Coord-Clinical Quality

  • JOB SUMMARY
    • The Coordinator- Clinical Quality is responsible for clinical staff compliance to regulatory and clinical practice standards including the education of clinical personnel in electronic medical record (EMR) documentation and clinical competencies
  • DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
    • Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
    • Works with Clinical Director and Practice Manager(s) to orient new clinical team members to the medical practice environment.
    • Along with leadership team, determines clinical education needs of the nursing, physician and mid-level providers. Coordinates and/or performs this education. Includes implementing annual competency testing and training of nursing professionals in the medical practice environment.
    • Performs quality auditing and reporting on EMR system with feedback direct to providers. Produces various reports and performs various other duties as assigned by the Clinical Director;  Serves as a liaison between clinicians and EMR analysts for maintenance of treatment and therapy plans;  Coordinates with Clinical Director and Practice Manager to orient new clinical team members to the clinical workflow of the EMR and documentation process as assigned.
    • Collaborates with Pharmacists and clinicians for ongoing treatment and therapy plan reviews and updates; Contributes clinical nursing expertise to initial treatment and therapy plan development as assigned
    • Assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of the quality plan and patient care policies and procedures designed to improve operational efficiency in the medical practice environment
    • Provides inservices on new equipment and/or procedures as necessary under the direction of the Clinical Director.
    • Maintains all educational, competency, CEU records and proficiency levels of assigned team. Serves as a preceptor and resource person in assisting nursing staff to develop skills in the performance of assigned activities/perform duties of staff nurse as necessary. Serves as a primary resource for all clinical educational requests after orientation for assigned team.
    • Maintains professional growth and development through an ongoing process of formal and informal education and clinical nursing study. Identifies self-learning needs, establishes personal goals; maintains current knowledge base and assists with providing education of health care consumer and other healthcare team members. Supports evidence-based practice by applying knowledge/research findings as reporting in the professional literature to clinical practice
    • Develops implements and participates in Quality Improvement processes, activities, performance measurement, and evaluation outcomes with Commission on Cancer Accreditation (COC); Works with Clinical Director, Supervisors, and Practice Managers of Oncology to orient new clinical team members to the Practice environment;Along with the leadership team, determines clinical education needs for nursing, physician and mid-levels providers. Coordinates and/or performs this education. Including implementing annual competency testing and training of nursing professionals in medical practice environment. As assigned
    • Along with Clinical Director and Clinical Supervisors of Oncology, develops education competency for Chemotherapy proficiency for new RN’s and all current RN’s for all infusion centers; Serves as a preceptor and resource person in assisting nursing staff to develop skills in performance of assigned activities/perform duties of staff nurse as necessary; Serves as a primary resource for all clinical education request after orientation for assigned team; as assigned.
  • EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
    • Minimum requirement:
      • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing for Registered Nurses.
      • Maintains active RN license in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and State of Ohio
      • Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
      • Five years of professional nursing experience
      • 3 years Oncology/Infusion Experience
      • Achieves and Maintains OCN Certification within 1 year of start date
    • Preferred qualifications:
      • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
      • Medical Practice experience preferred
  • WORKING ENVIRONMENT
    • Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
    • Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection. 
    • Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
    • Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
    • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    • Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
    • Frequently required to walk and move about.
    • Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
    • Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
    • Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
    • Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
    • Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
    • Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing. 
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
    • Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.