Position Summary:
The Quality Improvement Consultant is responsible for working with leadership to develop, implement and monitor clinical and operational systems improvement projects that support the organizations key strategic priorities. The Quality Improvement Consultant provides transformational and transactional leadership to articulate the vision and values of the organization to succeed as a High Reliability Organization. The Quality Improvement Consultant provides expertise in systems analysis and performance optimization, risk reduction and accreditation compliance. The individual serves as the quality project manager/ leader for system wide performance improvement initiative. And, as such, is accountable for managing high risk, complex, cross departmental initiatives that are enterprise wide. The Quality Improvement Consultant utilizes quality management tools and methodology to plan and implement projects and, when required, analyzes organizational systems and processes and makes recommendations for clinical operational system improvements. The Quality Improvement Consultant works as a change agent. He/she also acts as a key liaison to Senior Leadership, Quality Councils/Committees, Department Chairs and leaders across the organization in improvement development and systems changes to achieve optimized operational or clinical performance. . She/he works with leadership to achieve identified outcomes, and enhance system performance though the deployment of quality management skills and systems redesign.
Education:
Minimum requirement: Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN), Registered Nurse currently licensed in Vermont. Master's Degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent experience, required. Certification as a Professional in Healthcare Quality Improvement desirable.
Experience:
Minimum of five years leadership experience in a complex Health Care setting preferred. Demonstrated experience with complex systems analysis. Demonstrated experience in Project Management, workflow analysis, and management of complex, multi-faceted project plans and teams.
The University of Vermont Medical Center is committed to being a national model for the delivery of high quality academic health care for a rural region.
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