Job Posting Title:

Clinical Quality Nurse, UT Health Austin

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Purpose

This position will contribute to the development and implementation of UTHA’s overall clinical quality program that includes patient safety and infection control.

Responsibilities

Clinical Quality

Together with leadership will develop clinical quality activities that include measurement, data analysis, and reporting

Supports UTHA clinical quality structure, including Clinical Quality Committee and subcommittees

Identifies trends, prioritizes and recommends improvements

Implement Tracers with AMP for accreditation readiness and operational excellence

Infection Control

Infection control responsibilities include regular surveillance and reporting of infection control incidents and cases of communicable disease.

Review all patient safety events, conducts follow-up and analysis as indicated, and closes out report

Communicatees with stakeholders as indicated

Implement and manage Symplr Safety

Collaboration

Work collaboratively with the Policy Coordinator to identify policy gaps and manage the document management system

Work collaboratively with the Staff Development team when staff education needs are identified

Conducts root cause analysis as indicated

Participates in clinical and departmental committees and group meetings with a focus on providing input regarding improving quality

Work closely with Patient Experience Coordinator for service recovery and event mitigation

Patient Safety

Review all patient safety events, conducts follow-up and analysis as indicated, and closes out report

Communicatees with stakeholders as indicated

Implement and manage Symplr Safety

Marginal/Incidental Functions:

While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise the position or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances warrant (i.e. emergencies, changes in personnel or staffing, workload, or technical developments).

Required Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with at least five years of clinical nursing experience and at least two years of experience in healthcare quality. Working knowledge of federal and state healthcare regulation and policy, national accrediting standards, quality improvement methodologies. Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively with a variety of other health care professionals and leaders. Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical and critical thinking skills, with ability to synthesize information from many sources to develop recommendations. Record of leadership, project management, and collaboration. Must possess the ability to effectively facilitate and lead working groups and training sessions. CIC and CPHQ certification coursework must be started with one year of employment.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or other advanced clinical degree; Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ); Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC).

Salary Range

$85,000.00+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

May work around standard office conditions.

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.