Nemours Children's Health · 11 hours ago
Quality Improvement Specialist
United States
Part-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expNemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. They are seeking a Quality Improvement Specialist to support multidisciplinary teams in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing clinical quality outcomes.
AssociationHealth Care
Responsibilities
Serves as a key Quality Improvement resource to support departmental quality improvement teams, programs, projects, and initiatives. This support includes but is not limited to the following:
Partner with department leaders & quality improvement teams to develop and advance the following: Improvement teams’ charters; implementation plans; timelines; milestones to effectively track deliverables; performance dashboards; change proposals and other relevant materials needed to support the teams
Assist in coordination, preparation and planning for the projects including conducting the necessary workshops, implementation of the recommendations, follow up utilizing daily management, and coaching leaders throughout the project
Provide subject matter expertise, education, and consultative support
Conduct current state analysis for priority workflows based on performance gaps. Develop respective gap closure quality improvement plans
Guides data collection, and the preparation of progress reports and outcomes to key stakeholders
Partners with the Nursing Councils, and appropriate committees as a primary member, from Q/S team, and the chair to support the objectives and priorities of the committee. This support includes organization of committee logistics such as: assist with the preparation of the agenda, participant involvement, completion of items requiring follow-up, etc
In collaboration with the quality improvement team(s) support the development, upgrade, and delivery of quality improvement training programs and problem-solving methodologies/tools, to Q.I. teams and other stakeholders as needed
Apply appropriate quality improvement and safety analytical tools and methodologies to identify improvement opportunities and advance rapid cycle improvement (i.e. PDSA, FMEA, SPS Bundles, reliability science, process flow mapping, dashboards utilization, key driver diagrams, run charts and documentation from PDSA cycles implementation, etc.)
Develop trust and effective working relationships with key stakeholders (quality and safety team, infection prevention, hospital, and ambulatory operations)
Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor
Qualification
Required
Bachelor Degree required
Minimum of 1 year of process improvement, lean, six sigma, or project management experience required (preferably in the healthcare industry)
Preferred
Master's Degree preferred
Certified Professional in Health Care Quality (CPHQ) preferred
Six Sigma and Lean Certifications are preferred
3+ years of experience preferred
Company
Nemours Children's Health
Nemours Children's Health is committed to improving the health of children.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$10.5MKey Investors
National Institutes of Health
2021-09-21Grant· $10.5M
Leadership Team
Mark Mumford
EVP, Chief Operating Officer, Nemours Children's Health
Kevin Haynes
Chief Privacy Officer
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2025-12-02
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