What are the responsibilities and job description for the Performance Improvement Specialist position at St Lukes Health System (Boise ID)?
Overview
At St. Luke’s, our dedicated team of Performance Improvement Specialists strive to build a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture that delivers exceptional patient experiences.
In this role, your primary responsibility will be leading project facilitation based on data analysis that includes clinical chart and abstraction review. You will also collaborate with other team members, and partner with other Centers of Excellence, Quality, and Patient Safety, to build relationships across our Health Care System.
This is an excellent position for a clinician looking to expand their knowledge and expertise, as well as affording opportunity to participate and collaborate with other professionals and leaders helping to improve patient outcomes and increasing their own skills.
What You Can Expect:
- Full Time/Exempt Days (Mon - Fri); No weekends or Holidays
- Requires travel to the following St. Luke's Hospitals (Twin Falls, Jerome, and Wood River) and occasionally to (Boise, Meridian, Nampa)
- Coordinates performance improvement initiatives and leads teams in performance improvement activities using PI tools and techniques and applying nursing practice, skills, concepts, and/or methodologies
- Assists staff and leaders with data analysis to identify meaningful performance improvement opportunities, measure performance, and establish measurable performance goals
- Is actively involved in improvement efforts that impact quality and patient safety, particularly those that support system strategic initiatives
- Participates in evaluation and prioritization of projects, and accepts assignments based on organization and department need
Qualifications:
- Education: Accredited program in alignment with clinical licensures listed below
- Experience: Experience in alignment with acceptable license, or performance improvement, project management, or data analysis experience is highly preferred; Proficient in Microsoft programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Licenses/Certifications:
- Lean Six Sigma Certification and/or CPHQ certification preferred
- Must have a current applicable license in the state of practice in one of the following:
RN, RT, PT or OT license highly preferred.
- Registered Nurse (RN)- Respiratory Therapist (RRT, CRT)- Occupational Therapist- Physical Therapist- Speech Language Pathologist- Medical Technologist - one of the following: - Blood Banking (ASCP_BB) - Chemistry (ASCP_C) - Cytogenetics (CYGT) - Hematology (ASCP_H) - Microbiology (ASCP_M) - Molecular Biology (ASCP_MB) - Medical Lab Scientist (ASCP_MLS) - Medical Technologist (ASCP_MT or AMT_MT)
What’s in it for you
At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.
St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.
*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.
