Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist
About The Position
The Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist is primarily responsible for supporting the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals (BCH) Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) in close partnership with committee chairs, and clinical and administrative leaders and staff. The QI Specialist works with various departments and divisions to coach and prepare them for their committee reports, promptly escalates concerns, and provides advice and recommendations for resolution. This role also leads or assists in the follow-up of system issues raised during QIC that require deeper problem-solving, which could include establishing or collaborating with project teams to improve workflows. In addition, the QI Specialist supports improvement work in alignment with strategic priorities or top patient safety concerns across BCH. This could include project management, meeting facilitation, the application of quality improvement methods, and the deployment of new standard practices across departments and/or sites. This requires foundational knowledge, skills and abilities in project management, improvement methodology, data analysis, and the use of Microsoft platforms (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
Requirements
- Foundational knowledge, skills and abilities in project management.
- Foundational knowledge, skills and abilities in improvement methodology.
- Foundational knowledge, skills and abilities in data analysis.
- Foundational knowledge, skills and abilities in the use of Microsoft platforms (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
Responsibilities
- Support the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals (BCH) Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) in close partnership with committee chairs, and clinical and administrative leaders and staff.
- Coach and prepare various departments and divisions for their committee reports.
- Promptly escalate concerns and provide advice and recommendations for resolution.
- Lead or assist in the follow-up of system issues raised during QIC that require deeper problem-solving.
- Establish or collaborate with project teams to improve workflows.
- Support improvement work in alignment with strategic priorities or top patient safety concerns across BCH.
- Manage projects, facilitate meetings, apply quality improvement methods, and deploy new standard practices across departments and/or sites.
Benefits
- Total compensation information available at https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
