Clinical Quality Process Improvement Specialist

Note: If you are CURRENTLY employed at Children's and/or have an active badge or network access, STOP here. Submit your application via Workday using the Career App (Find Jobs). Work Shift Day Work Day(s) Monday-Friday Shift Start Time Variable Shift End Time Variable Worker Sub-Type Regular Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s. Job Description Provides strategic direction and leadership for the achievement of clinical performance in the development of clinical practice guidelines in partnership with the Medical Director, Quality and Medical Management. Facilitates the identification and definition of key measures, data analysis, performance improvement, and the implementation of redesigned processes to demonstrate clinical effectiveness for optimum outcomes. Experience 3 years of experience in healthcare management or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience 5 years of clinical experience at the bedside or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree Six Sigma Green Belt Education Bachelor of Science in nursing (preferred), or graduation from an accredited school of nursing AND a baccalaureate degree in another field, or graduation from an accredited school of nursing AND 10 years of progressing nursing experience Certification Summary Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Excellent management, communication, organization, interpersonal, problem-solving, consulting, and team building skills Demonstrated project management skills Ability to work with a variety of disciplines/departments and employees at all levels Job Responsibilities Monitors trends and prioritizes development of systemwide clinical guidelines/evidence-based programs. Facilitates the development of clinical guidelines/evidence-based programs in collaboration with physician practice groups, service lines, and functional areas. Develops and provides education to physician and clinical staff relative to performance improvement tools. Ensures implementation of high-quality practices/processes. Promotes adoption of safe patient practices and reports outcomes on a routine basis by monitoring activities promoting clinical effectiveness projects. Develops robust outcome measurement and reporting for all clinical practice guidelines, works collaboratively with the outcomes center. Ensures clinical practice guidelines meet all regulatory requirements. Evaluates, develops, and monitors activities promoting clinical effectiveness (CCN). Oversees robust outcome measurement and reporting for all improvement activities (CCN). Serves as expert clinical consultant for the Performance Improvement team (CCN). Drives efforts in outcome demonstration, including external sharing, publishing, and benchmarking (CCN). Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law. Primary Location Address 1575 Northeast Expy NE Job Family Quality Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Have questions about the recruitment process? Check out What to Expect. https://careers.choa.org/lp/What to Expect/2895392d3ba166e6/?locale=en_US