
Quality Improvement & Safety Program Manager | School of Medicine - Pediatrics
- Atlanta, GA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supports the planning, education and implementation of quality improvement and safety projects throughout the department's practice locations.
- Interventions will take place through inter-hospital collaboration, multidisciplinary communication, and the implementation/analysis of care delivery processes that impact quality metrics.
- Travel and access throughout the department locations is required.
- Serves as a resource for education and training regarding quality improvement, accreditation standards, internal process improvements, and external regulatory requirements.
- Monitors and evaluates the performance of value-based care programs, analyzing data to identify opportunities for improvement, and optimizing program effectiveness.
- Oversees and implements value-based care initiatives and leads special projects to enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the department's care delivery.
- Analyzes and presents clinical and non-clinical dashboard reports to the division as well as hospital leadership and staff.
- Collaborates with leadership to establish organizational quality goals. Partners with the clinical leaders including designated quality leads, nursing leaders as well as cross-functional leaders throughout the organization.
- Leads communication with stakeholders and external parties.
- Leads and coordinates special projects to address specific challenges or opportunities within the organization, driving innovation and continuous improvement.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, including clinicians, administrators, external partners, and hospital staff to drive the successful implementation of value-based and care programs.
- Serves as a liaison between internal stakeholders and external partners to facilitate communication, collaboration, and data knowledge sharing related to departmental initiatives.
- Interprets and presents how data impacts hospital finance, accreditation, patient care workflows, and local and national performance benchmarks.
- Bachelor's degree in life science, nursing, healthcare management, business, quality improvement science or related fields.
- Must have at least three years of experience in project management developing and leading quality assessment and performance improvement programs in a healthcare system.
- Candidates must be facile with EPIC's electronic medical record system and have experience in implementing Epic, Six Sigma, Lean or IHI model of Improvement.
- Knowledge of applicable acute care quality, state, federal, and Joint Commission standards/regulations.
- Preferred to have the candidate to currently have or will attain Certified Preferred Professional in Healthcare Risk Management certification.
- Expected to obtain Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) status within two years of employment.