Quality Initiative Specialist

Akron Children’s Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Quality Initiative Specialist to facilitate and coordinate quality advisor support across the organization. The role focuses on applying QI methodologies to improve processes and patient outcomes.

You will collect and analyze data, coach interdisciplinary teams, and ensure adherence to CMS/TJC standards. A Bachelor's degree and 3–5 years of related experience are preferred. Hybrid work arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• PI Certification preferred.
• 3–5 years relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports use of quality improvement (QI) methodology to improve process measures and outcomes.
• Coordinates data collection and analysis of clinical processes and patient outcomes.
• Coaches departments and interdisciplinary teams to identify, prioritize, and implement improvement strategies.
• Assists departments in implementing evidence-based practice.
• Educates staff on the IHI Model for Improvement.
• Serves as Quality Advisor for hospital teams and committees.
• Maintains knowledge of quality literature, CMS, TJC and regulatory standards.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Quality Improvement Methodology

Data collection & analysis

Team leadership

Cross-organizational collaboration

Healthcare experience

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

PI certification preferred

3–5 years experience preferred

Tools

MS Office

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 analysis
• Experience 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