Quality Improvement Consultant – Cardiovascular Care (Remote)

American Heart Association; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 68,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Heart Association is seeking a Program Consultant, Health Care Quality Improvement to implement quality programs for improving cardiovascular and stroke care. This role can be home-based in Chicago, IL, with up to 20% travel nationally.

You will work with hospitals and health systems to educate and empower adherence to evidence-based guidelines, collaborating with state departments and cross-functional teams to ensure program success and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience.
• Experience in an acute care hospital working directly on clinical quality or process improvement projects.
• Experience in hospital/healthcare systems for cardiovascular disease and stroke.
• Familiarity with Systems of Care work or understanding of EMS, Payers, CMS.
• Excellent in advanced PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, and delivering PowerPoint presentations to both large and small groups.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Ability to travel up to 20% local and overnight stay

Responsibilities

• Engage with hospitals and health systems to implement Get With The Guidelines programs and hospital certifications.
• Support data collection, provide decision tools, share best practices, and build hospital teams.
• Develop relationships with physician champions and key decision makers in executive roles.
• Collaborate with state health departments and partners to improve cardiovascular and stroke care systems.
• Document activities in CRM tools like Microsoft Dynamics and report progress to leadership.

Skills

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

The American Heart Association is seeking a Program Consultant, Health Care Quality Improvement to implement quality programs for improving cardiovascular and stroke care. This role can be home-based in Chicago, IL, with up to 20% travel nationally.

You will work with hospitals and health systems to educate and empower adherence to evidence-based guidelines, collaborating with state departments and cross-functional teams to ensure program success and outcomes.