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Quality and Safety Program Coordinator RN

Medical University Of South Carolina

Job Location:

Charleston, SC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 22 August 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 19 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Summary

Under supervision of the Quality and Safety Manager for Childrens the Quality and Safety Coordinator provides full support to the Pediatric Quality Program within the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program for the Children and Womens (CHW) ICCE. The coordinator will report to the Quality and Safety Manager for Childrens services in support of MUSCs academic research and healthcare missions. This includes collecting relevant quality data analyzing and assessing data working with relevant stakeholders on disseminating data and information benchmarking performance and leading multidisciplinary teams to improve performance based on goals. This position presents performance to relevant oversight and governance groups. This position supports all QAPI regulatory / accreditation activities & program standards.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC005295 CHS - Quality QAPI

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-29

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Work Shift

Job Description

Additional Job Description

Education: Bachelors degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing with a minimum of five years work experience as a Registered Nurse in a Pediatric-focused area and/or a masters degree in nursing or other clinical field and 2 years of healthcare experience with strong knowledge in quality and performance improvement. Experience in Performance Improvement (PI) programs and processes; ability to utilize data for program analysis; demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal and customer service skills; ability to collaboratively work with all disciplines.

Physical Requirements

Mobility & Posture

Standing: Continuous

Sitting: Continuous

Walking: Continuous

Climbing stairs: Infrequent

Working indoors: Continuous

Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent

Working from elevated areas: Frequent

Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent

Kneeling: Infrequent

Bending at the waist: Continuous

Twisting at the waist: Frequent

Squatting: Frequent

Manual Dexterity & Strength

Pinching operations: Frequent

Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous

Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous

Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous

Reaching overhead: Frequent

Reaching in all directions: Continuous

Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous

Full use of both legs: Continuous

Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent

Lifting & Force Requirements

Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent

Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36: Infrequent

Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent

Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent

Examples:

Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient 50 lbs. force

Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet 20 lbs. force

Push patient stretcher one-handed 25 lbs. force

Vision & Sensory

Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous

Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous

Color discrimination: Continuous

Depth perception: Continuous

Peripheral vision: Continuous

Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous

Tactile sensory function: Continuous

Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous

Selected Positions:

Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous

Respirator use qualification: Continuous

Work Environment & Conditions

Effective stress management: Continuous

Rotating shifts: Frequent

Overtime as : Frequent

Latex-safe environment: Continuous

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion or belief age sex national origin gender identity sexual orientation disability protected veteran status family or parental status or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications merit and business need.

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