Quality Improvement (QI) Advisor

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

2d•$150,000 - $212,976

About The Position

The Quality Improvement (QI) Advisor is responsible for leading improvement work within the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals (BCH) in Oakland and San Francisco across all care settings. The QI Advisor works in close partnership with physician, nursing and administrative leadership to improve quality and safety, which includes: the development of short and long-term quality and safety goals; managing a large portfolio of quality and safety initiatives; analyzing data from multiple sources; and educating faculty and staff on quality improvement methods and tools. This role works independently and in collaboration with Quality & Safety, Continuous Improvement and other UCSF and BCH departments, and is jointly accountable for the quality and safety performance on the projects they are assigned. The QI Advisor will oversee all aspects of quality improvement projects, including the assess, plan, improve and sustain phases of the work. This requires existing knowledge, skills and abilities to evaluate processes and outcomes, using qualitative and quantitative data and effective analytical methods like statistical process control (SPC). It also requires excellent communication skills with clinical and non-clinical stakeholder groups, and the ability to develop collateral—tools, documents, sustainability data methods, presentations, etc.—that enables the success of the work. The QI Advisor must also be a positive driver to further the culture of safety and continuous improvement and hold others accountable for their role in improving quality performance.

Requirements

Existing knowledge, skills and abilities to evaluate processes and outcomes.
Ability to use qualitative and quantitative data and effective analytical methods like statistical process control (SPC).
Excellent communication skills with clinical and non-clinical stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

Leading improvement work within UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals (BCH) in Oakland and San Francisco across all care settings.
Working in close partnership with physician, nursing and administrative leadership to improve quality and safety.
Developing short and long-term quality and safety goals.
Managing a large portfolio of quality and safety initiatives.
Analyzing data from multiple sources.
Educating faculty and staff on quality improvement methods and tools.
Overseeing all aspects of quality improvement projects, including the assess, plan, improve and sustain phases of the work.
Evaluating processes and outcomes using qualitative and quantitative data and effective analytical methods like statistical process control (SPC).
Developing collateral—tools, documents, sustainability data methods, presentations, etc.—that enables the success of the work.
Being a positive driver to further the culture of safety and continuous improvement.
Holding others accountable for their role in improving quality performance.