Quality Improvement Nurse

$37.71 - $56.57The Quality Improvement Nurse plays a critical role in advancing high-quality, safe, and reliable patient care across the organization. Grounded in clinical expertise and evidence-based practice, the individual partners with nursing, interdisciplinary teams, and leadership to analyze clinical outcomes, identify improvement opportunities, and guide the implementation of sustainable solutions. This role blends nursing-focused improvement with system-wide quality methodologies, providing coaching, education, and performance analysis while supporting regulatory readiness, high-reliability principles, and alignment with organizational strategic goals. The individual supports ministry and system initiatives to ensure consistency with best practices, accreditation standards, and the organization's mission to deliver exceptional care.
Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is required. (After January 4th, 2026, the education level required will be a BSN. Colleagues assigned to this role prior to January 4th, 2026 who do not have a BSN may continue to work as a Quality Improvement Nurse.)
• Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare, Quality, Public Health, or related discipline is preferred.

Experience Qualifications

• 3 years of clinical nursing experience is required.
• 2-3 years of experience in quality improvement, patient safety, or clinical performance analytics is required.
• Experience conducting audits, interpreting clinical data, supporting regulatory compliance, or leading improvement initiatives is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice is required. Wisconsin: RNs may practice with a valid multi-state RN license as outlined in the Nurse Licensure Compact rules.
• Certification Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) is required or within 2 years of hire date.
• LEAN/Six Sigma training or certification is preferred.

Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a healthcare system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.