Quality Nurse Coordinator - Stroke Program

Make an Impact on Stroke Care at UPMC Altoona

Are you an experienced nurse who is passionate about quality improvement and advancing patient care? Join our Stroke Program as a Quality Nurse Coordinator and play an important role in enhancing clinical outcomes, strengthening best practices, and advancing the delivery of high-quality stroke care.

In this role, you’ll combine your clinical nursing experience with quality improvement, data analysis, education, and leadership. You’ll collaborate with physicians, nursing teams, hospital leaders, and other healthcare professionals to identify opportunities, solve problems, engage staff, and turn data and insights into meaningful improvements in clinical practice.

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about stroke care and motivated to make an impact beyond individual patient encounters. The ideal candidate is a collaborative, detail-oriented professional who can build strong relationships, influence change, and help drive the Stroke Program forward.

Successful candidates will bring

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Critical thinking, clinical judgment, and problem-solving abilities
• Initiative, accountability, and adaptability
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Leadership skills with the ability to work independently and influence change

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Daylight hours with flexibility in specific start/end times
• No weekends, No holidays

Responsibilities

Quality & Performance Improvement

• Support multidisciplinary quality and performance improvement initiatives focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for patients.
• Review medical records and extract clinical information to evaluate performance, outcomes, and opportunities for improvement.
• Analyze data and trends to identify opportunities to improve quality, patient safety, and the patient experience.
• Lead and support process improvement efforts, including core measures and other quality-focused initiatives.
• Apply performance improvement methodologies and best practices to help develop and implement sustainable solutions.
• Recognize the clinical and operational impact of quality outcomes and help drive meaningful process improvements.

Stroke Program Leadership & Collaboration

• Help advance the Stroke Program by identifying challenges, developing solutions, and influencing clinical practice.
• Partner with hospital leaders, physicians, nursing staff, and multidisciplinary teams to implement change and improve patient care.
• Build strong relationships across departments and engage staff in quality improvement efforts.
• Serve as a clinical nursing resource and leader, identifying opportunities that benefit both patients and staff.
• Demonstrate initiative, accountability, sound clinical judgment, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities.

Education & Staff Engagement

• Educate and support staff through changes in processes, practices, and quality initiatives.
• Share clinical and quality expertise through mentoring, education, presentations, and other learning opportunities.
• Encourage continuous learning and help team members understand the connection between quality initiatives and better patient outcomes.
• Promote effective communication, teamwork, professionalism, and collaboration across the healthcare team.

Data, Regulatory & Professional Practice

• Utilize appropriate systems and reporting tools to collect, interpret, and communicate quality data.
• Support compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and organizational standards.
• Use critical thinking and analytical skills to evaluate complex clinical and quality issues.
• Incorporate professional standards, evidence-based practices, and organizational goals into improvement efforts.
• Participate in shared leadership and peer review activities as appropriate.
• BS/BSN degree required at time of hire/transfer
• Master's degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years of nursing experience required
• Demonstrated ability to understand, analyze, and interpret data
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to establish productive working relationships with physicians, nursing staff, hospital leadership, ancillary departments, patients, and families
• Ability to work effectively in a complex environment while managing multiple and changing priorities

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

• NIH Stroke Scale (NIH)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Act 34
• UPMC approved national certification preferred.

*Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran