Quality Specialist

Baptist Health System, Inc. • Jacksonville, FL

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Baptist Health is a leading healthcare provider in Northeast Florida, recognized as a top workplace. They offer a full spectrum of care through 200+ locations and six hospitals, with centers of excellence in oncology, cardiology, neurology, and pediatrics. This role focuses on introducing healthcare quality competencies, engaging in quality education, and collaborating with advanced quality team members to integrate quality objectives into strategic practices. The specialist will utilize professional communication to build partnerships with local leadership, begin implementing performance improvement frameworks, and participate in system-level projects and committees. A key aspect of the role involves promoting a safe healthcare system through a collaborative safety culture and partnering with Facility Risk Management. Additionally, the specialist will contribute to compliance and regulatory requirements by assisting with readiness activities for accreditation and fostering collaboration with Infection Prevention to enhance care and reduce infections.

Requirements

• Introductory healthcare quality education and professional development
• Competence and continued learning
• Professional communication and relationship building techniques
• Familiarity with performance improvement frameworks and methodologies
• Participation in collaborative culture of safety model
• Partnership with Facility Risk Management
• Preparation and participation in continued readiness activities
• Collaboration with Infection Prevention

Responsibilities

• Introduces the National Association of Healthcare Quality’s 8 domains for healthcare quality competency
• Engages in introductory healthcare quality education and professional development through competence and continued learning
• Works in collaboration with Advanced Quality Team members to promote and incorporate healthcare quality objectives into the strategic operating practices
• Utilizes professional communication and relationship building techniques to interact and establish partnerships with Local Leadership
• Familiarizes and begins implementation of performance improvement frameworks and methodologies to enhance project and change management with advanced quality team members
• Participates with advanced quality team members in projects and/or committees at the healthcare system level
• Initiates the promotion of a safe healthcare system through participating in the collaborative culture of safety model and through partnership with Facility Risk Mgmt.
• Takes part in compliance and regulatory requirements through preparation and participation in continued readiness activities with Accreditation Leaders
• Creates a fundamental collaborative environment with Infection Prevention to improve care and reduce infections within the facility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed