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Quality Professional - Full Time - Days
Mohawk Valley Health System
Quality Assurance
Utica, NY, USA
USD 73k-110k / year
Posted on Dec 10, 2025
Job Summary
The Quality Professional is a Registered Nurse with clinical experience in Med/Surg, Critical Care and other acute care services that functions as a reviewer, data abstracts, supports Medical Staff committees and various departments of the organization in quality improvement efforts.
Core Job Responsibilities
- Identification and reporting of NYPORTS events to the Department of Health, and conducting Root Cause Analysis including interviewing involved person(s), literature searches and completing the Framework.
- Data abstraction, analysis and reporting of information to the appropriate departments/meetings.
- Assisting physicians, managers, nursing and Administration in decision-making based on the data and information.
- Analyzing and interpreting data and assisting physicians, hospital directors, Administration and others in decision-making based on that data.
- Recognizing trends and trackable events, and reporting identified information to the appropriate leaders.
- Concurrently and retrospectively monitoring and assessing the quality of care delivered by physicians, nurses and ancillary support services using specific approved criteria.
- Recognizing potential variances in care and coordinating peer reviews.
- Conducting, coordinating and facilitating Root Cause Analysis and Failure Modes Effect Analysis.
- Functioning as a team member and supporting Performance Improvement activities throughout the organization
- Maintaining a high degree of accuracy, recognizing patterns and trends in events and reporting identified information to the appropriate leaders.
- Participation as an Internal Auditor monitoring processes throughout the organizatio
- Participation in Clinical Quality Value Analysis process as directed, for example, product/service introduction (internal/external), investigation, analysis, education, conversion and issues
Education/Experience Requirements
Required:
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing or health-related field (will consider candidates actively pursuing this degree on an individual basis).
- Minimum of three (3) years clinical experience, with knowledge of pathophysiology, treatment of disease and patient management.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of Quality Management, Performance Improvement and Utilization Management requirements and methodologies; including data abstraction and analysis
Licensure/Certification Requirements
Required:
- Registered Nurse licensed in State of New York
Disclaimer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.
Job Details
Req Id 96426
Department QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Shift Days
Shift Hours Worked 8.00
FTE 1
Work Schedule SALARIED GENERAL
Employee Status A1 - Full-Time
Union Non-Union
Pay Range $73K - $110K Per Year