Quality Improvement Specialist - Cardiovascular Admin SL - FT Days

University-of-California,-Irvin; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Irvine's UCI Health is seeking a Quality Improvement Specialist in the Heart and Vascular Institute to support clinical quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. You will oversee abstraction, validation, and submission of registry data (STS/CCORP) and develop actionable insights through dashboards and reports.

The role partners with physicians and administrative teams to identify opportunities, drive performance improvement, and educate staff on quality

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of statistics.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite applications with emphasis on Excel and Viseo.
• Strong analytical skills to effectively comprehend complex system reports and analyze an array into an actionable form.
• Resourcefulness to identify and search for information that is not readily available.
• Previous experience or exposure to quality, patient safety, infection control, or performance improvement methodologies (includes educational experience if applicable).
• Previous experience creating, maintaining, and extracting information from a variety of databases.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Must demonstrate meticulous attention to accuracy with data collection and reporting.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Minimum 2 years clinical RN experience.
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills to communicate effectively with physicians, managers and high-level administrative staff as well as support staff who are critical to departmental functions.
• Current California RN license.
• Ability to prioritize and contribute to simultaneous projects and facilitate teamwork among project staff / participants.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in operational transactions and communications.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.

Responsibilities

• The role supports clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement activities across the Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI).
• Analyzes clinical and operational data to develop actionable insights, dashboards, and reports; supports multidisciplinary quality improvement initiatives; coordinates HVI quality and patient safety committee activities; and collaborates with physicians, clinical leaders, and administrative teams to identify opportunities and improve outcomes.

Skills

Statistics

Analytical skills

Excel

MS Office

Data interpretation

Communication

Project coordination

Quality improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Business, Administration or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Excel

Viseo

Job description

Who We Are

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.

As Orange County’s only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary

The Quality Improvement Specialist, Heart and Vascular supports clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement activities across the Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI). Reporting into HVI leadership, this role oversees the abstraction, validation, and submission of clinical quality registry data, including STS and CCORP, working with internal and external abstraction resources to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting. The position analyzes clinical and operational data to develop actionable insights, dashboards, and reports; supports multidisciplinary quality improvement initiatives; coordinates HVI quality and patient safety committee activities; and collaborates with physicians, clinical leaders, and administrative teams to identify opportunities and improve outcomes. The role also supports compliance with applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements and contributes to education related to quality improvement and patient safety.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of statistics
• Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite applications with emphasis on Excel and Viseo
• Strong analytical skills to effectively comprehend complex system reports and analyze an array into an actionable form
• Resourcefulness to identify and search for information that is not readily available
• Previous experience or exposure to quality, patient safety, infection control, or performance improvement methodologies (includes educational experience if applicable)
• Previous experience creating, maintaining, and extracting information from a variety of databases
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate meticulous attention to accuracy with data collection and reporting
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Minimum 2 years clinical RN experience
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills to communicate effectively with physicians, managers and high-level administrative staff as well as support staff who are critical to departmental functions
• Current California RN license
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Business, Administration or related field
• Ability to prioritize and contribute to simultaneous projects and facilitate teamwork among project staff / participants
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in operational transactions and communications
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working with cardiology, cardiac or vascular surgery clinical quality registries
• Master's Degree

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [e-mail] or at [phone], Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization