Quality Improvement Consultant

University of Vermont Medical Center - Burlington, VT

Position Summary:

The Quality Improvement Consultant is responsible for working with leadership to develop, implement and monitor clinical and operational systems improvement projects that support the organizations key strategic priorities. The Quality Improvement Consultant provides transformational and transactional leadership to articulate the vision and values of the organization to succeed as a High Reliability Organization.  The Quality Improvement Consultant provides expertise in systems analysis and performance optimization, risk reduction and accreditation compliance. The individual serves as the quality project manager/ leader for system wide performance improvement initiatives. And as such is accountable for managing high risk, complex, cross departmental initiatives that are enterprise wide. The Quality Improvement Consultant utilizes quality management tools and methodology to plan and implement projects; and when required, analyzes organizational systems and processes and makes recommendations for clinical operational system improvements.  The Quality Improvement Consultant works as a change agent. He Quality Improvement Consultant acts as key liaison to Senior Leadership, Quality Councils/Committees, Department Chairs and leaders across the organization in improvement development and systems changes to achieve optimized operational or clinical performance. . She/he works with leadership to achieve identified outcomes, and enhance system performance though the deployment of quality management skills and systems redesign.

Education:

Please note that this role can be an RN or non-RN. 

If RN - Minimum requirement - Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN), Registered Nurse currently licensed in VT.  Master's Degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent experience, required.  Certification as a Professional in Healthcare Quality Improvement desirable.

If non-RN - Minimum requirement: Bachelor's of Science statistics, business administration, or health care field. Master's Degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration,. Business Administration or related field, or equivalent experience, required.  Certification as a Professional in Healthcare Quality Improvement desirable.

Experience:

Minimum of five years leadership experience in a complex Health Care setting preferred. Demonstrated experience with complex systems analysis. Demonstrated experience in Project Management, workflow analysis, and management of complex, multi-faceted project plans and teams.

The University of Vermont Medical Center is committed to being a national model for the delivery of high quality academic health care for a rural region.

 

The University of Vermont Medical Center will continue to ensure that individuals are employed, and that employees are treated during candidacy and employment, without regard to their sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law in all employment practices as follows: 

Employment decisions at The University of Vermont Medical Center are based on legitimate job related criteria. All personnel actions or programs that affect qualified individuals, such as employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, advertising, termination, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, are made without discrimination based upon the individual’s sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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Pay Type

Hourly

Posted: 30+ days ago

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