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Corewell Health RN Quality Improvement Specialist in Southfield, Michigan
About the Department
This Department u tilizes clinical and data analytical expertise to identify quality and patient safety trends, promotes patient safety throughout the continuum of care and leads teams to improve quality and patient safety. This is a system level position, which supports quality and safety work across all CH East Hospital s ites with Obstetric services .
This position supports The Maternal Levels of Care Verification through Joint Commission for our 7 East Region Sites. Hybrid position with minimum of 3 days on site required at the Royal Oak Hospital.
Strong OB experience preferred. Clinical RN experience preferred. Experience working with Quality Initiatives highly desired. Excellent organizational skills and ability to work independently.
Job specific requirements
Travel between East Region sites required.
Strong organizational skills a must.
Ability to work within Word, Excel, and PowerPoint fluently and independently.
Knowledge of Formal PI methodology.
Knowledge of Kaizen and Kaizen training activities.
Ability to conduct presentations in front of large audiences.
Ability to travel to all hospital sites as needed.
Scope of Work
Supports projects throughout the organization including both clinical and non-clinical areas to accomplish measurable quality improvement. Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing processes and helps to develop sustainable, repeatable, and quantifiable clinical quality improvement. Collects and analyzes process and quality data to initiate, develop, and recommend operational practices and procedures that focus on enhanced quality outcomes. Must live near Metro Detroit area. Required to come on site for required days.
Supports and drives improvement activities for accountable areas based on organizational priorities (project management, measurable deliverables, milestones, and data informed strategy).
Serves as a liaison between various departments across the Corewell Health System. Communicates, collaborates, networks with and acts as a change agent to key stakeholders. Also ensures continuity and coordination of services with appropriate utilization of resources. Responsible for stakeholder management across collaboration within department and organizational resources.
Drives continuous assessment and improvements using appropriate tools and methodology within the business, assists stakeholders and process owners in prioritizing improvement opportunities.
Competent at improvement science to drive quality performance in regulatory, accreditation and publicly reported programs.
Analyze, interpret, and communicate benchmarked quality data and trends to identify opportunities and improve outcomes.
Continuously develop quality improvement knowledge and skills for the organization.
Support strategic quality goal setting to influence strategic priorities.
Support compliance of accreditation/TJC for quality chapters.
How we will care for you, while you care for our patients
Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here (https://careers.corewellhealth.org/us/en/benefits-new) .
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Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
Qualifications
Required Associate's Degree or equivalent Healthcare related field
Preferred Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Healthcare related field
2 years of relevant experience Quality improvement, performance improvement, project management or similar role Required
1 year of relevant experience Participation on improvement initiatives Preferred
At least one Certification from preferred list - Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), IHI Open School preferred
Professional in Healthcare Quality, Certified (CPHQ) - NAHQ National Association for Healthcare Quality Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) Preferred
Additional Job Description
Experience and education : Strong OB experience preferred. Clinical RN experience preferred. Experience working with Quality Initiatives highly desired. Excellent organizational skills and ability to work independently. This position supports The Maternal Levels of Care Verification through Joint Commission for our 7 East Region Sites. Hybrid position with minimum of 3 days on site required.
Job specific requirements:
Travel between East Region sites required.
Strong organizational skills a must.
Ability to work within Word, Excel, and PowerPoint fluently and independently.
Knowledge of Formal PI methodology.
Knowledge of Kaizen and Kaizen training activities.
Ability to conduct presentations in front of large audiences.
Ability to travel to all hospital sites as needed.
Primary Location
SITE - Beaumont Service Center - 26901 Beaumont Blvd
Department Name
Quality Safety and Experience - CH East
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours
40
Hours of Work
8 hour shifts, start times vary
Days Worked
Monday to Friday
Weekend Frequency
N/A
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