Quality Management Specialist

MLK Community Healthcare; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

MLK Community Healthcare seeks a Quality Management Specialist to support clinical improvement through data abstraction, project management, and facilitation. The role aligns improvement initiatives with organizational goals and strengthens core measures and KPIs.

The candidate will lead data-driven PI/QI activities, educate teams, and coordinate across departments to improve efficiency, safety, and patient outcomes.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or other healthcare-related discipline.
• Two or more years of healthcare experience.
• Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodology preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct timely and accurate chart abstractions following CMS, Joint Commission, and NHSN guidelines.
• Assist in finalizing data for submission to internal and external regulatory bodies.
• Track outliers and provide data reports to improve measure compliance.
• Manage and ensure implementation of performance improvement systems.
• Facilitate performance improvement activities to improve process and outcome measures.

Conocimientos

Data analysis

Communication

Group facilitation

Training staff

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Educación

Bachelor’s in Nursing

Master’s degree preferred

Herramientas

Lean

Six Sigma

Descripción del empleo

The Quality Management Specialist (QMS) provides operations and clinical improvement support to Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital by functioning as a data abstractor, project manager, facilitator, consultant, and/or analyst. The QMS manages and coordinates organization-wide efforts to ensure that performance improvement (PI) and quality improvement (Q) programs are developed and managed using a data-driven focus that sets priorities for improvements aligned to ongoing organizational strategic imperatives. In addition, the QMS assures that the area/departments assigned to a PI initiative are focused and aligned on improving operational improvement and quality as well as overall program efficiency and effectiveness. The QMS provides leadership and coordination for improving the organization’s core measures and key performance indicators, evaluating the impact that system improvements have on quality of care and publicly reported data, and developing PI and QI training programs that focus on enabling the hospital to achieve its strategic goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts timely and accurate chart abstractions following current abstraction guidelines for CMS, Joint Commission, and national data registries (i.e. NHSN) with minimal supervision and direction
• Assists in finalizing data for submission to internal and external regulatory agencies
• Tracks outliers and provides data reports and other information related to specific metrics to facilitate analysis and follow-up for the purpose of improving measure compliance.
• Manages and ensures implementation and effectiveness of performance improvement systems
• Facilitates the implementation of performance improvement activities that lead to a positive and measurable impact on process and outcome measures
• Researches, designs and conducts appropriate organization-wide performance and quality training
• Assists departments to evaluate and improve effectiveness of their practices and resource use
• Establishes a continuous performance and quality improvement effort and monitoring and reporting system
• Provides regular feedback of the status of performance and quality improvement efforts and impacts to executive leadership, management, and front-line staff
• Makes recommendations for future improvements based on data
• Researches best performance and quality improvement practices and introduces these concepts to the health care team to be implemented when appropriate
• Develops innovative programs to address knowledge deficits in quality, regulatory, and performance improvement requirements
• Maintains patient rights by educating patients; responding to patient and patient family complaints and grievances; resolving patient issues; reporting unresolved issues.
• Resolves complaints by listening to patients and their families; directing them to a physician or supervisor; helping them present facts to the hospital representative; developing acceptable resolutions; following-up on outcomes.
• Responding to patient and family grievances, via written letter, within the timeframe required by state and federal guidelines/regulations.
• Other duties and projects as assigned

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

A. Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, or other healthcare-related discipline required. Master’s degree perferred.
• Background in healthcare or public health required.

B. Qualifications/Experience

• Two or more years of experience in healthcare required. Experience in performance improvement preferred.
• Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, and/or other process improvement methodology preferred

C. Special Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge of performance improvement methodologies, safety and reliability science
• Skilled in communicating effectively, facilitating group processes and training staff; preparing data analysis
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and productive working relationships with all employees, public and private organizations, and regulatory agencies
• Ability to work under pressure and to maintain efficiency and composure
• Demonstrated commitment to participatory management and a strong service orientation
• Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in planning, coordinating and implementing patient and staff safety procedures
• Good judgment and decision-making abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Interest in continuous learning and a commitment to staying informed on regulatory changes
• Talent for leading and facilitating group and team meetings
• Attention to detail and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently within a defined strategy
• Comfort in handling challenging situations that may involve adverse outcomes
• Ability to work within a matrix organizational structure with many stakeholders

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MLK Community Healthcare

1680 E 120th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
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www.mlkch.org

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