Improvement Advisor

Good Samaritan Society; Marshfield (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Sanford Health Marsh Med Ctr seeks an Improvement Advisor to lead organization-wide performance improvement efforts. You will work with leadership to plan, implement, and oversee initiatives that raise outcomes and align with system strategies.

The role requires data/analytic skills, strong problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to collaborate with physicians and management. Occasional evenings and potential for overtime may apply, with a robust benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. In lieu of education, leadership may consider an Associate’s degree and 5 years of applicable experience.
• If degree is in nursing, graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, CCNE, ACEN, NLN CNEA.
• Minimum of two years experience in operational process improvement, clinical, or healthcare management setting preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or equivalent preferred.
• If a licensed registered nurse (RN), currently hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.

Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate planning and implementation of systematic, organization-wide improvement efforts.
• Provide data and project management, analytical reasoning, and interpretation of complex information to identify patterns and issues.
• Communicate quality priorities and support informed decision making for operational efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Serve as a communication link and resource regarding performance improvement and patient safety across the organization.
• Demonstrate strong collaboration with health care professionals, physicians, and management to achieve goals.
• Adapt to occasional evening/weekend hours and potential for >40 hours when needed.

Skills

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Conflict management

Team building

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree + 5 years experience

Job description

Facility and Location

Facility: Marsh Med Ctr

Location: Marshfield, WI, 611 N St Joseph Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA

Job Details

Shift: Day

Job Schedule: Full time

Weekly Hours: 40.00

Salary Range: $29.00 - $46.50

Job Summary

The Improvement Advisor works with leadership to organize, assist, and coordinate planning and implementation of systematic, organization-wide approaches to improving outcomes. The Improvement Advisor will support corporate and local strategic plans that achieve high impact and significant improvements in organizational performance by providing oversight to performance improvement components and activities. The advisor must have demonstrated ability in problem solving, critical thinking, conflict management, and team building skills in order to ensure a productive work environment and achievement of goals.

The responsibilities of the advisor include data and project management, analytical reasoning, interpreting and evaluation of complex information, identifying patterns and essential issues, while measuring and evaluating the attainment of results. The advisor is also responsible for utilizing and teaching process improvement methodologies to support informed decision making for operational efficiencies and effectiveness that align with system strategies. Knowledge of and conformance to regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and the organizations policies is essential, along with the ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Serves as communication link and resource person regarding performance improvement and patient safety for departments and management throughout the organization. Understands and communicates quality and safety priorities as they relate to high reliability and value based care. Analyzes data to identify areas of opportunity for improvement efforts. Ability to write and verbally communicate in a legible and understandable manner, have strong computer skills, possess the ability to make independent and timely decisions when circumstances warrant, and possess the ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills, such as interacting effectively with other health care professionals, physicians, upper-level management, regulatory agency staff, and the general public.

Other desired traits of the Advisor include familiarity with the basic tools of robust process improvement, work process redesign, or re-engineering, knowledge of medicine and medical terminology, and ability to work with minimal supervision. Occasional evening and weekend hours, and potential for greater than 40-hour workweek when circumstances warrant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. In lieu of education, leadership may consider an Associate’s degree and 5 years of applicable experience.
• If degree is in nursing, graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
• Minimum of two years experience in operational process improvement, clinical, or healthcare management setting preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or equivalent preferred.
• If a licensed registered nurse (RN), currently hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Quality improvement/assurance personnel with nursing backgrounds can maintain their license without seeking additional hours based on role’s responsibilities. Other departments may or may not require certifications as directed by department leadership.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits.

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