Job Description

Registered Nurse Quality Coordinator

IU Health Fort Wayne Hospital

Full-Time | Days (Monday-Friday)

Anticipated Start Date: January 2027

Position Summary

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.

Why Join 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.

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.