Quality Improvement Coordinator, Jewish Hospital, Liver Transplant

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Lead quality improvement work for the liver transplant service at Jewish Hospital, using quality data to plan safety and service improvements. Support teams using evidence-based practices and help prepare for accreditation and regulatory reviews.

What could you bring from clinical work?

• Nurses: Your experience identifying safety gaps in transplant or acute care could help you plan safety improvements and lead teams using evidence-based practices.
• OTs: Tracking functional outcomes and improving discharge workflows may help you analyze quality trends and plan service improvements.
• PTs: Experience measuring mobility outcomes and evaluating fall-prevention workflows could help you analyze quality data and plan safety improvements.
• SLPs: If you've collected swallowing or communication outcome data and adjusted workflows, that experience may help you analyze quality trends and implement improvements.
• Social workers: Work improving discharge processes and access to services could help you plan and implement service improvement initiatives.

Full job description from UofL Health

Primary Location: JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMC
Address: 200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)
Job Description Summary:

Job Description: Under the guidance of the Director/ Manager of Quality and Patient Safety, the Quality Improvement (QI) Coordinator supports system-wide improvement initiatives within the facility to ensure effective and timely quality Improvement activities within a designated body of work, function, or specific clinical service line. The QI Coordinator leads facility based evidence based Practice (EBP) Clinical Effectiveness teams using consistent standards and best practices to improve patient outcomes. The position utilizes trended quality data and analyzes to identify, design, plan and implement performance improvement initiatives in quality, safety and service measures. The QI Coordinator assists in maintaining a constant state of readiness around accreditation, regulatory preparation, including disease specific certification support.

The QI Coordinator collects, assembles and maintains all pertinent information needed by the QA departments. The QI must demonstrate the ability to collect, enter, store, analyze, and report large amounts of data within the time frames designated. The QI will assist department physicians, nurses, and laboratory personnel in the use of this data for research, regulatory, and accreditation purposes.

Additional Job Description: Education:
Bachelor’s degree in health sciences or biological sciences (required)
Master’s degree (preferred)
Experience:
Minimum of three (3) years relevant work experience in a healthcare setting (required)
Experience in quality improvement principles, performance improvement methodology, project/data management and research (preferred)
Clinical knowledge and expertise in a clinical service line specialty (preferred)
Licensure:
N/A
Certification:
Nationally recognized quality-related certification (preferred)