Quality & Care Transformation Partner

• Position: Quality & Care Transformation Partner
• Location: Elmhurst, IL
• Part Time: 40 hours per week
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00a-4:30p
• Required Travel: Float to all Endeavor locations

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Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare related field or a minimum of 7 years of experience leading healthcare quality improvement initiatives. Master’s degree preferred.

• CPPS/CPHQ, LEAN/Six Sigma Certification and/or similar training highly preferred.

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher preferred in a healthcare related field.

• A minimum of 5-7 years of healthcare experience leading healthcare quality improvement initiatives with formal training and/or certification in PI or team facilitation.

• Lead and manage quality and process improvement initiatives across the system using an evidence-based performance improvement framework and applying a standardized change management approach.
• Utilizes PI tools proficiently to optimize outcomes to break down complex processes and workflows to understand areas for improvement, minimize waste, and decrease errors.
• Identifies, communicates and engages with key stakeholders required to address issues; moves projects forward according to defined goals and timelines. Identified action steps required when goals not achieved.

• Acts as a consultant with activities pertaining to various regulatory and/or accreditation requirements, encompassing tasks such as document provision, participation in discussions, and offering survey chaperone support.
• Ability to stay up-to-date on the latest evidence-based guidelines and translate and apply those interventions to improvement projects
• Creates supportive tools as needed to monitor performance and develop proactive approached to enhance quality, safety, and outcomes. Engage executive leaders in development and integration.

• Analyzes data pertinent to identify opportunities for improvement based on internal goals, external/internal benchmarking, industry standards and payor/external regulatory rating systems.
• Interprets and reports data from multiple sources for comparison, benchmarking and performance assessment. Independently seeks out appropriate and timely benchmark data.
• Monitors data for criteria that is selected to evaluate clinical care and patient safety
• Serves as liaison between stakeholders (e.g., clinical leaders, physicians, payers and Health Information Technology), to assure accurate data elements for reporting are identified to maximize reporting effectiveness and utilization