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Company Name : University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Location : Las Vegas, NV 89102
Position : Performance Improvement Nurse

Job Description : Position Summary

EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN OF 29.75% OF YOUR ANNUAL SALARY!

GENEROUS BENEFITS PACKAGE!

This position may close without notice once a sufficient number of qualified applications are received.

Position Summary:
Reviews patient admissions, stays, procedures, care, and treatment for appropriateness, efficiency of resource utilization, and compliance with regulatory/accreditation standards and UMC/Medical Staff approved performance indicators, bylaws, rules/regulations, policy/procedures, protocols, and guidelines. Duties include analyzing medical charts, determining whether there are adverse trends and peer review cases comply with standards.

Job Requirement

Education/Experience: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and three (3) years of clinical nursing experience.
Licensing/Certification Requirements: Valid license by the State of Nevada to practice as a Registered Nurse.

Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements

BSN
Minimum of three years Critical Care Nursing.
Experience in coordination of process improvement activities, including concurrent collaboration with physicians and nurses.
Experience in medical staff improvement- peer review, OPPE/FPPE
Experience in Clinical performance improvement- case reviews for peer review
Experience in PI activities for medical staff departments, committees, and service lines
Experience with Joint Commission Measures: Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program; and Patient Safety Indicators.
Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Knowledge of: Hospital policies and procedures; The Joint Commission standards, State statutes governing hospital services and health care, Medicare/Medicaid guidelines and other relevant regulations and standards; clinical medical and nursing procedures; disease processes; department and hospital safety practices and principles; patient rights; age-specific patient care practices; infection control policies and practices; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures. Skill in: Interpreting patient charts to determine whether care given was appropriate and properly documented; interpreting regulations and standards for others; writing reports, meeting minutes and other technical documents; analyzing statistical and other quantitative data; applying investigative and interviewing techniques; using a computer and a variety of software applications; communicating with a wide variety and establishing interpersonal relationships to interact effectively with co-workers, supervisor, staff in other work units and exchange or convey information. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard equipment, stamina to remain seated for extended periods of time, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada offers a comprehensive & competitive benefits package:

Employer Paid Pension Plan through Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System “PERS”! https://www.nvpers.org/front

Vesting in the pension plan after 5 years of qualifying employment!

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance – Less than $20 per paycheck for employee-only coverage
Consolidated Annual Leave (CAL) – CAL is used for personal leave, holidays (eleven scheduled holidays per year), doctor appointments, vacation, and sick days up to 16 consecutive scheduled work hours (short-term sick leave), etc.
Extended Illness Bank (a/k/a Sick Bank)
457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Comprehensive Group Health Insurance Plan
Nevada has no State Income Tax
No Social Security (FICA) Deduction

We are home to Nevada’s ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.
THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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