Performance Improvement Specialist

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Performance Improvement Specialist

UnityPoint Health Fort Dodge

FTE: 1.0 (Fulltime 40 hours per week)
Shift: Monday Friday 8am4:30pm

Works closely with all healthcare team members in the hospital. This individual is responsible and accountable for reporting issues changes successes and barriers to the PI manager. This individual will also assist with planning implementing and studying initiatives in collaboration with other partners in effort to improve the quality and safety of the hospital environment for our patients.

Serves as an internal expert and consultant for performance improvement (PI) initiatives; providing support where able

Designs and implements PI initiatives at the local affiliate and partners with System level for applicable initiatives

Recognizes consistency and synergy between PI and strategic and business plans

Conducts reviews of operational performance systems and assists the improvement teams to clarify specific benchmarks

Assists with process mapping locally to facilitate improvement to meet organizational needs

Provides clinical expertise/guidance in collection interpretation and reporting of data or information from clinical situations

Determines need for databases as appropriate to the project scope

Prepares electronic presentations and projects

Works directly with healthcare team members and physicians to devise implement monitor and analyze performance improvement initiatives

Ongoing supervision or participation of databases or registries as appropriate

Troubleshoots problems with projects systems applications and provides user support

Follows through on problems and issues until appropriately resolved

Interfaces with national benchmarking organizations and UnityPoint Health and TRMC workgroups

Assesses compliance to regulatory standards with recommendations for change.

Serves as liaison to Medical Staff for PI policy/functions as needed.

Prepares reports adequately and timely for assigned committees and documents activity appropriately to meet regulatory standards with correct storage and handling of confidential data

Strong understanding of process improvement tools methodologies and UPH Management System

Demonstrates ability to prioritize multiple projects meet deadlines and manage multiple customer relationships using workplans timelines and project measures

Maintains positive physician and staff relationships

Completes the design and/or implementation of special projects

Supports clinical risk management activities

Conducts or participates in medical staff peer review activities

Oversite and/or contributes to security management systems

Ability to mentor staff

Education:

Bachelors degree in nursing or has a bachelors degree in health care administration or health related field required.

MSN MHA or Masters degree in healthrelated field preferred.

Experience:

OneThree years successful employment in related field required.

License(s)/Certification(s):

Valid drivers license when driving any vehicle for workrelated reasons required.

CPHQ Process Improvement certification (Adaptive Design LEAN Six Sigma Change Management etc) preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Effective written/verbal Effective written/verbal communication skills. Basic knowledge of computer concepts information systems. Ability to meet time frames for work completion. Effective skills at team work and team facilitation. Commitment to maintaining a high level of competence in accreditation and performance improvement concepts.

Project Management preferred