Quality Improvement Specialist Senior

This is a hybrid position. Onsite requirement will average 3 days per week onsite.

About Wayne Hospital

Recognized by the US News & World Report as a high-performing facility in congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney failure, and maternal services. It has been serving the community since 1957 and has a long-standing partnership with Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help handle a variety of health and communicable disease concerns.

Scope of Work

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.

• Supports and drives improvement activities for accountable areas based on organizational priorities (project management, measurable deliverables, milestones, and data informed strategy).
• Serves as a liaison between various departments across the Spectrum Health System. Communicates, collaborates, networks with and acts as a change agent to key stakeholders. Also ensures continuity and coordination of services with appropriate utilization of resources. Responsible for stakeholder management across collaboration within dept and organizational resources.
• Drives continuous assessment and improvements using appropriate tools and methodology within the business, assists stakeholders and process owners in prioritizing improvement opportunities.
• Proficient application of improvement sciences to drive quality performance in regulatory, accreditation and publicly-reported programs.
• Analyze, interpret, and communicate benchmarked quality data and trends to identify opportunities and improve outcomes.
• Mentor and share quality improvement knowledge and skills across the organization.
• Drive strategic quality goal setting to influence strategic priorities.
• Support compliance of accreditation/Total Joint Commission (TJC) for quality chapters.

How we will care for you, while you care for our patients

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Healthcare related field
• Preferred Master's Degree Healthcare related field

• 5 years of relevant experience Quality improvement, performance improvement, project management or related field Required
• 2 years of relevant experience Participation on improvement initiatives Preferred

• At least one Certification from preferred list - Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), IHI Open School PREFERRED.
• IHI Improvement Coach Program preferred.
• Professional in Healthcare Quality, Certified (CPHQ) - NAHQ National Association for Healthcare Quality Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv

• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!

• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance

• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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