Quality Improvement Coordinator

St Anthony Hospital; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado is seeking a Quality Improvement Coordinator to advance patient safety, regulatory compliance, and evidence-based practices across the Ambulatory Physician Enterprise.

You will support quality initiatives, monitor performance, and help integrate lean processes into planning and problem-solving. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and at least two years in quality or healthcare, with preference for a Master's and credentials in healthcare quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a healthcare-related field.
• Minimum two years of clinical, quality and/or healthcare experience.
• Experience with quality initiatives and regulatory standards preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate planning and development of clinical quality initiatives.
• Provide reports on variances, improvement opportunities, and quality indicators.
• Coordinate data submission to registries and regulatory bodies.
• Support continuous improvement through lean processes and organizational learning.
• Collaborate with peers and service lines to determine data and system needs.

Skills

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Performance improvement

Regulatory compliance

Data reporting

Lean methodology

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Quality Improvement Coordinator, you will support physician enterprise quality and performance improvement initiatives, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and the advancement of evidence-based practices.

Every day you will collaborate on implementing quality strategies, monitor performance, and assist in driving initiatives aimed at enhancing patient safety and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards across the Ambulatory Physician Enterprise.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong organizational skills, a foundational understanding of quality improvement and evidence-based practices, and the ability to effectively support initiatives, monitor performance, and contribute to patient safety and regulatory compliance within a physician enterprise.

• Facilitate teams for planning and development of clinical quality initiatives.
• Support development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of clinical quality initiatives.
• Provide reports on major variances, improvement opportunities, monitoring information, and quality indicators.
• Coordinate data submission to registry and regulatory bodies as required.
• Facilitate the integration of consistent quality and lean processes into all planning and problem-solving throughout the organization by promoting organizational learning and systems thinking.
• Collaborate with peers and service lines to determine data and system needs, identifying opportunities for synergy and efficiency.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's Degree
• Two (2) years clinical, quality and/or relevant healthcare related experience

Preferred

• Master's Degree
• Certified Professional Health Care Quality
• Experience with performance improvement methodologies, tools, systems including LEAN methodology

Where You'll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life® Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet® designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission’s National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you’re looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more