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At Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH), quality and patient safety are at the center of everything we do. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Quality Coordinator (RN) to support quality improvement, patient safety, infection prevention, risk management, and patient experience initiatives across the organization. If you are passionate about improving healthcare outcomes, collaborating with frontline teams, and making a meaningful impact in a community-focused hospital, we'd love to hear from you. This role serves as a key resource connecting quality initiatives with daily clinical practice.
About This Role
The Clinical Quality Coordinator is a registered nurse who provides visible, daily support for quality improvement, patient safety, infection prevention, risk management, patient experience, and regulatory readiness. This role partners with frontline staff, patients, and leaders to identify improvement opportunities, support quality reporting and audits, and sustain best practices across inpatient and outpatient settings.
In this position, you will:
- Lead patient safety and quality rounding activities, identifying concerns and partnering with leaders to drive improvements.
- Support quality reporting, clinical audits, chart abstraction, and data validation to ensure accurate performance monitoring.
- Collaborate with departments on performance improvement initiatives, staff education, and quality, safety, and patient experience programs.
- Assist with infection prevention, risk management, regulatory readiness, accreditation activities, and organization-wide quality projects.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher nursing degree.
- Current Vermont or multi-state RN license and BLS from the American Heart Association are required.
- Experience in acute care, rural healthcare, or Critical Access Hospital settings.
- Experience with quality improvement, infection prevention, chart abstraction, CMS quality reporting, survey readiness, or event investigations.
- Proficiency with electronic health records, spreadsheets, dashboards, and quality reporting systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or other relevant quality certification.
- Experience with patient safety, risk management, or regulatory compliance programs.
- Familiarity with CMS quality measures, NHSN reporting, and accreditation standards.
- Demonstrated experience leading performance improvement initiatives and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Why Join Our Team?
Join a healthcare team dedicated to improving our community's health through innovation, collaboration, and patient-centered care. NVRH offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible positions, including:
- Student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement
- Generous paid time off
- Complimentary gym membership
- Affordable and comprehensive health, dental, and vision plan choices
- 401(k) with employer match
- Professional development and continuing education opportunities
- Additional employee perks
About NVRH
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital is located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the heart of the Northeast Kingdom. We are a community not-for-profit acute care critical access hospital dedicated to providing exceptional care close to home. The organization offers primary and preventive care, surgical and specialty services, inpatient and outpatient care, and 24-hour, physician-staffed emergency services. NVRH serves more than 33,000 residents throughout Caledonia and southern Essex Counties and employs over 700 dedicated staff members.
Apply Today
Bring your clinical expertise, passion for quality improvement, and commitment to patient safety to NVRH. Apply today and join a team dedicated to advancing healthcare excellence and improving outcomes for the patients and communities we serve.
Location: Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital · Quality Management
Schedule: Full-time, Day shift, Mon - Fri
At Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH), quality and patient safety are at the center of everything we do. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Quality Coordinator (RN) to support quality improvement, patient safety, infection prevention, risk management, and patient experience initiatives across the organization. If you are passionate about improving healthcare outcomes, collaborating with frontline teams, and making a meaningful impact in a community-focused hospital, we'd love to hear from you. This role serves as a key resource connecting quality initiatives with daily clinical practice.
About This Role
The Clinical Quality Coordinator is a registered nurse who provides visible, daily support for quality improvement, patient safety, infection prevention, risk management, patient experience, and regulatory readiness. This role partners with frontline staff, patients, and leaders to identify improvement opportunities, support quality reporting and audits, and sustain best practices across inpatient and outpatient settings.
In this position, you will:
- Lead patient safety and quality rounding activities, identifying concerns and partnering with leaders to drive improvements.
- Support quality reporting, clinical audits, chart abstraction, and data validation to ensure accurate performance monitoring.
- Collaborate with departments on performance improvement initiatives, staff education, and quality, safety, and patient experience programs.
- Assist with infection prevention, risk management, regulatory readiness, accreditation activities, and organization-wide quality projects.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher nursing degree.
- Current Vermont or multi-state RN license and BLS from the American Heart Association are required.
- Experience in acute care, rural healthcare, or Critical Access Hospital settings.
- Experience with quality improvement, infection prevention, chart abstraction, CMS quality reporting, survey readiness, or event investigations.
- Proficiency with electronic health records, spreadsheets, dashboards, and quality reporting systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or other relevant quality certification.
- Experience with patient safety, risk management, or regulatory compliance programs.
- Familiarity with CMS quality measures, NHSN reporting, and accreditation standards.
