Location: Sacramento, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**Job Summary** The Quality Improvement Nurse Analyst serves as a patient and safety advocate while performing advanced data analysis, comprehensive patient care reviews, and performance improvement initiatives. This non-patient facing role requires strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, organization, and the ability to effectively prioritize multiple initiatives. Working closely with the Director of Quality and Safety and the Chief Quality Officer, the Quality Improvement Nurse Analyst leads and supports performance improvement activities aimed at optimizing patient outcomes and proactively identifying patient safety risks. In the absence of the department manager, this role ensures continuity of departmental operations and provides operational support as needed. The Quality Improvement Nurse Analyst collaborates across the healthcare system to support system-wide quality and performance improvement initiatives, coordinating and contributing to multiple interdisciplinary projects. This position integrates expert clinical knowledge of healthcare delivery systems with evidence-based quality improvement methodologies and tools to promote excellence in clinical outcomes at UC Davis Health. **Apply By Date: April 30th, 2026 at 11:59pm PST.** **Minimum Qualifications - For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to upload license and/or certification if required of the position** - Valid California RN license without restrictions - Successful completion of a bachelor’s of nursing degree (BSN). - Multiple years of recent experience in acute care and/or ICU/inpatient medical-surgical nursing. Clinical chart review and abstraction experience. - Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, physician champions, and clinical department leadership - Advanced clinical knowledge with >5 years’ experience in hospital based patient care. - Proficiency in applying performance improvement methodologies for retrospective and concurrent clinical reviews. - Ability to