Quality Initiative Specialist

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Quality Initiative Specialist to facilitate, coordinate and provide quality advisor support to teams at all levels of the organization, driving improvements in patient outcomes.

This full-time, hybrid role applies quality improvement methodology, data collection and analysis, and coaching of interdisciplinary teams. It also covers evidence-based practice adoption and staying current with CMS/TJC standards to elevate hospital-wide quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience preferred.
• PI certification preferred.
• Experience with Quality Improvement methodology is required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates and coordinates quality improvement initiatives across the hospital.
• Supports data collection, coordination and analysis of clinical processes and patient outcomes.
• Coaches teams in identifying, prioritizing and implementing improvement strategies.
• Assists departments in implementing evidence-based practice.
• Educates staff on the IHI Model for Improvement methodology.
• Serves as Quality Advisors for hospital teams and committees.
• Keeps current with CMS, The Joint Commission and other regulatory standards.

Skills

QI Methodology

Data collection

Team leadership

Healthcare experience

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Job description

Full Time

M-F Days

Hybrid (In-Office and Remote) For Quality Services

Area of Focus includes Peri-Operative Services

Summary

The Quality Initiative Specialist facilitates, coordinates and provides quality advisor support to teams at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Supports use of quality improvement (QI) methodology and tools to improve process measures and outcome measures for and with QI teams across the Hospital system
• Responsible for supporting the collection, coordination and analysis of data that measures clinical processes and patient outcomes
• Using quality improvement methodology, coaches/consults departments and interdisciplinary teams in identifying, prioritizing and implementing improvement strategies that enhances overall Hospital quality efforts
• Assists departments in implementing evidence-based practice
• Educates staff on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Model for Improvement methodology
• Serve as Quality Advisors for hospital teams and committees
• Maintains ongoing knowledge of current Quality literature, resources, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), The Joint Commission (TJC) and other regulatory agency standards
• Other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

• Experience in Quality Improvement Methodology
• Experience in data collection and simple analysisExperience developing and leading teams
• Experience working with all levels within an organization
• Experience in healthcare is preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required

Education And Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree is required. Master's degree is preferred.
• Certification: Performance Improvement (PI) certification is preferred.
• Years of relevant experience: 3 to 5 years is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Fixed Hybrid