- Demonstrated experience leading performance improvement initiatives and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Why Join Our Team?
Join a healthcare team dedicated to improving our community's health through innovation, collaboration, and patient-centered care. NVRH offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible positions, including:
- Student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement
- Generous paid time off
- Complimentary gym membership
- Affordable and comprehensive health, dental, and vision plan choices
- 401(k) with employer match
- Professional development and continuing education opportunities
- Additional employee perks
About NVRH
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital is located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the heart of the Northeast Kingdom. We are a community not-for-profit acute care critical access hospital dedicated to providing exceptional care close to home. The organization offers primary and preventive care, surgical and specialty services, inpatient and outpatient care, and 24-hour, physician-staffed emergency services. NVRH serves more than 33,000 residents throughout Caledonia and southern Essex Counties and employs over 700 dedicated staff members.
Apply Today
Bring your clinical expertise, passion for quality improvement, and commitment to patient safety to NVRH. Apply today and join a team dedicated to advancing healthcare excellence and improving outcomes for the patients and communities we serve.
Location: Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital · Quality Management
Schedule: Full-time, Day shift, Mon - Fri
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in clinical quality coordinator jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or a related clinical field
- Experience with quality improvement methodologies such as PDSA, Lean, or Six Sigma
- Knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS, or NCQA accreditation standards and survey processes
- Proficiency in data collection, analysis, and reporting using EHR and dashboard tools
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) credential preferred or required
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements including patient safety reporting frameworks
Tips for Your Clinical Quality Coordinator Job Search
Align your resume to quality frameworks
Hiring managers for clinical quality roles scan for specific frameworks like PDSA, Lean, or Six Sigma. Name the methodology by its actual term on your resume, not just 'process improvement,' and tie it to a measurable outcome you contributed to.
Highlight accreditation experience explicitly
Joint Commission, NCQA, and CMS survey readiness are recurring requirements in job postings. If you've supported a survey, mock audit, or corrective action plan, call that out clearly rather than burying it under general quality duties.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists clinical quality coordinator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by clinical setting type
Quality coordinator responsibilities differ significantly between acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and health plans. Filter your search by setting so your application speaks directly to the patient population and regulatory environment that employer actually manages.
Prepare concrete data examples for interviews
Interviewers for quality roles ask about dashboards, indicators, and reporting cycles. Walk in with two or three specific examples of a metric you tracked, what baseline you started from, and what changed after your team's intervention.
Follow up after submitting your application
Quality coordinators are detail-oriented by definition, so a brief, professional follow-up email after applying signals exactly that. Reference the posting, confirm your interest, and keep it to two sentences. Doing this within five business days is standard practice.
Clinical Quality Coordinator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most clinical quality coordinators?
Telligen, MCMC, and Guidehealth are hiring the most clinical quality coordinators right now, with openings concentrated in California, Georgia, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Health systems and regional hospital networks tend to post the highest volume of these roles consistently.
How many clinical quality coordinator jobs are remote?
About 78% of clinical quality coordinator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote availability varying by employer type and responsibility. Roles focused on data abstraction, reporting, and regulatory documentation tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions requiring direct chart audits or in-person survey support are more likely to be on-site.
How do you become a clinical quality coordinator?
Start with a clinical or healthcare administration background, since most employers expect direct patient care experience or exposure to clinical operations. Build familiarity with quality improvement frameworks like PDSA or Lean, and practice interpreting data from electronic health records. Pursuing the CPHQ certification strengthens your candidacy once you have relevant experience, and many coordinators move into the role from nursing, health information management, or compliance.
Can you get a clinical quality coordinator job with little experience?
Entry points exist for candidates with limited direct quality experience if you can demonstrate related clinical or administrative background. Roles in medical records, case management, infection control, or compliance often share enough overlap to qualify. Volunteering for quality projects in a current clinical role, completing a quality improvement training program, or earning an entry-level certification signals initiative to hiring managers evaluating less-experienced applicants.
What does the clinical quality coordinator interview process look like?
Most employers run two to three rounds, starting with a phone or video screen from HR focused on background and availability. A second interview with the quality or compliance team typically includes scenario-based questions about regulatory surveys, data discrepancies, or process failures. Some organizations add a practical component asking you to interpret a sample report or walk through how you'd investigate a quality concern. References are usually checked after a final-round conversation.
Where can I find and apply to clinical quality coordinator jobs?
You can find and apply to clinical quality coordinator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience, setting preference, and location, then apply directly to each listing from the same place.
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