RN Quality Improvement Specialist HYBRID

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

Supports projects throughout the organization including both clinical and non-clinical areas to accomplish measurable quality improvement. Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing processes and helps to develop sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable clinical quality improvement. Collects and analyzes process and quality data to initiate, develop, and recommend operational practices and procedures that focus on enhanced quality outcomes. Must live near Metro Detroit area. Required to come on site for required days.

• 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 Corewell 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 department 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.
• Competent at improvement science 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.
• Continuously develop quality improvement knowledge and skills for the organization.
• Support strategic quality goal setting to influence strategic priorities.
• Support compliance of accreditation/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 Associate's Degree or equivalent Healthcare related field
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Healthcare related field
• 2 years of relevant experience Quality improvement, performance improvement, project management or similar role Required
• 1 year of relevant experience Participation on improvement initiatives Preferred
• At least one Certification from preferred list - UNKNOWN Unknown Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), IHI Open School preferred
• Professional in Healthcare Quality, Certified (CPHQ) - NAHQ National Association for Healthcare Quality Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred

Primary Location

SITE - Wayne Hospital - 33155 Annapolis - Wayne

Department Name

Quality Safety and Experience - CH East

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Days Worked

Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency

N/A

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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors, and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pre