Hartford HealthCare · 4 months ago
Quality Performance Improvement Specialist
Torrington, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expHartford HealthCare is Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network, and they are seeking a Quality Performance Improvement Specialist. The Specialist will lead performance improvement initiatives, analyze data to assess performance, and collaborate with stakeholders to develop best practice standards for safe care processes.
Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalOncologyPharmaceuticalRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Leads Performance Improvement initiatives for departmental clinical leadership and front-line staff in establishing a comprehensive quality assessment and performance improvement plan. Collaborates with analytical teams to develop performance dashboards. Educates constituents regarding performance improvement tools and techniques e.g. PDSA methodology
Utilizes internal and external data to identify issues and trends that impact patient safety and quality of care. Collaborates with organizational leadership and front-line staff in formulating plans to address identified concerns
Synthesizes data with clinical knowledge and recommends strategies to improve clinical performance and enhance patient safety
Performs all activities for monitoring quality of care to meet internal facility objectives and external accreditation and regulatory requirements
Participates in and/or leads designated performance improvement teams as indicated and according to the organization's strategic priorities, e.g., population-specific core measures teams, readmission reduction, reduction of preventable harm, etc
Performs quality and safety monitoring activities necessary to support clinical and administrative staff with ongoing evaluation of care processes and outcomes
Functions as a departmental resource for computer software systems necessary for collection and transmission of data for public reporting and national benchmarking
In collaboration with the department director and other performance improvement staff, acts as a lead during external agency reviews e.g., Department of Public Health, Joint Commission, etc.)
Qualification
Required
BA or BS degree is required
Minimum 5 years of clinical experience
Preferred
Master's Degree in Nursing, Health Administration, Management or related discipline preferred
Experience with Quality Improvement tools and techniques, regulatory experience strongly preferred
Benefits
Competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance
Company
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare is a group of hospitals that offers complete healthcare services including cancer care, rehabilitation and pharmacy.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (9)
2024 (2)
2023 (4)
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2021 (4)
2020 (8)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$150MKey Investors
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority
2024-04-01Debt Financing· $150M
Leadership Team
Jeffrey Flaks
President & Chief Executive Officer
Bimal Patel
President and COO
Recent News
Hartford Business Journal
2025-12-18
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