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A Brief Overview
This role executes and creates improvement at various levels of impact by assessing performance & targeting areas for opportunity. This job develops plans, schedules & budgets to improve existing processes & tracks progress to ensure optimal efficiency.
The role demonstrates intermediate knowledge of the job and requisite skills. The individual is able to perform most technical aspects of an improvement project. The role may need supervision or mentoring on more advanced assignments.
What you will do

• Effort - The expectation is that time spent on projects will be:
• 100% Tactical (performing and owning technical aspects of a project)
• 0% Transferring Knowledge
• 1. Demonstrates basic knowledge of quality improvement methodology and tools
• Applies the CHOP Improvement framework to a process improvement opportunity.
• Understands the phases of problem definition, data analysis to measure performance, methods to assess and document current state, and change management.
• Performs most technical aspects of a project, e.g. Process mapping, data collection, and project planning.
• Assists project team members to develop ideas for change that will result in improvement and the appropriate scale and setting for testing changes.
• 2. Facilitation:- Builds and facilitates improvement teams.
• 3. Teaching: May assist with formal training on the CHOP Improvement Framework.
• 4. Patient Safety: Integrates Safe Keeping Behaviors for Error Prevention (SBEP) into one's own work.
• 5. Accreditation/Regulatory:Supports regulatory activities

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required

Experience Qualifications

• At least two (2) years quality improvement, data collection, and analytical experience. Required and
• Previous experience in a health-care setting. Required
• At least four (4) years quality improvement, data collection, and analytical experience Preferred
• At least three (3) years professional experience in a healthcare setting Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Advance proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office) including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Intermediate proficiency using project planning software (Visio).
• Intermediate knowledge of Statistical Process Control
• Basic knowledge of change management concept and techniques
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Able to facilitate teams, may need some help with dysfunctional team management.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Manager of Quality (CQM) - American Society for Quality Control (ASQ) - upon hire - Preferred or
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) - National Association for Healthcare Quality - upon hire - Preferred

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Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.
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