager to develop and maintain a set of quality indicators for the Burn program and to ensure that staff in all departments managing the care of burn patients are knowledgeable about the Burn program standards of care.
- Coordinates review of variances with Burn Medical Director, Burn Program Manager/Director, and other departments and subspecialists.
- Integrates burn quality improvement with the hospitals quality program.
- Provides follow up and performance improvement feedback to referring hospitals and EMS agencies. Supports Burn Registry functions
- Reviews burn admission records for data collection and abstraction for inclusion into the burn registry and for appropriateness of admission service
- Analyzes all records for quality assurance burn care standards recommended by the Burn Committee and stipulated by appropriate accrediting agencies
- Maintains highest level of burn registry validity to assure accurate program benchmarking
- Completes routine checks of abstracted data for accuracy
- Identifies suspicious or invalid cases, variables, and data values and escalates findings to the Burn Program Manager
- Works collaboratively with the burn registrar to identify and track ABA defined complications Performs other work-related assignments as assigned by the Burn Program Manager
- Attends all Burn Program meetings as requested
- Attends events and educational offerings outside of the Burn Center as designated by the Burn Program Manager
- Participates on designated subcommittee(s) to support Burn program accreditation standards
Trust/Engagement (Mandatory Content)
- Builds a culture of trust and engagement as reflected in the Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey at a direct report, workgroup and hospital/entity level.
- Holds leaders accountable for behaviors that create trust and engagement.
- Performs all duties and responsibilities of this position in a manner that reflects the values of WellStar.
- Maintains and strengthens relationships with physicians and assures their involvement in developing systems to assure the growth of the service and the cost effective delivery of quality patient care in a manner that fosters patient and employee satisfaction.
Results Oriented Leadership (Mandatory Content)
- Sets challenging and productive goals for team.
- Holds team accountable for actions while providing leadership and motivation.
- Provides resources and support,
- Uses checkpoints and data to track progress, setting up system and processes to measure results.
Collaboration and Partnership (Mandatory Content)
- Works collaboratively and as a team member with hospital leadership. Partners with Human Resources to achieve desired organizational culture, staffing and workforce metrics.
- Fosters positive working relationships between staff and physicians across the Health System.
- Fosters a culture that focuses on patient satisfaction, safety, customer service, staff participation, collaboration, motivation, and effective communication.

Required Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Required

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact
• Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS - Instructor or ACLS - Provisional
• Advanced Burn Life Support

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 3 years years of clinical nursing experience in burn and/or critical care. Required and
Experience as Burn RN Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

Demonstrated intermediate to advanced computer skills.
Ability to work in a team and take direction and delegation of tasks.
Strong communication skills including verbal, written, and presentation style.
Quality Assurance, LEA, and or Performance Improvement background preferred.
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and work autonomously.
Ability to review and interpret the continuum of patient care as documented in the medical record.

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