Managing Consultant – Clinical Quality Improvement (Maryland Programs) - Healthcare

LE001 Berkeley Research Group, LLC; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

LE001 Berkeley Research Group, LLC is seeking a Managing Consultant – Quality Improvement based in Maryland. This role involves evaluating and enhancing performance in state quality programs and partnering with healthcare stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of acute-care hospital experience, strong knowledge of Maryland's health quality environment, and a relevant bachelor's degree. The position offers a salary range of $120,000 to $165,000 based on qualifications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in acute-care hospital settings.
• Experience with Maryland’s hospital quality and payment environment.
• Ability to translate clinical methodologies into clear guidance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject-matter expert on Maryland hospital quality programs.
• Educate hospital leadership on quality policy changes.
• Design targeted improvement strategies for quality programs.

Skills

Clinical quality improvement

Performance improvement

Quality program management

Interdisciplinary team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related field

Tools

Lean/Six Sigma certifications

CPHQ

Job description

Managing Consultant – Quality Improvement (Maryland)

We provide end‑to‑end advisory support to healthcare stakeholders. In this role, you will partner with Maryland acute care hospitals and health systems to evaluate and enhance performance in the HSCRC and CMS Quality programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as subject‑matter expert on Maryland hospital quality programs (QBR, MHAC, RRIP) and their interaction with CMS national programs.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of measure specifications, risk adjustment, benchmarking, scoring methodologies and explain implications to executive and clinical audiences.
• Educate hospital leadership, clinicians, and operational teams on quality policy changes, measure updates and evolving CMS and HSCRC requirements.
• Advise on financial impact of quality performance, including revenue at risk, rewards and penalties under Maryland and federal programs.
• Leverage BRG’s web‑based quality analytics to identify trends, patterns and improvement opportunities.
• Design and facilitate high‑level targeted improvement strategies for priority domains such as Mortality, Complications, Readmissions, Sepsis, Patient Experience.
• Lead quality improvement workgroups, including facilitation of rapid improvement events and development of adverse event review criteria and improvement workplans.
• Partner with physicians, nursing leaders and quality teams to drive adoption of evidence‑based practices and sustained behavior change.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in acute‑care hospital settings with a strong focus on clinical quality, performance improvement and quality program management.
• Direct experience with Maryland’s hospital quality and payment environment, including HSCRC Total Cost of Care model, hospital global budget, QBR, MHAC, RRIP.
• Ability to translate differences between Maryland and CMS methodologies into clear guidance for hospital leadership, clinicians and quality teams.
• Experience educating and presenting to front‑line staff, clinical leaders, and executives.
• Experience partnering with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to drive sustainable improvement.
• Experience designing and implementing targeted improvement strategies that have produced measurable improvements in measures influencing Maryland quality programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Health Information Management or related field.
• Professional certifications such as CPHQ, CIC, Lean/Six Sigma, or equivalent preferred.

Location & Travel

Maryland. Willingness to travel within Maryland 25–50% and in‑office 2–3 days per week, depending on project requirements and client expectations.

Salary Range

$120,000 – $165,000. Salary determined based on qualifications and experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

BRG is an equal opportunity employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, or mental or physical disability, provided the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.