Quality & Safety Program Manager / Advanced Practice Nurse

University of Colorado Anschutz

Quality & Safety Program Manager / Advanced Practice Nurse

Clinical Practice Faculty Series

Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, College of Nursing

Position #: - Requisition #: 41580

Job Summary:
The University of Colorado College of Nursing is seeking a full-time (1.0 FTE), doctoral-prepared, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) to coordinate quality assurance and improvement activities for the Office of Clinical and Community Affairs (CCA). This is a faculty administrative appointment within the Clinical Practice Faculty Series that will include 0.80 FTE (32 hours/week) time to serve as Quality and Safety Program Manager and 0.20 FTE (8 hours/week) clinical practice appointment within an interprofessional, team-based care model, contributing to the clinical, educational, and service missions of the College of Nursing.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates peer review process for CCA clinical practice providers, organizes quarterly or annual review process, gathers and disseminates information on best practices, and identifies opportunities for improvement.


• Collects, analyzes and disseminates data on quality and key performance indicators (e.g. midwifery birth outcomes, eCQMs )


• Collaborates on case reviews, clinical event reporting, and mortality reports to identify potential and actual quality of care (QOC) incidents. Creates action plans and follow-through for all identified QOC incidents.


• Creates QI projects, identifies gaps and oversees focus PDSA cycles to ensure ongoing continuous quality improvement process


• Serves as a liaison between CCA and:
  
  
  
  • College of Nursing teams (i.e. Office of Research & Scholarship )
  
  
  • University entities (Office of Risk Management, Office of Regulatory Compliance)
  
  
  • Community partner quality teams (i.e. UCHealth, CUMedicine)
  
  
  
  


• Builds dashboards establishes quality metrics and monitors regularly


• Leads patient safety and clinical risk management initiatives across clinical settings in collaboration with the clinical leadership teams.


• Supports a culture of safety, compliance and continuous learning through staff engagement, staff empowerment, and staff education initiatives that focus on quality and safety.


• Provides student support (BSN, DNP), coordinates student DNP project placements


• Supports policy and procedure development that focuses on quality of care and safety.


• Participates in college, campus, and community partner quality committees. (e.g. CCA Policy Committee, FQHC Quality Peer Learning)


• Develops QI and QA program for practice and service lines in collaboration with clinical practice leadership.

Clinical Care & Patient Management

• Performs outpatient primary care procedures within scope of practice


• Performs comprehensive patient assessments, including physical examinations, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and consultation.


• Obtains patient histories and develops individualized, evidence-based plans of care.


• Coordinates patient care activities across the interprofessional team and consulting health care teams.


• Provides health education, counseling, and preventive care to patients, families, and groups.


• Maintains procedural competency and adheres to evidence-based practice standards, documentation requirements, and informed consent processes.


• Completes clinical documentation accurately and in a timely manner within the Electronic Health Record (EHR).


• Adheres to safety, infection control, environmental, and regulatory standards.


• Participates in clinical peer review and routine chart audits, as required.


• Participate in after-hours triage call on a rotating basis as applicable.


• Works weekends, nights, and holidays based on needs of practice and service line expectations.

Work Location

Hybrid - this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of a minimum of 3 days per week on-site and as needed, depending on organizational need.

Why Join Us:

CU Nursing is an amazing place to be. We have the distinct advantage of being a part of a huge medical campus with three incredible hospitals - the VA, the nationally ranked University of Colorado Hospital, and the Children's Hospital Colorado where our nursing students and faculty learn every day. From our beginning 125 years ago as part of the School of Medicine at CU Boulder to our current home at the Anschutz Medical Campus, the college has been a recognized leader in nursing education (ranked #10 in online MS graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report 2023). Our faculty, students and staff have been instrumental in shaping the profession of nursing and teaching the next generation of nurses while treating patients in our own nurse-led clinics. Be a part of an innovative, dynamic, diverse, and exciting workplace -- helping make great things happen. Join us in our quest to boldly transform health together.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The Universit