Nurse (Clinical Analyst) demonstrates leadership, advanced analytical expertise, and systems thinking in support of organizational quality, patient safety, accreditation readiness, and performance improvement initiatives throughout the medical center. The incumbent applies knowledge of healthcare data, clinical processes, organizational performance, information systems, quality management principles, and evidence-based practice to improve clinical and operational outcomes.
Located in the Rogue Valley, White City allows easy access to Metro-area of Medford while remaining engrossed with nature. White City is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, in the Rogue Valley. It is about nine miles north of Medford and 34 miles north of the California border. Enjoy the scenic drives to either Crater Lake, Oregon's only National Park, and to the mountain resort Lake of the Woods.
Take a family-friendly hike to a waterfall or ride the only section of the Pacific Crest Trail that's open to mountain bikers. Nurse (Clinical Analyst) provides facility-level leadership in the development, governance, validation, interpretation, and analysis of clinical and operational data to support nursing evaluation, healthcare quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and organizational performance improvement.
Duties include but not limited to: Leads and facilitates Lean improvement projects, Rapid Process Improvement Workshops (RPIWs), process mapping, workflow redesign, and performance improvement initiatives across clinical and administrative services. Applies Lean, Systems Redesign, Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA), root cause analysis, change management, and evidence-based improvement methodologies to improve quality, patient safety, efficiency, access, and the Veteran experience.
Provides consultation, facilitation, and coaching to executive leadership, managers, supervisors, and frontline staff regarding organizational improvement strategies. Develops project charters, implementation plans, outcome measures, sustainability plans, and executive reports for improvement initiatives. Monitors project outcomes through performance metrics and data analysis to evaluate effectiveness and identify additional opportunities for improvement.
Promotes a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, employee engagement, and High Reliability Organization principles throughout the medical center. Provides education and mentorship related to performance improvement methodologies and organizational change. Coordinates oversight of facility SAIL performance measures and organizational quality metrics.
Monitors national performance measures, analyzes trends, benchmarks organizational performance, and identifies opportunities for improvement. Collaborates with executive leadership, service chiefs, and program managers to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate action plans to improve organizational performance.
Prepares and presents executive reports, dashboards, scorecards, and performance analyses for the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Quality Council, Governance Committees, and other organizational leadership groups. Provides consultation regarding interpretation of national performance measures, SAIL methodology, benchmarking, and strategic performance improvement initiatives.
Coordinates facility responses to national performance reviews and collaborates with Quality Management, Accreditation, Patient Safety, Risk Management, Infection Prevention, and clinical services to support organizational excellence. Supports strategic planning activities through analysis of organizational performance data and continuous monitoring of quality outcomes.
Promotes data-driven decision making and organizational accountability for sustained performance improvement.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: May be Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Zoie.InouyeOng@va.gov · 2535831960
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $85305 – $145918/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-02.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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