Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare leads and directs process and overall quality improvement activities that produce better patient care and more efficient operations. Develops programs to review and evaluate patient care and outcomes. Being a Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare implements a strategy and plans for a quality improvement function within the facility in collaboration with the administrative and clinical leaders of the hospital. Tracks and presents results of improvement efforts and ongoing measures of clinical processes to management. Additionally, Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Job Summary:
Coordinates quality improvement projects, data collection and dissemination, high quality abstraction, assist with infection prevention audits, and organization of teams working on processes pertinent to the organization and regulatory compliance.
Essential Functions:
Minimum Qualifications: Degree in nursing or a health discipline. Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience overseeing and/or performing data abstraction, analysis, and process improvement.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Bachelor’s degree preferred. Experience in a quality improvement department setting, preferred. Must have experience and skillset related to PDCA deployment in multiple process improvement initiatives. Detail-oriented with strong organizational and analytic problem-solving skills, with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Word and PowerPoint, with basic understanding of statistics and proficient experience with using Excel. Knowledge of, or experience in, the delivery of patient care needed to perform the duties of the position. Change management experience is preferred with strong influential skills. Experience in Lean, and FMEA tools and processes preferred Ability to perform in a self-directed manner within a team-focused framework. Experience interacting with regulatory surveyors preferred. Navigates the Cerner medical record with ease. Willing to learn navigation of other existing EMRs within Oaklawn enterprise. Maintains knowledge of measure specifications and data definitions and facilitates process improvements to meet requirements.
Working Conditions: Work is generally performed within an office environment with standard office equipment.
Physical Requirements: Constantly see/visual acuity. Frequently sit, talk/hear, handle/grasp/feel. Occasionally lift/carry 1 to 50 lbs.
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