Quality Improvement Specialist - Transport

Texas Children's Medical Center•Houston, TX

17d

About The Position

The Quality Improvement Specialist partners with departmental leadership to achieve high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective health care. The role facilitates departmental and cross-departmental strategic projects using methodologies including Root Cause Analysis, Intense Analysis, the Model for Improvement, and Six Sigma principles. The specialist also serves as a resource and consultant to staff on performance improvement methods, measurement, statistical analysis, and data presentation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in nursing.
Registered Nurse license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing or a Nursing Licensure Compact license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Two years of professional clinical experience in the area of clinical expertise.

Responsibilities

Partner with departmental leaders to facilitate and conduct performance improvement and safety activities.
Develop and produce performance improvement and safety reports, including guideline utilization and outcomes for assigned areas.
Use statistical techniques and knowledge to develop measures, sampling methods, and appropriate data representations; obtain statistical consultation until this expertise is developed as needed.
Use benchmark facility and database information, financial databases, and other internal and external data repositories to identify improvement opportunities.
Collaborate with the Medical Director and departmental leadership to design and present quality improvement project findings to appropriate departmental audiences.
Consult with medical and departmental staff on measurement development, statistical analysis, and data presentation for initiatives supporting breakthrough or incremental improvement in patient care, including at least one improvement worthy of a storyboard per year.
Use the Model for Improvement, Lean methodologies, and other organization-adopted tools in performance improvement projects and serve as a resource to staff on these methodologies.
Assist with education and implementation of quality and safety standards and requirements from The Joint Commission, the American College of Surgeons, AAMI, and CMS.
Participate in and coordinate committees, task forces, and project meetings.
Prepare agendas, reports, and minutes for performance improvement task force meetings and projects without errors.
Facilitate or lead projects as requested.
Collaborate with the Quality and Outcomes department and Medical Staff Leadership to develop measures for Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE).
Meet ongoing education and development requirements.
Undergo respiratory fit testing as a condition of successful candidacy, in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.