Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care.
It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.
Benefits Eligible
Part-Time Benefit EligibleWork Shift
Day - 8 Hour or less Shift (United States of America)Department
8710 Medical Staff ServicesA team-oriented and quality focused professional who is responsible for overseeing the Medical Staff Peer Review process.QUALIFICATIONS
License /Certification
Required: Current Registered Nurse License
Education
Preferred: Bachelor's degree
Experience
Required: Three years clinical experience in an acute care setting. Experience with Cerner EMR.
Preferred: Quality management experience.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Strong computer skills to include Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel.
Exceptionally strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
Knowledge of peer review concepts and process and risk management principles preferred.
Knowledge of guidelines, healthcare standards, and regulations, (i.e.: evidence-based, CMS, TJC, AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators, Hospital Acquired Conditions) preferred.
Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies and analytic tools and methods preferred.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal preferred.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential
Supports and coordinates the Medical Staff Peer Review committees and activities as outlined in the Peer Review and Code of Conduct policy including but not limited to:
Maintains the confidentiality of patients, practitioners, and the organization. Identifies cases which meet the criteria for preliminary clinical or behavioral case review.
Assists peer reviewers in obtaining or provide a complete medical record, imaging studies and other documentation reasonably required to perform Peer Review.
Coordinates and communicates with physicians and/or their offices in regard to screening, scoring and assist with their presentation of select cases for peer review or unprofessional behavior review.
Attends the medical staff peer review behavior meetings and other related ad hoc meetings.
Provides full administrative support which includes preparation of agendas, material gathering, speaker scheduling, chair preparation, recording minutes, and coordinating follow up processes and activities.
Provides data identifying the relevant practice patterns and trends of the Practitioner related to defined departmental outcomes.
Maintains positive working relationships with medical staff, nursing, and ancillary services as it relates to peer review processes.
Performs preliminary (RN level) case review and highlight the potentially relevant issues.
Provides relevant benchmark comparisons of the Practitioner under review.
Identifies instances of clinical performance and/or unprofessional conduct regarding non-Practitioner staff.
Facilitates timely and accurate triage of Medical Staff related Risk Events.
Additional
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Pay Range
$46.44 -$69.66If you want to use your talents alongside people who face each day with courage and purpose, in an environment that empowers you to do your absolute best, this is where you belong.
Skills Required
- Current Registered Nurse License
- Three years clinical experience in an acute care setting
- Experience with Cerner EMR
- Bachelor's degree
- Quality management experience
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel
- Interdisciplinary collaboration skills
- Knowledge of peer review concepts and risk management principles
- Knowledge of healthcare guidelines, standards, and regulations (CMS, TJC, AHRQ indicators)
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies and analytic tools
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
What We Do
Established in 1963, Kaweah Health is one of the area’s most progressive healthcare providers. With more than 400 physicians and 4,800 employees – more than 1,000 of which are registered nurses – Kaweah Health provides the people living and working in California’s bustling Central Valley with access to high-quality health care just minutes from home. Kaweah Health is an eight-campus, 613-bed healthcare organization based in Visalia, California, devoted to serving central California residents. Our areas of excellence include cardiac services, orthopedics, surgical services and obstetrics. We offer an array of other services – physical therapy, cancer care, imaging, diabetes education and more to help people live healthier lives. We offer general, specialty and sub-specialty care in a full-range of medical fields. We offer six accredited Graduate Medical Education Programs training physicians of tomorrow in emergency medicine, family medicine, surgery, psychiatry, anesthesia and a transitional year program. We are the only level III trauma center in Tulare and Kings counties. We are the first in Tulare County to offer robotic surgery for gynecologic, urologic and general surgery procedures. We are the first hospital in California to install Artis Zeego advanced 3D imaging equipment in operating room. We are home to the most advanced endourology suite in the region with GreenLight Laser Therapy providing minimally-invasive relief for enlarged prostates. We are the only comprehensive cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation program in the South Valley. We are the only accredited amputation specialty program in the Central Valley and the only accredited stroke program in Tulare and Kings counties. We have everything from a well-respected pediatric hospitalist program to nationally-recognized orthopedic and cancer programs. We offer an expansive rural health clinic system serving residents countywide.
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