Senior Quality & Performance Improvement Specialist

UK HealthCare; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Healthcare seeks a Quality Improvement Specialist Senior to apply systems engineering principles to enhance health care delivery at UKHC in Lexington, KY. You will drive performance improvement, project facilitation, data analytics, and instructional guidance across initiatives.

Responsibilities include guiding lean change efforts (Six Sigma, ISO 9000), managing projects through their lifecycles, and coordinating with clinician champions to lead teams through ambiguous situations.

Qualifications

• Master’s or higher preferred with 5 years of related experience in performance improvement.
• Experience applying lean methods (Six Sigma, ISO 9000) to health care settings.
• Background in engineering, data analytics, clinical, or business domains.

Responsibilities

• Apply systems engineering to improve health care delivery and transform UKHC into an HRO learning health system.
• Lead projects through the full life cycle and manage teams in complex settings.
• Provide direction using lean/Six Sigma/change management methods and facilitate meetings with clinician champions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Data analytics

Project management

Lean principles

Six Sigma

Change management

Education

MS

Bachelor's degree

Job description

UK Healthcare seeks a Quality Improvement Specialist Senior to apply systems engineering principles to enhance health care delivery at UKHC in Lexington, KY. You will drive performance improvement, project facilitation, data analytics, and instructional guidance across initiatives.

Responsibilities include guiding lean change efforts (Six Sigma, ISO 9000), managing projects through their lifecycles, and coordinating with clinician champions to lead teams through ambiguous situations.