Manager RN Quality & Safety

INTEGRIS Health Lakeside Women's Hospital, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system has a great opportunity for a Manager RN Quality & Safety in Oklahoma City, OK. In this position, you’ll be a part of our Acute Quality and Quality Review team providing exceptional work supporting the INTEGRIS Health caregivers and the community at large. If our mission of partnering with people to live healthier lives speaks to you, apply today and learn more about our recently enhanced benefits package for all eligible caregivers such as, front loaded PTO, 100% INTEGRIS Health paid short term disability, increased retirement match, and paid family leave. We invite you to join us as we strive to be The Most Trusted Partner for Health.

Serves as a leader, innovator, and change agent to outcomes oriented, quality patient care. Directs organizational regulatory compliance programs, Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) and clinical quality/safety programs. Collaborates with Infection Prevention and Employee Health to ensure compliance with regulatory programs. INTEGRIS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.
The Manager Quality & Safety responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Directs activities related to quality performance improvement, patient safety, and risk management

* Assures organizational cognizance of the standards of the Joint Commission on accreditation, State and Federal regulatory, licensing and accrediting requirements.

* Provides educational resources and consulting services to system entities in matters related to safety, accreditation, quality improvement, and outcomes measurement

* Manages Patient Safety in accordance with regulatory guidelines and reports to appropriate committees as mandated

* Analyzes actual and potential claims/risks at INTEGRIS facilities as identified by the risk management activities/quality assessment process

* Assures the highest degree of compliance to the incident reporting procedures

* Investigates all equipment-related incidents that result in a serious illness, serious injury or death and submits a report to the manufacturer and/ or FDA as required by the Safe Medical Devices Act

* Completes interrogatories for attorneys, research medical records and interviews staff in order to validate compliance with policies and procedures and to gather information related to lawsuits

* Accompanies investigators from state and federal agencies and arranges for meetings with staff and obtains documents requested

* Analyzes clinical outcomes data and collaborates with leadership to develop, maintain and sustain structure and process that promotes standardization of practice.

* Interprets clinical data with resolution of issues which have impact on the quality and safety of patient care

* Directs organizational response to patient grievances and complaints

* Ensures department staff are managed effectively, including hiring, evaluating performance and competency Reports to assigned leader Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English. Uses telephone and computer keyboard up to 8 hours per day. Walks up to 20% of the time. This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information. Works in standard office environment. Slight exposure risk to infection and communicable diseases from contact with the public. Frequent changes of work assignment. Frequent interruptions. General office noises. May require working extra hours. Often required to work in other departments which may be noisy and crowded. Several ongoing request for investigation, demands for financial reimbursement, accusations of liability. All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.
* Bachelors degree in Nursing.

* Masters degree in Nursing or Business Administration may be accepted in lieu of Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

* Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Oklahoma or current multistate license from a Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) member state

* 5 years clinical nursing experience

* 5 additional years of leadership and/or education experience in an acute care setting