Performance Improvement Lead

Piedmont Healthcare • Atlanta, GA

19h

About The Position

The Performance Improvement Lead is responsible for facilitating/leading performance improvement initiatives, supporting Piedmont's quality and safety strategic priorities, such as Leapfrog Hospital Safety grades, Clinical Governance Councils, "Zero Harm" efforts, or any other improvement priorities, as they arise. The Lead evaluates the current state of a process, using quantitative and qualitative tools, and collaborates with clinical leaders, senior administrators, and frontline staff, from multiple disciplines, to implement and monitor improvement interventions. The Performance Improvement Lead is responsible for timely execution and attaining performance targets, and should be prepared to provide project status updates to key stakeholders and leaders as requested. Must be goal-oriented, data-driven, and demonstrate critical thinking skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Nursing, Healthcare/Business Administration or a closely related field is Required
• 1 year of work experience in clinical healthcare operations, performance/process improvement, project management and analysis or a closely related field Required
• If candidate is an RN, a current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License Required

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in a healthcare related field Preferred
• Previous experience in quality/process improvement Preferred
• Certification in Lean, Six Sigma Preferred
• CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Preferred

Responsibilities

• Facilitating/leading performance improvement initiatives, supporting Piedmont's quality and safety strategic priorities, such as Leapfrog Hospital Safety grades, Clinical Governance Councils, "Zero Harm" efforts, or any other improvement priorities, as they arise.
• Evaluating the current state of a process, using quantitative and qualitative tools.
• Collaborating with clinical leaders, senior administrators, and frontline staff, from multiple disciplines, to implement and monitor improvement interventions.
• Timely execution and attaining performance targets.
• Providing project status updates to key stakeholders and leaders as requested.
• Being goal-oriented, data-driven, and demonstrating critical thinking skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level