Strategic Healthcare Quality Improvement Lead

Fairview Health Services; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 99,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Earned wage access

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is seeking a Quality Improvement Consultant to partner with clinical and operational leaders and drive high-impact improvement initiatives across the health system.

You will lead complex cross-functional projects, promote continuous improvement, and use data analysis and performance methods to achieve measurable outcomes. Local Minnesota candidates or relocation at own cost preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4–6 years in quality/performance improvement.
• Strong relational and communication skills.
• Experience building quality and safety program infrastructure.
• Experience leading improvement work in healthcare.
• Advanced analytical skills with qualitative and quantitative data.
• Proficiency in MS Office and data tools (Minitab, R, Power BI, Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations of complex quality and safety issues to prevent recurrence.
• Facilitate multifaceted quality and performance improvement projects.
• Identify systems to prevent future errors and implement actions.
• Apply reliable design principles to ensure evidence-based care.
• Develop priorities and metrics with leaders across the organization.
• Support data collection, measurement, and tracking of improvements.
• Coach less experienced consultants and assist with training efforts.

Skills

Active listening

Clear communication

Relationship building

Analytical thinking

MS Office

Data visualization tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Minitab

Power BI

Tableau

EPIC

Strata

Job description

Fairview Health Services is seeking a Quality Improvement Consultant to partner with clinical and operational leaders and drive high-impact improvement initiatives across the health system.

You will lead complex cross-functional projects, promote continuous improvement, and use data analysis and performance methods to achieve measurable outcomes. Local Minnesota candidates or relocation at own cost preferred.