Quality Improvement Specialist

The Quality Improvement Specialist supports the quality improvement process through managing the processes of multiple teams and team members. The QI  Specialist creates plans based on administrative priorities, establishes budgets and timelines, monitors checkpoints, identifies barriers, coaches team members, develops contingency plans, reports results, and analyzes outcomes. The QI Specialist exercises independent judgment and discretion within agreed upon limitations and takes actions as needed based on knowledge of the organization, its policies, procedures, and personnel.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Covenant Health System and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• College degree. Or equivalent educ/experience.
• Coursework/Training Nursing and/or Quality Improvement Tools and/or Project Management.
• 4 years Experience in healthcare, a related component or quality management including project management responsibilities.
• Experience with PC and mainframe systems including abstracting and reporting functions.
• Experience in various PC software applications including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphic presentation and flowcharting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree. Or Master's Degree.
• upon hire: Registered Nurse License or other Healthcare related license or certification in the respective state.
• upon hire: CPHQ certification.

Why Join Providence? 

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security.  We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

 

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.