About this role
The Clinical Quality Specialist is a clinical leader who functions across service lines and locations as part of the management team and collaborates with compliance and nursing services. Responsibilities include partnering with service line leaders to facilitate a variety of clinical and administrative duties related to clinical staff workflows. In addition, the Clinical Quality Specialist performs clinical education, quality assessment and improvement initiatives across many specialties. The CQS ensures clinical practice standards are consistent with WakeMed policies and procedures/standards of care/approved protocols/standing orders and ensures compliance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing and other applicable regulatory agencies.
Department Description
Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.
EOE
Licensure
Registered Nurse Required
Education
Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required
Experience
Supervisory Preferred
Other facts
About WakeMed Health & Hospitals
WakeMed Health & Hospitals is a private, not-for-profit health care organization based in Raleigh, N.C.
The 900+ bed system comprises a network of health care facilities that includes:
• Level I Trauma Center and tertiary referral hospital, children’s hospital and rehabilitation hospital in Raleigh, N.C.
• Community hospital in Cary
• Women’s hospital and family health center in North Raleigh
• Comprehensive outpatient centers and freestanding emergency departments in Brier Creek, Garner and Apex
• Freestanding Children's Emergency Department and dedicated Children’s Hospital
• One of the highest volume heart centers in the United States
• Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Multiple outpatient rehabilitation sites
• 40+ primary care and specialty physician practices
• Home health services
WakeMed’s team of 8,000+ nurses, technologists and medical support staff and more than 1,000 affiliated physicians serve the residents of Wake County and beyond using the most advanced technologies and facilities to ensure the finest in health care.
Specialties
WakeMed is home to two nationally accredited, award winning Chest Pain Centers and two nationally accredited, award winning Stroke Centers. Centers of excellence include cardiac and vascular care, women’s and children’s services, physical rehabilitation, emergency and trauma, orthopedics, neurosciences, home care and numerous wellness and community outreach programs.
What you'll do
- The Clinical Quality Specialist collaborates with service line leaders to facilitate clinical and administrative duties related to staff workflows. They also perform clinical education and quality improvement initiatives across various specialties.
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