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Unit: School Of Medicine MBU
Department: Pediatrics
Duties & Responsibilities:
Position Summary:
The VNPC Quality Improvement Nurse will be responsible for working
with all 49 birth hospitals within Virginia to implement patient
safety bundles and other VNPC quality improvement projects. This
person will serve as the quality improvement clinical expert on the
VNPC team, building partnerships and support from all hospitals and
community partners. They will be responsible for assisting with the
implementation of all quality improvement activities for all the
grants held by the VNPC. This person will be responsible for
assisting hospitals and partners with successfully accomplishing
activities and deliverables as stated in all the grant work plans,
ensuring collaborations with all vested supporters and partners;
working closely with all 49 birth hospitals clinical teams and
leadership across the Commonwealth; and strengthening relationships
for projects while working alongside communities focused on
improving perinatal and infant outcomes. This person will also be
responsible for assisting with the advisory committees and other
meetings where a clinical expert is needed. This person will
require the ability for highly proficient and independent work,
while maintaining a working knowledge of maternal and infant
health, public health and/or nursing core principles, and quality
improvement principles. Project management skills, and clear
written and oral communication skills are necessary.
Core Responsibilities:
As a member of the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC)
and Department of Pediatrics team, the VNPC QI Registered Nurse
will be supervised by the VNPC Senior Manager. This person will
serve the VNPC as the subject matter expert for all clinical
aspects of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)
Patient Safety Bundles implementation, VNPC projects and ensure the
clinical activities and deliverables are met for all grants, plus
any additional grants that are awarded to the VNPC. This person
will be responsible for assisting hospitals and partners with
successfully accomplishing activities and deliverables as stated in
all the grant work plans, ensuring collaborations with all vested
supporters and partners; working closely with all 49 birth
hospitals clinical teams and leadership across the Commonwealth;
and strengthening relationships for projects while working
alongside communities focused on improving perinatal and infant
health outcomes. This person will also be responsible for assisting
with the advisory committees and other meetings where a clinical
expert is needed. This position provides an opportunity to work in
a fast-paced environment with potential for career growth in the
field of maternal and infant public health and for those presenting
a willingness to learn and ability to work collaboratively with
faculty and staff.
Financial Administration
Work under direction of supervisor to provide fiscal support to the
program. Fiscal duties include but are not limited to:
- Advise and alert supervisor of any compliance concerns.
- Monitor, evaluate, and ensure accurate files are maintained for
all expenditures charged to each managed account; reconcile
transactional records against expense reports on a monthly basis in
conjunction with supervisor; monitor personnel and other
expenditures and communicates any questions, concerns to
supervisor.
Perform routine fiscal assignments as needed.
Program Activities
- Maintains customer service that is compatible with core and
traditional public health values. Assures program is consistent
with current resources and are provided within State, Federal and
District policies and guidelines.
- Maintains close and effective working relationship with health
care systems, state agencies, stakeholders, and partners.
- Assist with agency, grant and general assembly reporting and
document and submit when due and consistently meets submission
deadlines.
- Utilizes public health core values when implementing program
activities at the local, system or state level.
- Assist birth and community hospitals with implementation of
quality improvement projects established by the VNPC.
- Knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert for
clinical implementation of the QI projects
Planning and Evaluation
- Identify and understand community needs within the state
specific to the maternal and infant Health population, assists with
developing projects, and implementing activities accordingly
- Develops and recommends strategies for implementation of plans
that meet hospital and community needs, including resources
required.
- Research available grants and funding opportunities, assist
with writing.
- Uses state and federal standards to evaluate program quality
assurance and reports deficiencies.
- Participates in evaluation using results for future planning.
Serves as a clinical subject matter expert for the VNPC.
- Assist with reporting out monthly data during QI projects
Community and Interagency Relationships
- Works actively with other state agencies, stakeholders and
community leaders to promote public health and develop effective
working relationships.
- Serves on committees and with groups to represent the
VNPC.
- Provides Board of Directors and advisory committees with
information on perception of needs and public health services by
these groups, agencies or organizations.
- Works with health systems and local communities to plan special
community health education events related to the VNPC.
- Serves on committees, boards and coalitions that parallel the
ideologies, goals and objectives of the public health sector;
promotes collaboration with same.
- Actively and regularly engages with stakeholders around the
state.
Customer Service
- Treats others in the workplace with respect. Guided by VNPC
program goals, identifies and takes steps to meet the needs of the
members of the VNPC.
- Working with supervisor and co-workers, improves work processes
by making suggestions and jointly developing changes to decrease
cost and/or improve services.
- Shares fairly in assigned work tasks and helps in other areas
when needed.
- Limits problems between employees by talking with involved
co-worker(s) about an issue as soon as it comes up and, when
needed, getting supervisor involved.
- Works with team members in a collaborative manner to ensure
coordination of initiatives.
Training and Leadership
- Sets professional example and proactively promotes
participation, seeks additional learning and development skill
opportunities.
- Participates in in-service, workshops and classes to
maintain/upgrade knowledge, skills and abilities as pertains to
maternal and infant health, nursing, public health, and relevant
theory and practice.
- Sets standards and priorities for maternal and infant health.
Proactively researches and requests training to update skills as
available and appropriate.
Other Duties as Assigned
- The goal of the VNPC is for Virginia to be the best and safest
state to deliver and have a baby.
- To that end, this position contributes to supporting the health
of all Virginians through the efficient and effective work of the
VNPC.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and several years relevant professional
experience or equivalent combination of education, experience, and
training related to nursing and quality improvement.
- Knowledge of maternal and infant health, quality improvement
and public health core principles.
- Clear written and oral communication skills are necessary.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Superior communication and interpersonal skills with the
ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships
with a wide variety of constituents.
- Proficiency in the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe
required.
- Demonstrated experience working in community engagement,
non-profit management, and/or volunteer coordination.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment
of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of
faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and
experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at
VCU.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master of Nursing with a focus in either maternal and infant
health or quality improvement.
- Experience of 3-5 years with quality improvement or
implementation science.
- Knowledge and/or experience working with a Perinatal Quality
Collaborative.
- Ability to independently make strategic decisions, generate
innovative ideas and solutions, and multitask due to a wide variety
of tasks and constantly changing contexts.
- Experience working with partners, vested supporters, hospitals
and communities across the Commonwealth.
- Experience establishing priorities and grant deliverables.
Salary Range: Up to $87,000 (Commensurate with
Experience)
Benefits : All full-time university staff are eligible for
VCU’s robust
benefits
package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual
and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning
and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs,
employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities
for career development and advancement, and more.
FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Hours per Week: 40
Restricted Position: Yes
ORP Eligible: Yes
Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid
University Job Title: Registered Nurse (1-2) (21251Y,
21252Y)
Contact Name: Jewel Jefferson
Contact Email: jewel.jefferson@vcuhealth.org