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Sr Specialist Bariatric Process Improvement- Sharp Coronado (Virtual- CA residents only) - Per Diem - Days
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A Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist is responsible for gathering, compiling, modeling, validating, and analyzing medical / clinical data needed by the organization in order to improve medical / clinical services or products that the organization delivers.
$109,780 / year median in the U.S.
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Sr Specialist Bariatric Process Improvement
- Sharp Coronado (Virtual
- CA residents only)
- Per Diem
- Days Sharp HealthCare
- 4.0 San Diego, CA Job Details Full-time | Per diem $58.92
- $85.
ID JR207651
Date posted 07/17/2026San Diego, California Day Per Diem Responsibilities Hours :
Shift Start Time:
Variable Shift End Time:
Variable AWS Hours Requirement:
8/40- 8
Hour Shift Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements:
No Weekends On-Call Required:
No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum- Midpoint
- Maximum): $58.920
- $76.030
- $85.
- CA Board of Registered Nursing
REQUIRED AHA
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare)- American Heart Association
REQUIRED
Preferred Qualifications Master's Degree Healthcare field. Master's Degree in Nursing Other Qualification Requirements Certification in specialty area of practice highly desired. Essential Functions Care coordination and advocacy Supports care coordination, advocacy and patient/family education in conjunction with the Bariatric Surgery Senior Specialist. Communication Establishes effective working relationships with members of the hospital community, especially staff in the surgery, medicine, nursing, medical records and information system departments and individual surgeon's offices. Data collection and reporting Identifies 100% of bariatric surgery patients for inclusion in the data registry. Responsible for accurate and timely data entry into the Bariatric Program's database. This includes identification of preop risk factors, co-morbidities and intra-op occurrences. Collects follow up data at 30 days, 6 months, one year and annually thereafter in collaboration with individual surgeon office staff. Utilizes software applications for data collection and analysis. Demonstrates appropriate utilization of resources necessary to obtain valid, reliable data for entry into the program. Serves as an educational resource on the Bariatric Data Registry Platform for internal and external audiences by developing educational materials and delivering presentations. Leadership Effects change through advocacy for the profession, interdisciplinary healthcare team and client. Promotes professional nursing role competence. Enhances own professional growth through self-evaluation and setting and meeting own developmental goals. Participates in professional nursing organizations and partners with community organizations and schools. Commits to practice self-care, manage stress, and connect with self and others. Process improvement Identifies quality improvement opportunities based on the data collected and conducts evidence based improvements. Follows Sharp Healthcare's DMAIC model. Maintains a comprehensive and accurate clinical dashboard and leads PI initiatives for below target/benchmark trends. Refers appropriate cases for medical staff peer review. Actively participates in system and departmental meetings. Works collaboratively to achieve goals and meet objectives. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Basic statistical knowledge and database management preferred. Computer proficiency in applications such as excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint required. Performance Improvement or patient safety knowledge is required. Able to build relationships and gain alignment for clinical support. Data collection and identification of areas in quality improvement requires clinical knowledge and understanding of patient care. Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare)- American Heart Association; California Registered Nurse (RN)
- CA Board of Registered Nursing; Bachelor's Degree; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing; Master's Degree; Master's Degree in Nursing