About Astria
The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington’s wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley. Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.
Across our healthcare network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers and opportunities for growth and safe workplaces. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, marketing, or our clinical services in any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our communities motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion, we want to hear from you.
Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Astria Health’s unique view on what’s important and right - being a leader in providing innovative, exceptional rural healthcare solutions with kindness and dignity. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions independently, cultivate trust through accountability, and go beyond the expected. We believe in continuously escalating the bar for talent and performance because we are obsessed with a commitment to excellence and patient care. It also helps candidates consider career opportunities and evaluate whether they will thrive at Astria Health.
Astria Health is seeking a Clinic Quality Coordinator to join our team!
What you get to do every day!
As the Clinic Quality Coordinator, you will responsible for coordinating quality related activities for Astria Health Center clinical employees, as well as monitoring quality improvement activities through chart audits and other quality improvement tasks. You will:
Design and implement system-wide Astria Health Center QI programs in coordination with System Director of Quality.Undertake quality initiatives and audits, when needs are identified.Conduct monthly Rural Health Clinic chart audits by location; prepares monthly summaries by location for presentation to Physician Practice Administrator and site managers.Develop and update competency for Astria Health Center certified medical assistants and licensed practical nurses for onboarding and ongoing education.Develop and oversee an annual competency/skills fair for Astria Health Center certified medical assistants and licensed practical nurses; collaborates with hospital directors as needed for subject-matter expertise. Serves as a liaison and facilitator for organization events and activities. Performs other duties as assignedCollaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.Adheres to the core values and standards of the organization.
Required Qualifications and Education
Graduate of accredited License Practical School of Nursing Certified with a Washington State License Practical Nurse license Basic Cardiac Life Support certification Two or more years of administrative support and report management. Oral and written fluency in the English language.
Preferred Qualifications and Education.
None
This position is identified as a safety-sensitive position for which impairment while on the job would present a substantial risk of death. As a condition of employment, you will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.