Clinical Quality Consultant - Process Improvement

Cottage Health
United States, California, Santa Barbara
Dec 15, 2024
Join Cottage Health as the Part Time Clinical Quality Consultant- Process Improvement. The Clinical Quality Consultant- Process Improvement facilitates and leads the monitoring, evaluation, and improvement of the quality of patient care and patient safety throughout the Cottage Health System for assigned patient populations and improvement initiatives. Accountabilities include: Facilitates project teams by demonstrating and coaching application of appropriate process improvement (PI) methods and tools. Guides the development and management of the improvement action plans ensuring that project teams achieve established targets. Prepares reports of all activities, goal achievement and barriers for leadership. Conducts post-project follow-up evaluations to assess performance gaps and recommends appropriate actions and accountabilities. Supports regulatory, accreditation and certification programs to include, but not limited to, on site survey support, action plan development and implementation, and audits of performance metrics. QUALIFICATIONS All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently. LEVEL OF EDUCATION Minimum: Registered Nurse or a Bachelor's Degree in a related healthcare field. Preferred: Master's degree in Nursing, Business, Health Care Administration or related field. CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Minimum: CA RN license Preferred: CPHQ or LEAN certification TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS Minimum: Intermediate proficiency in computer applications relevant to Quality, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint. Knowledge of process improvement methods/PDSA Preferred: Knowledge of specific improvement methodologies including root cause analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, rapid cycle improvement, LEAN. YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE Minimum: 2 years healthcare quality experience and 5 years Clinical RN experience Preferred: 5 years hospital Quality experience About Us Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love. Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work. Any Cottage Health applicants who require assistance or reasonable accommodations during the application process may request the need for accommodation with the Recruiter. If you're already a Cottage Health employee, please apply on this link only.