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The Quality Improvement Specialist (Q.I.S.) for Respiratory Services acts in conjunction with the Respiratory Department, Quality Improvement leaders and key Florida stakeholders, to provide support for multidisciplinary teams working on quality improvement initiatives. These teams are leading a variety of quality improvement and safety initiatives with a targeted focus on achieving results that improve key care processes and clinical quality outcomes. The position serves to support the facilitation including planning, implementation, and coordination, of multidisciplinary teams and their work related to clinical quality improvement as well as the sustainment of these improvements. In order to achieve the targeted results this position will coordinate, identify, develop, promote, and supports implementation projects identified by the Respiratory Department and Quality and Safety Team. This position works with leaders of the respiratory, transport and quality improvement teams to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met.

This position will also support the Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Improvement Committee, a segment of the Medical Staff governance structure.

The Quality Improvement Specialist will have familiarity using Quality Improvement methodologies, SPS tools, and other techniques that are applied to achieve targeted and sustainable outcome improvements. This position works under general supervision and is required to effectively apply initiative and independent judgment as part of their approach.

Position Requirements

• Serves as a key Quality Improvement resource to support both hospital and practice wide initiatives as well as departmental quality improvement teams, programs, projects and initiatives. This support includes but is not limited to the following:
  • Partner with department leaders & quality improvement teams to develop and advance the following: Improvement teams' charters; implementation plans; timelines; milestones to effectively track deliverables; performance dashboards; change proposals and other relevant materials needed to support the teams.
  • Assist in coordination, preparation and planning for the projects including: conducting the necessary workshops, implementation of the recommendations, follow up utilizing daily management, and coaching leaders throughout the project.
  • Provide subject matter expertise, education, and consultative support.
  • Conduct current state analysis for priority workflows based on performance gaps. Develop respective gap closure quality improvement plans.
  • Guides data collection, and the preparation of progress reports and outcomes to key stakeholders

• Partners with the Respiratory and Nursing Councils, and appropriate committees as a primary staffer, from Q/S team, and the chair to support the objectives and priorities of the committee. This support includes organization of committee logistics such as: assist with the preparation of the agenda, participant involvement, completion of items requiring follow-up etc.
• In collaboration with the respiratory and quality improvement team(s) support the development, upgrade, and delivery of quality improvement training programs and problem solving methodologies/tools, to Q.I. teams and other stakeholders as needed.
• Apply appropriate quality improvement and safety analytical tools and methodologies to identify improvement opportunities and advance rapid cycle improvement (i.e. PDSA, FMEA, SPS Bundles, reliability science , process flow mapping, dashboards utilization, key driver diagrams, run charts and documentation from PDSA cycles implementation, etc.).
• Develop trust and effective working relationships with key stakeholders (quality and safety team, infection prevention, hospital and ambulatory operations).

Note: Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee's supervisor.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in healthcare quality improvement, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience required. Prior process improvement / Lean / project management experience also preferred.
• Bachelors Degree required, Master's degree preferred, or Master's degree may be captured within three years of movement into the position.
• Active respiratory licensure; RRT-NPS
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (current, or within 2 years)