Quality Assurance Specialist Jobs in Florida

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO:

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:
* Level II Trauma Center
* Primary Stroke Center
* Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
* Pediatric Intensive Care
* The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT:

Your Role:

* Is responsible for Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) plan and measures for Respiratory Care.
* Displays an understanding of diversity.
* Demonstrates integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (I CARE values).
* Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients.
* Manages the informational, quality assurance (QA), regulatory compliance, clinical performance compliance, and operational functions of all the department’s patient care sections.
* Ensures staff members comply with policies and procedures.
* Measures and reports The Joint Commission (TJC) standards compliance.
* Serves as CQI Team facilitator. Spends forty percent (40%) of time in direct patient care.
* Performs other duties (as assigned) to assist the Dir/Respiratory/Cardiopul Svcs.
* Performs miscellaneous duties not expressly described herein.

Reports To: Dir/Respiratory/Cardiopul Svcs (job code (JC): 012101)

Supervises: None

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY:

Required Education:

* Associate degree in respiratory care.
+ Note: Human Resources (HR) may accept directly related experience for required education on a 1-year: 1-year basis. Experience accepted in lieu of education will not be applied toward the minimum experience requirement below (i.e., the same experience will not be counted twice).

Preferred Education:

* Bachelor’s degree in respiratory care or a related field.

Required Experience:

* Three (3) years of RRT experience (or related quality/compliance experience), including experience with neonatal, pediatric, and adult patient populations.
+ Note: Experience applied toward this requirement will not be credited in lieu of education above (i.e., the same experience will not be counted twice).

Required Certification/License/Registry:

* Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with the State of Florida Department of Health and the National Board of Respiratory Care.
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (BLS).
* Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
* Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.