UofL Health Visa Sponsorship Jobs USA

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.

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)