Quality Improvement Specialist Senior

This position follows Corewell Health's hybrid work model, with onsite presence averaging three days per week

At Corewell Health, we're driven by a bold and compassionate mission: to make health and wellbeing achievable for every person in every community we serve. As a Senior Quality Improvement Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in that mission-leading complex, crossfunctional initiatives that elevate care, strengthen performance, and create lasting impact across our organization. If you're inspired by innovation, energized by collaboration, and motivated to help shape a health system where everyone can thrive, we invite you to bring your expertise and passion to our team.

Drives projects throughout the organization including both clinical and non-clinical areas to accomplish measurable quality improvement. Work assignments are typically more complex involving multi-disciplinary teams. Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing processes and drives sustainable, repeatable, and quantifiable quality improvement. Collects and analyzes process and/or quality data to initiate, develop, and influence operational practices and procedures that focus on enhanced quality outcomes. Facilitates large improvement projects in coordination with leaders and providers to drive continuous improvement. Flexible in adapting to changing priorities. Mentors colleagues in improvement science application across the organization. Drives strategic quality goal setting to influence strategic priorities.

• Support and drive improvement activities for assigned areas based on organizational priorities, including project management, measurable deliverables, milestone tracking, and datainformed strategy.
• Serve as a liaison across departments within the Corewell Health System, communicating, collaborating, and acting as a change agent to key stakeholders. Ensure continuity, coordination of services, and effective use of resources.
• Lead continuous assessment and process improvement using appropriate tools and methodologies. Partner with stakeholders and process owners to identify, prioritize, and advance improvement opportunities.
• Apply improvement sciences to enhance quality performance in regulatory, accreditation, and publicly reported programs.
• Analyze, interpret, and communicate benchmarked quality data and trends to identify opportunities and support improved outcomes.
• Mentor team members and share quality improvement knowledge, tools, and best practices across the organization.
• Drive strategic quality goal setting, aligning work to organizational priorities and longterm quality objectives.
• Support accreditation and regulatory compliance, including Total Joint Commission (TJC) qualityrelated requirements.

Required

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a Healthcare related field
• 5 years of Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement, Project Management or related field

Preferred

• Master's Degree in a Healthcare related field
• 2 years of experience with participation on improvement initiatives
• At least one Certification from preferred list - Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), IHI Open School
• IHI Improvement Coach Program
• Professional in Healthcare Quality, Certified (CPHQ) - NAHQ National Association for Healthcare Quality Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv

• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!

• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance

• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors, and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

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