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Emergency Department Quality Improvement Coordinator
Top Benefits
About the role
Employment Status: Full Time
Department: Emergency
Union: NON UNION
Job Code: 24093
✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Disability Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance
✓ Weekdays ✓ Days
VACANCY STATUS: Full Time
Salary Grade: 7
Position Purpose:
Reporting to the Emergency Department Director, Emergency Department Quality Improvement Coordinator is responsible to improve patient throughput and length of stay for all patients attending the Emergency Department, as well as collaborate with internal and external partners to improve P4R indicators.
Duties and Responsibilites:
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Provide coordination, planning, and other levels of support for the Emergency Department focusing on facilitating length of stay and throughput for all patients.
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Drive Pay 4 Performance metrics and utilize the Emergency Departmental dashboard to engage the multidisciplinary team
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Supports projects for models of care and concurrent care initiatives as required by Ontario Health in collaboration with the ED leadership team.
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Facilitates Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) monitoring in collaboration with the providers
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Facilitates the management of flow of assessment, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory studies through the application of hospital information systems in collaboration with the Emergency Resource Leader (ERL) and front line nursing staff ensuring smooth intra/Interdepartmental communication
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Monitor left without being seen (LWBS) metrics and follow up needs of this population
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Monitor length of stay and engage with the management and multidisciplinary team to facilitate any discharge planning needs for admit no beds held in the Emergency Department.
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Collaborate with the multidisciplinary teams for admission avoidance and facilitating discharge from the Emergency Department.
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Participation in the ongoing professional development of self and others
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Ensures compliance and support for staff for clinical quality indicators
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Complies with the Occupational Health and Safety standards for the hospital and is proactive in promoting a safe work environment
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Identified opportunities to improve communication processes and patient experiences, sharing suggestions with the team
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Participates in quality improvement projects in collaboration with the ED leadership team
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Assists with other program priority initiatives or projects in collaboration with the leadership team and other programs as needed.
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Other duties as assigned
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in health care or related discipline as deemed appropriate by the program
- 3-5 years of direct work experience in an Emergency Department and/or project management coordination preferred.
- Demonstrated success in project delivery and execution of project management methods
- French Language proficiency an asset
Windsor Regional Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, upon request, accommodation will be provided by WRH throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
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About Windsor Regional Hospital
Windsor Regional Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the Province of Ontario, serving a population of 400,000 people in Windsor and Essex County. It is the regional provider of advanced care in areas that include Complex Trauma, Renal Dialysis, Cardiac Care, Stroke and Neurosurgery, Intensive Care, Acute Mental Health, Family Birthing Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care, Paediatric Services, Regional Cancer services and a broad range of medical and surgical services required to support these specialized areas.
Through a major initiative involving the two hospitals in Windsor, a realignment of programs and services was achieved on October 1, 2013, when Windsor Regional Hospital became responsible for the governance, management and operations of the Ouellette Campus (previously Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital along with continuing its responsibility for the Metropolitan Campus. The ultimate vision is to design and construct a new state-of-the-art acute hospital healthcare facility serving the needs of Windsor-Essex for generations to come.
Providing Acute Care Services with 650 plus beds and an operating budget of half of a billion dollars, Windsor Regional Hospital is one of the largest community based non-academic hospitals in the Province of Ontario.