Quality Initiative Specialist

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, OH, is seeking a Quality Initiative Specialist to facilitate and coordinate quality advisor support across the hospital.

You will lead data collection and analysis, coach multidisciplinary teams in improvement efforts, educate staff on IHI Model for Improvement, and stay current with CMS/TJC standards. This is a full-time hybrid role offering opportunities to drive clinical excellence.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Facilitates, coordinates and provides quality advisor support to teams at all levels.
• Supports collection, coordination and analysis of data measuring clinical processes and outcomes.
• Coaches departments and interdisciplinary teams to identify, prioritize and implement improvement strategies.
• Assists departments in implementing evidence-based practice.
• Educates staff on IHI Model for Improvement methodology.
• Serves as Quality Advisors for hospital teams and committees.
• Keeps current knowledge of quality literature, CMS, TJC and other standards.

Skills

Quality Improvement Methodology

Data collection and analysis

Team leadership

Experience working with all levels of

Healthcare experience (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

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