Quality Coordinator (RN) - Pediatrics

Summary

This is a Bargaining Unit Position
Job Posting Date: 08/30/2024

The preferred candidate will have at least five years of relevant healthcare experience and experience with pediatric and/or neonatal intensive care. In addition, the preferred candidate will have formal quality improvement training and/or patient safety training and the ability to analyze quality data using SPC charts or a willingness to learn. Experience with QI presentations and publications is preferred, as is proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and QI Macros or equivalent.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education: Requires a bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field. A master's degree in a health or business field is desirable.
• License/Certifications: Requires a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse or Advanced Practice Professional in the State of Maine or current certification as a surgical technologist if accompanied by master's level preparation in a health or business field.
• Experience: Experience with performance improvement required. Strong clinical background. Knowledge of professional clinical principles, clinical processes, and the appropriateness of clinical interventions, as well as specific program or unit knowledge at a level normally acquired through at least five years of progressive experience. Clinical experience in operative or perioperative services is desirable.
• Knowledge of data collection, management and presentation. Ability to understand and utilize data to improve performance. Ability to lead change management, quality or process improvement activities.
• Requires a high level of critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Requires a high level of organization skills, effective time management and delegation strategies that include the ability to rapidly prioritize and adjust workflow according to changing program/unit needs.

Additional Information
Maine Medical Center is a Magnet designated 700-bed tertiary care and teaching institution. MMC is Maine's largest hospital and a state-wide health care resource. MMC offers outstanding career opportunities and quality of life in Portland.