Quality Improvement Specialist

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

39d•$106,363 - $227,529•Onsite

About The Position

Applies advanced knowledge and experience as a seasoned Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist to projects of moderate to high complexity, independently managing quality improvement initiatives through the application of data analytics, project management, and quality improvement methods (e.g. LEAN, A3 thinking). The Quality Improvement Specialist will provide quantitative and qualitative programmatic support to the Department of Medicine and its Divisions, with a dedicated 50% effort supporting the Division of Hospital Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). The incumbent will partner with clinical, operational, and administrative leaders to design, implement, evaluate, and sustain quality improvement initiatives that improve patient care and health system performance. A core responsibility of this position is transforming complex clinical and operational data into actionable information to support quality improvement. Using statistical software programs, the incumbent will acquire, integrate, clean, and manage data from multiple hospital and administrative data sources; develop analytic datasets; create meaningful quality measures and derived variables; perform descriptive and exploratory analyses; and produce reports, dashboards, and data visualizations to inform improvement efforts. The incumbent will work with imperfect and evolving data, applying sound data analytic methods and judgment to ensure data quality and interpretability. In addition, the incumbent will support strategic planning, program oversight, and implementation of departmental and divisional quality initiatives by identifying analytic and operational needs, monitoring project performance, evaluating outcomes, and providing consultative support to clinical teams. This position will collaborate closely with partners across inpatient and outpatient settings to align quality improvement efforts across the continuum of care. The successful candidate must be able to manage multiple concurrent projects, communicate analytic findings effectively to diverse stakeholders, exercise independent judgment, and maintain exceptional attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge and experience as a seasoned Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist.
Experience with data analytics, project management, and quality improvement methods (e.g. LEAN, A3 thinking).
Experience using statistical software programs.
Ability to acquire, integrate, clean, and manage data from multiple hospital and administrative data sources.
Ability to develop analytic datasets, create meaningful quality measures and derived variables, and perform descriptive and exploratory analyses.
Ability to produce reports, dashboards, and data visualizations.
Ability to work with imperfect and evolving data, applying sound data analytic methods and judgment to ensure data quality and interpretability.
Ability to support strategic planning, program oversight, and implementation of quality initiatives.
Ability to identify analytic and operational needs, monitor project performance, evaluate outcomes, and provide consultative support.
Ability to collaborate with partners across inpatient and outpatient settings.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
Ability to communicate analytic findings effectively to diverse stakeholders.
Ability to exercise independent judgment.
Exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Independently managing quality improvement initiatives through the application of data analytics, project management, and quality improvement methods (e.g. LEAN, A3 thinking).
Provide quantitative and qualitative programmatic support to the Department of Medicine and its Divisions, with a dedicated 50% effort supporting the Division of Hospital Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG).
Partner with clinical, operational, and administrative leaders to design, implement, evaluate, and sustain quality improvement initiatives that improve patient care and health system performance.
Transforming complex clinical and operational data into actionable information to support quality improvement.
Acquire, integrate, clean, and manage data from multiple hospital and administrative data sources using statistical software programs.
Develop analytic datasets, create meaningful quality measures and derived variables, and perform descriptive and exploratory analyses.
Produce reports, dashboards, and data visualizations to inform improvement efforts.
Support strategic planning, program oversight, and implementation of departmental and divisional quality initiatives.
Identify analytic and operational needs, monitor project performance, evaluate outcomes, and provide consultative support to clinical teams.
Collaborate with partners across inpatient and outpatient settings to align quality improvement efforts across the continuum of care.
Manage multiple concurrent projects.
Communicate analytic findings effectively to diverse stakeholders.
Exercise independent judgment.
Maintain exceptional attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.