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Corewell Health Corporate
Quality Improvement Specialist Senior
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A Quality Assurance Specialist specializes in the prevention of faults in manufactured products and solutions.
$62,490 / year median in Michigan
-1% projected decline
Job Description
This is a hybrid position that requires an average of 2 or more onsite days per week. Do you thrive on turning data into meaningful change and helping healthcare teams achieve better outcomes? As a Senior Quality Improvement Specialist, you'll lead efforts to advance one of Corewell Health's most critical priorities—reducing mortality and improving the quality of care across our health system. Leveraging deep analytical expertise and strong partnerships with clinical and operational leaders, you'll identify trends, uncover opportunities, and drive high-impact improvement strategies that influence care delivery at both the system and site level. If you are passionate about solving complex challenges, leading change, and making a lasting difference in the lives of patients and communities, this is an opportunity to create measurable impact every day. At Corewell Health, you'll be part of Michigan's largest and most integrated healthcare systems, united by a mission to improve health, instill humanity, and inspire hope. Job Summary Drives projects throughout the organization including both clinical and non-clinical areas to accomplish measurable quality improvement. Work assignments are typically more complex involving multi-disciplinary teams. Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing processes and drives sustainable, repeatable, and quantifiable quality improvement. Collects and analyzes process and/or quality data to initiate, develop, and influence operational practices and procedures that focus on enhanced quality outcomes. Facilitates large improvement projects in coordination with leaders and providers to drive continuous improvement. Flexible in adapting to changing priorities. Mentors colleagues in improvement science application across the organization. Drives strategic quality goal setting to influence strategic priorities. Essential Functions Lead complex, site-based quality improvement initiatives focused on readmissions, patient safety indicators, and publicly reported quality measures, translating data into actionable improvement strategies. Conduct extensive chart review, data analysis, and dashboard review (Epic, Excel, and other Microsoft tools) to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement. Analyze, interpret, and clearly communicate quality data, benchmarks, and trends to clinicians and leaders, supporting informed decision-making and measurable outcomes. Serve as a trusted partner and liaison between clinical teams, operations, and system stakeholders—facilitating collaboration, influencing practice change, and navigating complex clinical conversations. Apply improvement science methodologies to assess current processes, prioritize opportunities, and design sustainable, repeatable, and data-driven improvements. Lead and facilitate multidisciplinary improvement projects, including defining goals, milestones, deliverables, and success metrics. Research best practices and external benchmarks, including collaboration with other hospitals or organizations, to inform local and system-wide improvement efforts. Support regulatory, accreditation, and publicly reported quality programs, including data collection, validation, and submission to external agencies. Mentor and coach colleagues in quality improvement methods, fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the organization. Adapt to changing priorities while maintaining focus on strategic quality goals and organizational performance. Qualifications Required Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Healthcare related field 5 years of Quality improvement, performance improvement, project management or related field Preferred Master's Degree in Healthcare related field RN
- State of Michigan 2 years of Participation on improvement initiatives CRT-At least one Certification from preferred list
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), IHI Open School CRT-At least one Certification from preferred list
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), IHI Improvement Coach Program CRT-Professional in Healthcare Quality, Certified (CPHQ)
- NAHQ National Association for Healthcare Quality Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) About Corewell Health As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities.
- to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope.
- Corewell Health Southfield Center
- 26901 Beaumont Blvd Department Name QSE Quality Management
- Corporate Employment Type Full time Shift Day (United States of America) Weekly Scheduled Hours 40 Hours of Work 8 a.m.
- 5 p.
N/A CURRENT COREWELL HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS
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