Full time · Day Registered Nurse Quality Coordinator IU Health Fort Wayne Hospital Full-Time | Days (Monday-Friday) Anticipated Start Date: January 2027
As IU Health prepares to open its new Fort Wayne Hospital, the Registered Nurse Quality Coordinator will play a key role in building and supporting the hospital's quality and performance improvement program. This position partners with interdisciplinary teams, physician leaders, nursing leadership, and infection prevention staff to improve clinical outcomes, enhance patient safety, and ensure regulatory compliance. The RN Quality Coordinator develops, coordinates, implements, and evaluates continuous quality improvement initiatives, independently leads workgroups, analyzes gaps in care, and facilitates performance improvement activities aligned with organizational goals and strategic priorities.
Key Responsibilities Coordinate and support the hospital-wide Quality Program. Lead performance improvement initiatives and facilitate interdisciplinary project teams. Analyze clinical and operational data to identify trends, gaps in care, and opportunities for improvement.
Support peer review activities in collaboration with medical staff leaders (40-50% of workload). Prepare quality reports, dashboards, and graphical data presentations (approximately 40% of workload). Assist with regulatory readiness, accreditation activities, and compliance efforts (approximately 10% of workload).
Collaborate with Infection Prevention, Nursing, Medical Staff, Trauma, and Stroke Program leaders. Provide education and training on quality improvement methodologies, data analysis, and process improvement tools. Participate in regional and system-wide quality initiatives and meetings.
Partner with data and analytics teams to support data capture, validation, and reporting. Qualifications Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) required. Masters degree in clinical healthcare or business preferred.
Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license. Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program. Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification preferred. 5-7 years of relevant experience preferred.
Basic Life Support certification through the AHA., preferred Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies. Experience in report writing and graphical display preferred. Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Applications preferred.
IU Health Fort Wayne? This is a unique opportunity to help establish and shape the quality and patient safety infrastructure of IU Health's newest hospital. The RN Quality Coordinator will play a critical role in fostering a culture of excellence, improving patient outcomes, supporting regulatory readiness, and partnering with leaders across the organization to deliver exceptional care to the community.