Job Description Job Requisition Number 32029 Full Time M-F Days Hybrid (In-Office and Remote) For Quality Services Area of Focus includes

Peri-Operative Services Summary:

The Quality Initiative Specialist facilitates, coordinates and provides quality advisor support to teams at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities:

1. Supports use of quality improvement (QI) methodology and tools to improve process measures and outcome measures for and with QI teams across the Hospital system 2. Responsible for supporting the collection, coordination and analysis of data that measures clinical processes and patient outcomes 3. Using quality improvement methodology, coaches/consults departments and interdisciplinary teams in identifying, prioritizing and implementing improvement strategies that enhances overall Hospital quality efforts 4. Assists departments in implementing evidence-based practice 5. Educates staff on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Model for Improvement methodology 6. Serve as Quality Advisors for hospital teams and committees 7. Maintains ongoing knowledge of current Quality literature, resources, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), The Joint Commission (TJC) and other regulatory agency standards 8. Other duties as required. Technical Expertise 1. Experience in Quality Improvement Methodology 2. Experience in data collection and simple analysis 3. Experience developing and leading teams 4. Experience working with all levels within an organization 5. Experience in healthcare is preferred 6. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required Education and Experience 1.

Education:

Bachelor's degree is required. Master's degree is preferred. 2.

Certification:

Performance Improvement (PI) certification is preferred. 3.

Years of relevant experience:

3 to 5 years is preferred. 4.

Years of experience supervising:

None.

Full Time FTE:

1.000000

Status:

Fixed Hybrid