Quality Improvement Lead - East Hospital
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is committed to enhancing the quality and reliability of clinical care provided to patients. The Quality Improvement Lead develops and executes strategic quality plans within the designated areas to assure Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center continues to be innovative and world renowned in its approaches to quality and world class care.
Position Summary
The Quality Improvement Lead will report directly to the Associate Director of Quality Program Coordination with guidance from the Quality department Senior Director, Directors, and Associate Directors. The Quality Improvement Lead is responsible for developing and executing multifaceted, service line- and area-specific strategies for clinical quality improvement and quality program monitoring and evaluation, including adherence to regulatory standards. Within the designated areas of responsibility, the Quality Improvement Lead is responsible for ensuring consistency and rigor in assessing performance toward quality metrics, leading the development of gap closure strategies in collaboration with clinical leadership, and promoting process/quality improvement principles.
The position will leverage process/quality improvement tools and frameworks, change management strategies, and data analysis skills, as well as strong leadership, coaching, and project management skills to influence meaningful, data-driven change. The position will apply clinical environment knowledge and advanced understanding of the aforementioned concepts to lead complex projects of large scope. The clinical performance improvement solutions and best practice innovations the position proposes may set precedent and are expected to have substantial and long-term positive impact on patient outcomes, clinical goals, and related process metrics. The position will lead multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative solutions to complex problems, communicating difficult concepts and influencing leadership decision-making on topics that positively impact clinical outcome goals.
Responsibilities
Identify and prioritize clinical quality improvement gaps/opportunities and target goals based on comparative clinical data, including internal and external benchmarking.
Facilitate process improvement data collection, analysis, evaluation, and report dissemination.
Seek out and leverage evidence-based best practices to inform service line-specific action plans.
Facilitate the clinical performance improvement process, including identification, prioritization, and coordination of iterative improvements and implementation efforts.
Monitor the effectiveness of change management and improvement strategies and revise them as needed to achieve target clinical goals and outcomes.
Coordinate communication within and between multidisciplinary key collaborators and stakeholders; ensure appropriate consultation and education regarding data analysis and improvement opportunities.
Identify, recommend, and implement improvement plans that move toward target clinical goals; develop large-scope, precedent-setting processes and clinical performance improvement mechanisms leading to best practices for clinical quality outcomes within designated areas of responsibility.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree in a clinical field. Clinical licensure.
2 years of relevant experience required. 4-6 years of relevant healthcare quality management experience preferred.
Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, organizational and facilitation skills.
Strong knowledge of industry trends, best practices as they relate to the delivery of high quality and safe health care.
Strong project management experience and experience using a variety of quality tools (e.g., DMAIC, Lean Six Sigma, PDSA).
Demonstrated history of achieving results with complex and dynamic teams.
Strong computer skills, including basic knowledge and use of Microsoft Office products.
Ability to learn new systems software.
Our Comprehensive Employee Benefits Include
An array of retirement plan options, each with a generous employer contribution.
Affordable health insurance options, including dental, vision and prescription coverage that begin on day one.
Paid vacation and sick leave, including short and long-term disability and paid parental leave.
Get the most out of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
And much more!
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