Quality and Operational Improvement Advisor

UNC Health Care; Patton Park (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pardee UNC Health Care in North Carolina seeks a Quality Improvement Advisor to partner with clinical and operational leaders, guiding performance improvement initiatives across the organization.

The role emphasizes coaching, data interpretation, and use of Lean, PDSA, and other methodologies to identify opportunities, implement sustainable changes, and measure outcomes; there are no direct supervisory duties.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business or healthcare administration is required.
• Experience in healthcare quality, performance improvement, operations, or related healthcare field.
• Experience analyzing data, interpreting performance metrics, and translating findings into actionable improvement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a performance improvement advisor and coach for clinical and operational departments to support organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate quality improvement projects using Lean, PDSA, root cause analysis, process mapping, and other structured improvement tools.
• Partner with leaders and frontline staff to identify performance gaps, prioritize improvement opportunities, and develop action plans.
• Support organizational initiatives related to quality, patient safety, patient experience, operational efficiency, and other enterprise priorities.
• Analyze and interpret clinical, operational, and regulatory data to identify trends, monitor outcomes, and guide decision-making.
• Assist departments in developing meaningful metrics, monitoring performance, and establishing sustainable processes to achieve improvement goals.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary workgroups, committees, and project teams by coordinating meetings, documenting progress, tracking action items, and supporting accountability.
• Collaborate with quality, patient safety, and operational leaders to align improvement activities with organizational priorities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, dashboards, and other materials that communicate project outcomes and organizational performance.

Skills

Quality improvement

Data analysis

Change management

Project facilitation

Education

Master's degree in business or healthcare administration

Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

The Quality Improvement Advisor serves as an internal facilitator, and improvement coach who partners with clinical and operational leaders to advance organizational goals related to quality, patient safety, patient experience, operational excellence, regulatory performance, and care transformation.

This position provides expertise in performance improvement methodologies, data interpretation, project facilitation, and change management to support multidisciplinary improvement initiatives across the organization. The advisor collaborates with leaders and frontline teams to identify opportunities, analyze processes, implement sustainable solutions, and evaluate outcomes. This role does not include direct supervisory responsibilities and instead emphasizes coaching, collaboration, and continuous improvement across departments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a performance improvement advisor and coach for clinical and operational departments to support organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate quality improvement projects using established improvement methodologies, including Lean, Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA), root cause analysis, process mapping, and other structured improvement tools.
• Partner with leaders, and frontline staff to identify performance gaps, prioritize improvement opportunities, and develop action plans.
• Support organizational initiatives related to quality, patient safety, patient experience, operational efficiency, and other enterprise priorities.
• Analyze and interpret clinical, operational, and regulatory data to identify trends, monitor outcomes, and guide decision-making.
• Assist departments in developing meaningful metrics, monitoring performance, and establishing sustainable processes to achieve improvement goals.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary workgroups, committees, and project teams by coordinating meetings, documenting progress, tracking action items, and supporting accountability.
• Collaborate with quality, patient safety, and operational leaders to align improvement activities with organizational priorities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, dashboards, and other materials that communicate project outcomes and organizational performance.

Other information

Qualifications

Required

Education:

• Master's degree in business or healthcare administration

Experience:

• Experience in healthcare quality, performance improvement, operations, or a related healthcare field.
• Experience analyzing data, interpreting performance metrics, and translating findings into actionable improvement strategies.

Preferred

Education:

• Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or a related field.

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Quality Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.