Quality Improvement Specialist

Department: Quality Management

Shift: Days

Daily Work Times: 8:00am-4:30pm

Hours per pay period: 72

Position Summary: Acts as a quality consultant and subject matter expert. Responsible for uncovering opportunities for improvement through data collection/analysis and observation of processes of care. Accountable for data pertaining to assigned clinical outcomes. Assists with, and coordinates, ongoing data management and monitoring of clinical performance and compliance with standards/guidelines of healthcare regulatory and reimbursement agencies. Responsible for managing, summarizing and analyzing data, creating customized reports, and providing level of support needed by internal customers.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assists in the development of goals and objectives, policies, procedures and protocols as they relate to the performance improvement.

• Abstracts, compiles, analyzes, and evaluates data to identify patterns or trends, using statistical processes and controls and various databases or software programs.

• Supports in resolving identified concerns or trends through facilitation, coordination, education, monitoring and evaluation.

• Serves as facilitator/ team/member leader for assigned quality improvement teams and or committees.

• Creates and prepares reports using statistics and graphics which detail quality, appropriateness and consistency with best practices.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Associate's degree Nursing degree from an accredited educational institution

• State of Michigan licensure as a Registered Nurse

• Three years of recent clinical or healthcare experience

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing

• Quality improvement/performance improvement experience

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time

• Requisition ID: 24002960

• Daily Work Times: 8:00am - 4:30pm

• Hours Per Pay Period: 72

• On Call: No

• Weekends: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.