Clinical Quality Nurse

Job Posting Title:

Clinical Quality Nurse

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

Purpose

The Clinical Quality Nurse plays a vital role in enhancing clinical outcomes, safety initiatives, and operational efficiency through data-driven continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives. This position leads multidisciplinary teams in analyzing performance metrics, uncovering opportunities for improvement, and ensuring continuous readiness for regulatory surveys. Reporting to the Associate Director of Clinical Quality, the Clinical Quality Nurse serves as a trusted consultant, skillful educator, and effective facilitator while fostering an environment of ongoing enhancement and excellence. By aligning improvement strategies with both organizational goals and regulatory mandates, the Clinical Quality Nurse delivers tangible advancements in patient safety, care delivery, and compliance.

Responsibilities

Leads Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiatives

• Facilitates team collaboration to support business outcomes and clinical excellence.
• Develops and implements CQI plans using methodologies such as PDSA and Lean.
• Champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes.
• Encourages team members to follow procedures and policies while fostering innovation.

Conducts Data Analysis and Performance Reporting

• Extracts and analyzes clinical and operational data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Conducts statistical analysis to determine reliability and confidence intervals.
• Creates charts, graphs, and narrative summaries using multiple data systems.
• Presents quality metrics to teams and leadership to demonstrate impact.

Supports Regulatory Compliance and Survey Readiness

• Ensures continuous readiness for CMS, TJC, NCQA, and other regulatory bodies.
• Participates in survey preparation, mock audits, and documentation reviews.
• Develops and monitors corrective action plans to address compliance gaps.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on internal policies and external regulations.

Facilitates Risk Management and Patient Safety Activities

• Conducts root cause analyses, failure mode and effect analyses, and other assessments.
• Reviews event reports and escalates high-risk issues for resolution.
• Assists with developing targeted improvement strategies based on findings from audits, claim denials, and satisfaction surveys.
• Promotes a safety culture and supports incident prevention strategies.

Educates and Consults with Clinical Staff

• Delivers educational programs on regulatory requirements, internal concerns, and system usage.
• Coaches staff on documentation standards, safety protocols, and quality practices.
• Participates in committees and projects to influence policy and procedure development.
• Builds collaborative partnerships to improve compliance and health outcomes.

Develops and Maintains Quality Reporting Tools

• Designs dashboards and reports to track KPIs and benchmark performance.
• Integrates quality metrics into operational workflows and decision-making.
• Documents and analyzes trends, errors, and reporting findings.
• Supports business-specific projects with creative, data-informed solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license in the State of Texas
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN).
• 3 years of experience in a clinical setting.
• Relevant education or experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or Public Health.
• 2 years of experience in clinical quality.
• 2 years of experience in acute care, ambulatory care, or multi-site healthcare systems.
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
• Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) certification
• Certification in Risk Management or Patient Safety (e.g., CPPS)

Salary Range

$82,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Standard office equipment
• Repetitive use of a keyboard
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients, or others.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.