Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse Team Coordinator/Quality Improvement Coordinator for our Emergency General Surgery Service Lines.

This position is full time day shift, 40 hours per, Monday-Friday

Job Summary:

The Team Coordinator Position shares the 24/7 responsibility to assist the manager for the daily operations of one or more clinical areas. Supervises patient care services staff to ensure patient safety, provides high quality outcomes and an exceptional patient/family experience; assists manager in the development and monitoring of the departmental budget; coordinates the purchasing and payroll processes; serves as a technical/clinical resource to team members; and performs work assignments as needed to provide appropriate coverage and to mentor/assist staff. Assists manager with interviewing, hiring, developing, and retaining staff members with the goal of developing a highly reliable work team. May coordinate and/or assist with staff education, orientation and precepting of members of the team. Utilizes effective communication/ interpersonal skills and is able to adapt leadership style to support achieving department goals and objectives.

The Quality Improvement Coordinator is responsible for providing project management and facilitation, as well as, clinical oversight and support for the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement medical staff performance improvement and patient safety initiatives. This includes organizing relevant task forces, review of evidenced based literature/benchmarks, establishment of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of quality and appropriateness of care, continuous improvement, and achieving targeted goals as well as medical record review, occurrence/complaint investigation and tracking/trending medical staff performance.

Qualifications:

BSN required2 years of relevant nursing experience (OR, PACU) required3 or more years of current experience in QI related activities preferred Experience in a clinical area of an acute care facility with demonstrated leadership, teaching and QI/PI facilitation skills preferredKnowledge and understanding of regulatory and accreditation agency standards preferred.

Benefits:

Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Tuition Reimbursement, a 401k/403B , 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks and more. Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth.  

Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!   

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